(Atlantic, Iowa) – The Atlantic School District’s Board of Education will meet Wednesday evening at the Schuler Elementary School Media Center. The meeting begins at 6-p.m., and is viewable via Zoom through a link in the district’s Board of Education page.  Action items during their meeting include:

• An amendment to the 2021-22 School Calendar
• approval of the 2020-21 Annual report
• Approval of 2020-21 Depository Statements, &
• An Abstract of Votes from the Nov. 2nd School Election.

Afterword, an organizational meeting of the new board will take place, which includes: The Administering of Oath to those newly elected/re-elected Board Members, and the election of a Board President and Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary. The new board will set the regular date, time and place of future board meetings. In other business, the Atlantic School Board will act on approving resignations, and Superintendent Steve Barber’s contract recommendations. The resignations include: Lindsey Mitchell, Food Service, & Steve Andersen (Transfer from Bus Driver to Substitute Bus Driver.)

Contract Recommends before the Board include:

• Elizabeth Herrick, H.S. Art Teacher (2nd Semester, 2021-22)
• Paul Iekel, Schuler Elem. Special Ed Teacher (0.50 FTE, 2nd Semester)
• Lindsey Mitchell, Early Learning Center Paraeducator.
• Bryce Casey, M.S. Boys Track Coach
• Oran Perkins, JV Basketball Coach
• Jesse McCann, Asst. Girls Soccer Coach
• Sam Kennedy, Substitute School Bus Monitor
• Chris Kennedy, School Route Bus Driver.

The Board will then act on approving SBRC Modified Allowable Growth for LEP allowable costs, in the amount of $71,897, and the purchase of a 77 passenger propane-powered Hogland bus with air conditioning and luggage storage between the axles. The bus would better serve transporting students to all Hawkeye 10 schools, as well as the metro area, according to Transportation Director Mark Weis.