Members of the Atlantic School District’s Board of Education will meet 5:30-p.m. Wednesday in the High School Media Center. Among the items on their agenda is a presentation from Lisa Sonntag, with regard to the two-year Aviation Program being offered in the District. Sontagg and fellow Math Teacher Morgan Staashelm earlier this year, went Maryland to the headquarters of the AOPA (Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association). They were given three days of hands-on training with the writers of the class curriculum, which features labs and flight simulators.  

Last February, the District announced it would joining more than 100 schools in implementing the nationally recognized AOPA STEM (Aviation Science-Technology-Engineering-Math) program in the 2019-2020 school year. Approximately 20 students are participating in the curriculum. The program course features two Career and Technical Education pathways: Pilot, and Unmanned Aircraft Systems (Drones). All curriculum materials are provided to schools at no cost, thanks to generous donations made to the AOPA (The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association) Foundation.

In other business, the Board will act on: approving contract recommendations for Jim Mullenix – Route Driver, and Jarrod O’Donnell – Asst. HS Music Director; and, on a fundraiser for the Spanish Club’s Trip Nov. 5th to Costa Rica (using funds from Taco Night activity) and a Boys Basketball Popcorn Sales fund Nov. 4-14 for Uniforms.

Other action items include approval of: A final pay App amounting to slightly more than $20,753 to Precision Concrete Services for the Washington Parking lot project and a Resolution accepting work on the project, the total cost of which was more than $3,658 less than the original accepted bid amount; SBRC Modified Allowable Growth for Special Ed Deficit (in the amount of $537,475, which allows the District to receive that amount in additional spending authority (last year the deficit was $541,615); and Modified Allowable Growth for LEP Excess Cost in the amount of $57,748, which amounted to $42,626 last year, and allows the Board additional spending authority for the excess cost.

One of the final items of business is to act on the disposal of District Assets. Both the Achievement Center and Bus Barn have old property stored, that is taking up space. The District feels that by getting rid of obsolete assets through a rummage sale, that will free-up more space. The sale is expected to take place from 8-a.m. until Noon, Nov. 2nd, at both the bus barn and Achievement Center. Some of the items include used Food Service equipment, old scoreboards, and scaffolding. Anything left over will be taken to Fredericksen Iron Recycling for scrap metal, or disposed of.