Members of the Atlantic Community School District’s Board of Education will meet in a regular session 5:30-p.m. Wednesday, in the High School Media Center. Among the items on their agenda is the election of a Board President and Vice President for the 2018-19 School Year, along with the appointment of Board Treasurer and Secretary, and other administrative matters.

The School Board will also hear a Special Presentation with regard to Girls Softball, and discuss a computer lab purchase for the Middle School Math Program. Last year, District Technology Director Roger Warne presented a plan for the MS to purchase Chromebooks as the District continues to look at integrating technology into instruction. Middle School Math Teacher Chelsey Lee would like to use an online resources for math, and with the request feels it’s a good way to pilot the Chromebooks. School officials say purchasing to fully equip a classroom with a set of 25 Chromebooks and related peripherals, would cost a little over $10,000.

The Board will also receive a facility planning update, and act on the first reading of revised, new and deleted Board Policies. The new policies include one that clarifies language related to the use of service animals, assistance animals, therapy animals and emotional support animals on District Property, by students, staff and community members. That includes service dogs and even miniature horses, so long as the animals are house broken, current on their vaccinations, and under control at all times. It also means those animals will not be allowed if they are deemed to pose a direct threat to the health and safety of others, if they are uncontrollable, and not house broken.

A revised rule on public participation in Board meetings, if approved, would require those wishing to comment to notify the Board Secretary prior to the meeting. It would also give the Board discretion on how much time to set aside for public participation, which is typically limited to three-minutes per person. The Board will not discuss or take action on any matter during a public comment period. Disruptive individuals may be asked to leave, and defamatory comments may be subject to legal action.

In other business, the Atlantic School Board is expected to act on approving an Athletic Training Services Agreement, with the Cass County Memorial Hospital providing an Athletic Trainer. The cost to the District would be $5,000 for the 2018-19 School Year. And, they’re expected to act on approving the Oct. 2018 FFA Leadership Conference in Indianapolis, IN., as well as a Summer 2020 Costa Rica Trip for certain Spanish students to enrich their learning opportunities.