Atlantic School Board approves Superintendent Search firm

October 13th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

The Atlantic Community School District’s Board of Education Wednesday, approved the hiring of Ray and Associates to conduct a search for the District’s next Superintendent. The fee for their service is $6,500. Their bid was the lowest of the three firms interviewed by the board on September 28^th. They will be charged with finding candidates to replace Superintendent Dr. Michael Amstein, who is retiring at the end of the current school year.

Board Member, Dr. Keith Swanson had suggested prior to the Board’s 4-to 1 vote, that they hire Dr. David Else, of Cedar Falls, as a consultant. Else is formerly with the University of Northern Iowa. He served as the Director of Education Leadership. (Click on the left side of the audio player to listen)

Board President Ali Bruckner said she wasn’t opposed to the idea, but feared waiting until Dr. Else could appear before the Board would push their decision on which firm to hire back until mid-November. The position expected to be posted Nov. 16^th.

In other business, the Atlantic School Board approved an annual Industrial Technology Sharing Agreement with the Griswold School District, and Superintendent Amstein said the District’s Certified Enrollment numbers won’t be available until a couple of other districts submit their open enroll-out data to the Atlantic District.