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Atlantic School Board to discuss District facilities and Superintendent Interview groups

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November 8th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Members of the Atlantic School District’s Board of Education will hold a regular meeting Wednesday evening at the High School. During the session that begins at 5:30-p.m., the Board will receive a special presentation from Brenda Buman and Carolyn Boose, with regard to the Link Center, a facility which is designed to provide Kindergarten through 8th grade students in the Atlantic Community School District with serious psychiatric conditions a safe and therapeutic environment for evaluation and treatment outside of a regular classroom setting.

The Board is also expected to approve contracts or Letters of Assignment for Darla Weber as Schuler paraeducator, Jenifer Rugaard as Schuler and Severe/Profound (S&P) paraeducator, Ashley Updike, from Kindergarten to S&P para, and Gwen Ullerich from Class 1 to S&P para. The Board will also act on approving Clint Roland and Dent Petty as Co-Archery Club sponsors.

In other action, the Atlantic School Board will act on approving a School Budget Review Committee (SBRC) application for Enrollment, Open Enrollment Out and LEP Instruction beyond 5-years. The request is to recover spending authority amounting to $53, 987 only, not cash. They’ll also act on a two-year renewable cooperative agreement between ISU and the Atlantic School District for student teaching. The District has a similar agreement with UNI that allows college students to teach in the District.

Other actions item include the purchase of 13 security cameras to be placed at strategic locations among, for better coverage, mostly exterior. The cameras and license will run a little over $19,000. Installation will be handled by the District’s Technology Department and Brown Electric, for an additional $2,500. And, the Board will act on using Capital Projects Funds for the purchase or replacement of Auditorium curtains at the Atlantic Middle School, at a cost of $15, 195. The old curtains deteriorated beyond repair, and were unable to be reinstalled following renovations in 2013.

Prior to adjournment, the Atlantic School Board will discuss the District’s School/Athletic facilities, and Superintendent Search interview groups.