Compiled by Maggie Smith
What happened: Zionsville Community Schools Supt. Scott Robison gave his report to the board.
Students were welcomed to school with green snow cones Monday following the weeklong interruption from “sno-pocalypse.”
Robison expressed appreciation to maintenance employees, principals, teachers and other staff members who helped to keep facilities safe from damage due to frigid temperatures during closings.
He extended congratulations to the wrestling team, which won at Corydon.
He shared his enthusiasm about Hat World relocating to Zionsville, which he said will ultimately prevent homeowners from having to do all of the heavy lifting with taxes because a diversified tax base will help the community and the schools in the long run.
What happened: The ZCS board of trustees approved advertising for bids for the Zionsville High School addition.
What it means: Skillman, Inc., on behalf of ZCS, will request bids for the project, which is divided into 18 separate requests for proposal. Skillman will obtain 3 to 5 bids for each category.
What’s next: Skillman will advertise for bids and share them with the board members, who will decide which companies to hire to complete the project.
What happened: The board approved Chief Financial Officer Michael Shafer’s recommendation to purchase property/casualty insurance from Liberty Mutual.
What it means: ZCS will save approximately $16,000 on its property/casualty insurance premium compared to last year’s policy, which expires Feb. 8, 2014.
