Fort Zumwalt Voters Pass Bond Issue, Howell Board Member Keep Seats

In the April 2 election voters in Francis Howell keep on the incumbents while voters in Fort Zumwalt pass a no-tax increase bond issue.

McEvoy, Bice Keep Spots on Francis Howell Board; Zumwalt Proposition 1 Passes

In the April 2 election voters in Francis Howell keep on the incumbents while voters in Fort Zumwalt pass a no-tax increase bond issue.

The Francis Howell Board of Education will have two familiar faces for the next meeting. Tuesday's municipal election saw voters living in the Francis Howell District deciding between four people vying for two seats. In the end, voters chose the two incumbents. Amy McEvoy (4,127 votes, 36.82 percent) and Cynthia Bice (3,391 votes, 30.26 percent) defeated to Tony Yakich (1,837 votes, 16.39 percent) and Robert Faltisek (1,788 votes, 15.95 percent) to stay on the board.  McEvoy and Bice were both elected to the board in 2010 and will now serve another three-year term on the board of education. Bice currently serves as vice president of the board and McEvoy is  Voters in the Fort Zumwalt school district area didn't have any open seats on the …

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August 15 Marks First Day of School for Fort Zumwalt Students

Fall break starts Wednesday, Nov. 21. Spring break runs March 29 until April 5.

Summer vacation is winding down rapidly for students in the Fort Zumwalt School District.  Buses will be out bright and early on Wednesday, Aug. 15, for the first day of school. Last year, Zumwalt students had the first day of class on Aug. 17. Barring any snow days, the projected last day of school falls on Friday, May 17, 2013. Other highlights of the calendar include: Check out when other area schools start: 

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Fort Zumwalt Teachers and Staff to Get Raises

The Board of Education approved the raises at the July meeting.

Thanks to a positive budget projections, teachers and staff in the Fort Zumwalt School District will be getting raises.  With a 7-0 vote during the July meeting, the Board of Education lifted a salary freeze. Teachers and support staff will get an average raise of 2.6 percent. Certified administrators will receive a 1.5 percent raise. Chief Financial Officer Jeff Orr said the increase in pay increase will total about $2.5 million. According to to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Orr said the money is offset because the district is saving that much in salaries from more than 100 retirements this year. A special incentive this year offered teachers nine years of health benefits. In the next year, the health benefits drops to six years.  Fort …

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Fort Zumwalt Adds New Staff for 2012-13 School Year

The Fort Zumwalt Board of Education approved several additions for the 2012-13 school year.

The Fort Zumwalt Board of Education approved the following staffing additons during the July 16, 2012, meeting. 

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Fort Zumwalt Board Approves Additional Staffing Changes

The Fort Zumwalt Board of Education approved several additions for the 2012-13 school year.

The Fort Zumwalt Board of Education approved the following staffing changes during the June 25, 2012 meeting. 

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Fort Zumwalt Board Approves Staffing Changes for 2012-13 School Year

The Fort Zumwalt Board of Education approved several additions and subtractions for the next school year.

The Fort Zumwalt Board of Education approved the following staffing changes during the June 18, 2012 meeting.  Subtractions Additions

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Fort Zumwalt Board Approves Bus Routes, Leases New Computers

Fort Zumwalt will be getting 727 new computers as part of a new lease agreement.

Buses and bus routes for the 2012-13 school year were secured during Monday's meeting of the Fort Zumwalt Board of Education.  Back in January the board approved the replacement of eight news buses for the fleet. The decision was made back in January to ensure that the buses would be in the fleet by July 1. On Monday, the board was asked to approve a lease agreement for the eight new buses. In addition to approving the eight new buses, the lease for the 143 other buses was up and also had to be renewed. With the student population for next year predicted to be the same as the current year, no additional buses were added to the deal.  The board approved the contract for the eight new buses, as well as the lease for the 143 others.  After …

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Zumwalt Board Gets First Look at Budget, Sees Surplus

The Fort Zumwalt School District predicts a small $44,000 surplus for the 2012-13 school year.

A budget proposal for the 2012-13 school year has the Fort Zumwalt School District with a surplus. Barely.  Zumwalt's Chief Financial Officer Jeff Orr presented a draft of the budget for the upcoming school year during Monday meeting of the board. Revenue projections, combined with expense projections, for the new year have the district operating with a balanced budget and actually producing a surplus. The surplus, however, is minimal. Orr's report has the surplus at $44,000, attributing the money to projected increases in expenses. While slim, the surplus margin beats the alternative of losing money—something Zumwalt is all too familiar with. The current fiscal year, set to end on the last day of June, found the district with a deficit …

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Zumwalt Board Set for Meeting Monday Night

Fort Zumwalt Board of Education will hear first presentation of 2012-13 budget during Monday's meeting.

Before the new school year can start, the Fort Zumwalt Board of Education needs to tackle a few things. The board will meet at 7 p.m. Monday night at the District headquarters in O'Fallon. The meeting will be the first, but not only, meeting for the board this month. Ordinarily the board meets once, the third Monday of each month, but Monday night's agenda calls for the board to vote on having a second meeting. If approved, the board will conduct a special meeting next Monday, June 25.  A potential reason for the two meetings is the issue of a budget. With the 2012-13 school year set to officially begin on the first of July, the board needs to approve a operating budget. Before the budget can be approved, the board must first go over the …

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