A Public Hearing over the proposed Atlantic Community School District 2021-22 School Calendar is set to take place 6-p.m. Wednesday, in the High School Media Center.

Proposed 2021-22 ACSD School Calendar

The hearing will precede a regular meeting of the Atlantic School Board, which will be held electronically via YouTube.

Superintendent Steve Barber notes the Calendar Committee met and discussed different aspects of the school calendar. Each representative from the buildings shared different options, and the team landed on the calendar (shown here), which indicates school begins August 23rd, 2021, and ends May 25, 2022. The calendar includes seven days for Christmas break, and one week for Spring Break.

Barber notes “One interesting feedback was the number of people who preferred not to have a full week for spring break. Two years ago after having a schedule that did not contain a spring break, we heard overwhelming support for a week long break.”

During the regular Board Meeting, members will act on the resignation of Janet Hascall, 4th Grade Teacher, and Contract Recommendations for: Steve Anderson, Route Bus Driver; Mark Vavricek, Special Ed car driver; Shannon Hayden, MS/HS Schuler Food Service, and Kassidy Edwards, MS Special Ed. Paraeducator. The Board will also act on approving the Band/Choir Music Trip to Florida planned for March 2021 (during Spring Break). The trip had been cancelled in 2020 due to the pandemic.

The Atlantic School Board will also act on a Resolution authorizing bids & setting the Public Hearing date for the High School Parking Lot Project and Entry Sidewalk improvements, the estimated cost for which is $840,000, and would be budgeted from the SAVE account. They will then act on approving a bid of approximately $122,530 from McDermott Roofing, for the Middle School Roof project. The bid was about 10% below the engineer’s cost estimate. The Board’s final order of business is approving a change order for the Athletic Facilities Improvement Project, in the amount of $67,964.