November 21, 2002

Members Present: Mrs. Coleman, Mr. Davis, Mrs. Horton, Mrs. Kimmell, Dr. Leggett, Mr. Moore, Mrs. Womack, Mrs. Young and Mr. Drake, Superintendent. Also Lonny Myles, Board Attorney, Connie Aslin, Board Secretary and Gordon Robertson, Business Manager.

The regular meeting of the Zachary Community School Board was held on November 21, 2002 at the Zachary School Board Office.

The meeting was called to order by Dr. Leggett. The Invocation was given by Mayor John Womack and the Pledge of Allegiance by Mrs. Louise Horton.

Roll was taken: 8 Present 1 Absent ( Mr. Snowden)

Mrs. Horton made the motion to approve the Minutes of November 7, 2002 and Mrs. Womack second the motion. VOTE: 8 YEAS 0 NAYS

Mr. Drake gave his Superintendent Report. He told the board that he has been meeting with Sheila Joyner on the Logo contest and they have 320 Logos. Mr. Drake said that Sheila Joyner and some board members would pick the winning Logo before Christmas. Mr. Drake said that he has received excellent applications for Food Service Director and Personnel Director and he now has an ad out for School Principals. He has been meeting with people from the Department of Education on Pre K and in the coming weeks will meet with Title 1 people. Mr. Drake told the board that Blue Cross and Ochsners' has given us quotes for Health Insurance and he is ready to bring them to the Finance Committee. He is also ready for the Finance Committee to meet on the Payroll System. Mr. Drake read a letter written by Bill Chaney, President of Fennwood Hills Country Club, inviting the Zachary Community School Board the use of the club house for socials and meetings and Zachary High School is invited to use the facilities for their golf, swim and tennis teams. Mr. Drake told the board that Zachary High School is having an open house for Cathy Raziano, Sunday from 2 to 4, at the Commons Area of the school.

Dr. Hal Leggett told the board that it was time to decide on health care vesting and asked someone to make the motion to adopt a policy for the vesting of Group Health Insurance Benefits for retirees of the Zachary Community School Board. Mrs. Lynda Coleman made the motion for the Zachary Community School Board to adopt the following policy for the vesting of Group Health Insurance Benefits for retirees: All individuals employed by the Zachary Community School Board who have twenty five years or more of school board experience will be fully vested for Group Health Insurance Benefits upon retirement; all individuals employed by the Zachary Community School Board who have at least twenty years of school board experience but less than twenty-five years of school board experience will be required to work at the Zachary Community School Board for a minimum of three consecutive years in order to be vested for Group Health Insurance Benefits upon retirement; all individuals employed by the Zachary Community School Board who have less than twenty years of school board experience will be required to work a minimum of five consecutive years in order to be vested for Group Health Insurance Benefits upon retirement.. Mrs. Kimmell seconded the motion.

Dr. Hal Leggett asked for any comments before the motion is voted on. After comments from the public and the board, Dr. Leggett asked for Mrs. Gaynell Young and Mr. Chip Moore to take the motion that was made tonight on Health Care Vesting and reword it, give it to the board members, and to have a special board meeting, Tuesday night to vote on it.

Mrs. Louise Horton made the motion to table the Health Care Vesting and have a special board meeting on Tuesday, November 26 at 6:00 PM, to vote on Health Care Vesting. Mr. Moore seconded the motion. VOTE: 8 YEAS 0 NAYS 1 Absent

Mr. Drake presented the board with the salary schedules for the Nine, Ten, Eleven and Twelve Month Teachers, the High School, Middle School and Elementary School Principal, Business Manager, Food Service Director/Grant Writer/Early Childhood Advisor/ and Secretary/Receptionist Central Office.

Mr. Moore made the motion to approve the salary schedules and Mrs. Coleman second the motion. VOTE 8 YEAS 0 NAYS 1 Absent

Mr. Drake asked the board to approve the Food Service Director Job Description. Mrs. Coleman made the motion to approve the Food Service Director Job Description and Mr. Davis second the motion. VOTE: S YEAS 0 NAYS 1 Absent

Mr. Drake told the board that he would like to recommend hiring Patricia Hoseman of Austin, Texas, to run the food service program, effective Feb. i at an annual salary of $55,000. Mrs. Coleman made the motion to hire Mrs. Hoseman as Food Service Director and Mr. Moore second the motion.

VOTE 8 YEAS 0 NAYS 1 Absent

Mrs. Gaynell Young told the board that her Policy Committee has met and they are ready for the Policy on Employee Drug Abuse and Testing, GAME, to be approved and the Policy on Student Assignment, JBCC, to be approved. Mrs. Kimmell made the motion to approve Policy, Employee Drug Abuse and Testing, GAME, and Student Assignment, JBCC, to be approved and Mrs. Horton second the motion.

VOTE: 8 YEAS 0 NAYS 1 Absent

Mrs. Coleman told the board that the Christmas Parade will be on December 14 and she wanted the board members to meet in the old Winn Dixie parking lot at 9 AM. She told the board that they could walk or ride in the car and to wear the school board t-shirt.

Mrs. Gaynell Young wanted to invite everyone to the Port Hudson Community Christmas Parade on Saturday, December 21, 2002, at 9:00 AM.

Mr. Drake told the board that it would be a good idea to change the School Board meeting dates for December. He would like to change Dec. 12 and 26 meeting dates to Dec. 5 and Dec. 19 at 7:00 PM. The Finance Committee will meet at 6 PM on Dec. 5 and the Policy Committee will meet on Dec. 19 at 6:00 PM. Mrs. Womack made the motion to change the board meeting dates to Dec. 5 and Dec. 19 and Mr. Moore second the motion. VOTE: 8 YEAS 0 NAYS 1 Absent

The board wanted on December 5, 2002 Agenda the following: Superintendent Report and Finance Committee Report.

Mrs. Coleman made the motion to adjourn and Mr. Moore second the motion. VOTE: 8 YEAS 0 NAYS 1 Absent

Hal Le e esident gg tt,

Warren Drake, Superintendent