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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Francis Howell Board of Education Candidate: Amy McEvoy

McEvoy is running for reelection to the Board of Education against three others.

Patch reached out to all local candidates for office to do an election profile before the April election. All candidates who spoke with Patch will be featured on the site.  Amy McEvoy, 40      Occupation: teacher, Missouri Options Coordinator Education:BA- education, MA- art Family: married for 13 years, Patrick McEvoy; 2 children ages 10 and 11 Years in St. Charles County: I have lived in St Charles since 2002 Background: I moved to the St Louis area in 1995 to take a job teaching art at Hazelwood Central High School. I was also a cheerleading coach, student council advisor, district MAP committee member, professional development committee member, and advisory committee member to name a few.  I taught at HCHS for ten years and then stayed…

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Francis Howell Board of Education Candidate: Cynthia Bice

Bice is running for reelection to the Francis Howell Board of Education against three others.

Patch reached out to all local candidates for office to do an election profile before the April election. All candidates who spoke with Patch will be featured on the site.  Cynthia Bice, 51 Occupation: Dean of Education at LU Education: BA in Elementary Education from LU, MS in School and Professional Counseling w certificate as psychological examiner, EdD in Executive Leadership from SLU, post doc certificate in Child/School Development from Yale Family: Married for 20 years to husband Douglas Bice, two school age daughters who attend FHSD schools.  Years in St. Charles County: 11, I lived here in 1987- 1993, but moved back in 2005. Background: I have over 25 years experience in education. My parents were both educators and I have had the…

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Francis Howell Board of Education: Submit Your Questions for Candidates

Patch will send questionnaires to the five candidates running in the April election for two seats on the St. Charles Board of Education. What questions should we include?

Four candidates have filed to run for two seats on the Francis Howell Board of Education in the Apri 2 election. As we approach the election, Patch will send each candidate a questionnaire to help empower voters to cast their ballots for the candidates they believe in. And we would like to include all of you in the process.  What questions do you have for the candidates? Do you have a question about an issue in a particular school? Or would you like to know the candidates' viewpoints on a more general question for the whole Francis Howell School District?  Please share your questions in the comments section at the bottom of this article. We'll include as many as we can in our candidate questionnaire. We ask that you please ask questions …

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Teacher's Request for Unpaid Leave Denied by Francis Howell School Board

Supporters of State Rep. Bryan Spencer, R-District 63, spoke out at Thursday's Board of Education meeting and asked the board to reconsider his request for an unpaid leave of absence.

Newly-elected State Rep. Bryan Spencer, R-District 63, worked his last day as a special education teacher for Francis Howell North High School on Jan. 7 and was sworn in as a state legislator on Jan. 9.  Now he's fighting to be granted an unpaid leave of absence by the Francis Howell Board of Education which has twice denied his request, he said.  Spencer said he'd like the opportunity to come back to the district as a teacher after serving the community as a state legislator. Under state law, legislators cannot hold government jobs, including teaching positions, during their term.  Spencer could serve up to eight years if he is elected to four two-year terms.  "I don't want to be a career politician," Spencer said. He's worked for the …

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Howell Board Debates Design of Francis Howell Athletic Complex

The Francis Howell Board of Education discusses design extras of the athletic fields.

Francis Howell High School is getting a new athletic complex, that much is known. What it looks like is now the question.  Back in February, after weeks of discussion, the board approved using bond money to fund the multi-million dollar complex that has a baseball field, a softball field and other amenities. Last Thursday, during the June 21 meeting, the board approved a construction contract to Lamb Construction to build the $2,257,000 complex. With those two road blocks out of the way, only one big one remains: Design.  Thursday night, at board's special end-of-the-year meeting, the board will discuss add alternates on the project. A brick backstop and a turf infield, items not on the original design, have been discussed as extra …

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Joe Barker

11:49 am on Thursday, June 28, 2012

Jaycen -- The athletic complex is technically already paid for. The money being spent is out of bond passed by voters in 2008. It's not even in the budget. If they don't build the complex, the district still has deficit spending next year.   more ›

Francis Howell Board Approves Deficit Budget

The Francis Howell School District is facing a deficit of nearly $2.4 million in the operating funds for the 2012-13 school year.

Unless it gets some unexpected revenue, Francis Howell will be losing money for the 2012-13 school year. The Howell Board of Education voted on June 21 to approve the proposed budget for the ensuing school year. According to budget documents, Howell is facing a deficit of nearly $2.4 million in the operating funds. The budget passed with a 5-1 vote. Board member Eric Seider was absent from the meeting and board member Mike Hoehn voted against the proposal. "It's very difficult to accept the budget with deficit spending," Hoehn said. "Its not balanced at all." The vote on the budget ends weeks of debate from the board. Chief Financial Officer Kevin Supple has been telling the district for some time that deficit spending would be in the …

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Joe Barker

11:20 am on Wednesday, June 27, 2012

If you're interested in going over the budget, the whole document can be found here: http://www.boarddocs.com/mo/fhsdmo/Board.nsf/files/8V8PG7647594/$file/12-13%20Budget%20Document%20-%20FINAL.pdf The expenses break down like this: Salaries $ 113,652,838, Benefits $38,700,407, Purchased Services $24,890,560, Supplies $10,750,734, Capital Outlay $20,007,471, Debt Service $15,073,347   more ›

Francis Howell Board to Vote on Budget at Meeting

Projections in the final budget have the district facing a deficit of $2.4 million in the operating funds.

The Francis Howell Board of Education will have one more meeting before the 2011-12 school year comes to a close at the end of June. The board will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday at the administration building. After spend the last two meetings debating a budget for the next school year, the board will vote to approve the 2012-13 budget during Thursday's meeting.  With declining revenue, Howell is staring at a deficit budget for the upcoming year. Projections in the final budget have the district facing a deficit of $2.4 million in the operating funds. Declining revenue from property taxes and state and federal funds have combined with increasing revenue have caused the deficit.  During previous budget discussions conversation has frequently …

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