The Atlantic School Board will meet 7:00-p.m. Wednesday, in the Middle School Media Center. At that time, a Public Hearing will be held on the 2019-2020 Certified Budget. During their regular session to follow, the Board will act on resignations, including: Cory Bartz – Middle School Math Teacher; Ashley Bollinger – Schuler Elem. Special Ed Paraeducator; Jessica Mendez – Food Service Assistant; Michele Lane – HE Special Ed. Para, and Jan Imhoff Bus driver.

They’ll also act on contract recommendations for: Amber Ayala – SE Spec. Ed Para; Liz Reid – Homebound Instructor; Mallory Kirchhoff – Prom & Junior Class Sponsor; Matt Smith – Asst. Boys Soccer Coach, and Terry Hinzmann – HS Summer School.

The Board will discuss naming a Construction Manager, and Facility Naming Rights. Board Policy states that if a property (building, athletic fields, gymnasiums, etc.) is to be named or re-named for an individual, there are criteria that must be met in order for that to take place. (View the policy here – https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1NjE-pk6oLYWEkT1IEOYqxkvC4YSKafzttOpEC-Ef_8A)

Action items on their agenda include: Approval of the 2019-20 School Calendar (A public hearing on which was held prior to the March, 2018 regular meeting); and approval of the 2019-20 Certified Budget (which was published for public review & comment). The budget calls for a proposed levy of $14.72/$1,000 property valuation.

The Atlantic School Board will also act on approving: a tentative 2019-2020 Master Contract with the Atlantic Employee Association, which includes step movement for those employees who are eligible, as well as a .35-cent/hour increase for all classified staff, for a total package increase of 2.23%, and a cost to the district of $68,826.05; and they are expected to approve Activities Director Andy Mitchell’s recommendation for renewed sharing agreements with area school districts for swimming (Girls – Audubon, Clarinda Harlan [Atlantic Host School) (Boys – Audubon, Clarinda and Red Oak [Atlantic Host School]), and wrestling with CAM (Atlantic to act as the Host School).

One of their final action items, is to approve a Resolution directing the County Auditors in Cass, Audubon and Pottawattamie Counties, to collect property taxes in the amount of $1.638-million beginning July 1st, 2019, for FY 2020, to pay the principal and interest on General Obligation Bonds.