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Atlantic School Board to meet Wed. evening

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November 13th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

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. On their agenda, is a Special Presentation with regard to the recent FFA National Convention, and action on a handful of resignations, including:

  • Craig Fredin, 9th Grade Girl’s Basketball Coach
  • Pam Russell, At-Risk Student Advocate
  • David Eckles, Transportation Director
  • and Sam Hoover, Bus Driver.

The Board will also act on approving several Contract Recommendations and/or Letters of Assignment, including:

  • Jordan Mullen, Head Boys Track Coach
  • Matt Mullinex, Head Girls Track Coach
  • Joe Brummer, Head Baseball Coach
  • Justin Williams, Asst. Tennis Coach
  • Michella Bartholomew, Volunteer Cheerleading Sponsor
  • Abby Becker, Volunteer Girls Basketball Coach
  • Jacey Hoegh, Volunteer Boys Basketball Coach
  • Zach Christianson, Volunteer Boys Basketball Coach
  • Todd Killion, Peter Smith, Jim Swanson, Mike Greving and Matt Williamson, Volunteer Wrestling Coaches
  • Steve Anderson, Bus Driver
  • Michaelin Juhl, CCEOC Para-educator
  • and Haley Wright, transfer to Pre-School Para-educator.

Other action items on the Atlantic School Board’s agenda, include: approving requests for the Debate Team to compete in Marshall, MN, January 25th and 26th, and Mr. McKay as chaperone for a trip to Washington, D.C., for Middle School Students. The trip to D.C. Is offered every other year for those students. During the trip, they’ll visit several Memorials, the Smithsonian Museum, and other museums, along with Capitol Hill, the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, and Mt. Vernon. The World Strides company will head-up the trip and related details.

The Board will also act on approving a bid from Connection for $63,747, for technology. The district’s cost is $12,749 for network server switches, and Coast to Coast for $18,567, with a cost to the district of $3,713, for a backup power supply. The upgraded switches, officials say, should last a minimum of 10-years, while the backup power supplies will keep the phone and internal systems up for 30-minutes during a power outage.

The final order of business is to approve offering the Early Retirement Incentive as presented during previous discussions.The incentive would be offered until Jan. 3, 2019 only, and keeps the same criteria and pay-out in effect as discussed.