The Audubon School District’s Board of Education, Monday, set Friday, May 21st 2021 as the last day of school for the current school year. Superintendent Eric Trager said on that day, students will be dismissed at 2:15-p.m.

In other business, the Audubon School Board approved a contract with the Iowa Local Government Risk Pool.

The pool allows the district to pay its natural gas service purchases through their management fund. It’s the third year the district has participated in the program. The District also approved a renewal of a contract with SU Insurance, that allows the district to turn-in break-down insurance when computers need repairs, kitchen equipment breaks down, etc. The Board also added a service agreement with Studio Melee, the district’s facilities renovation project architect.

The Audubon School Board approved a “Quit Claim” Deed for Christiansen Trust, which is of an historical note of sorts.

The Board chose to deed the property back to the land owner who’s been farming it for many years. And, the Board was notified the District would receive a little more than 1.2-million dollars in COVID Relief Funds they will try and figure out how best to use them.

In other news, the Audubon School Board approved 2.5% raises for those employees who are not represented by a collective bargaining unit, and they renewed Superintendent Eric Trager’s contract for another three-years. They also approved the hiring of: A P.E/At risk teacher; A Special Education Teacher and a new Custodian. Trager said they’re working hard on the hiring process, but the supply of interested and qualified applicants is drying up.