The Atlantic School Board, Wednesday evening, acting on a recommendation from incoming Superintendent Steve Barber, approved the hiring of Sarah Sheeder as the District’s Director of Finance to replace Mary Beth Fast, who is resigning at the end of the current school year to take a job in Urbandale. Current Superintendent Dr. Michael Amstein said an administrative team sat in on interviews with four candidates.

Sarah Sheeder (Panorama School District photo)

Sheeder has served as a School Business Manager/Board Secretary at the Panorama School District for the past seven-years. Prior to that she was working in the private sector. In other business, the Board approved the resignations of: Washington Elementary Kindergarten teacher Taylor Mosier, who has accepted a position in Ankeny; Linda Joyce, Middle School 7th grade science teacher, who has elected to retire at the end of the school year; Michelle McLaren, 8th grade Volleyball coach; Paul Dreager, Maintenance/grounds custodian, who is retiring; and they approved Mike McDermott, as homebound instructor for a Middle School Student.