(Atlantic, Iowa) -During a meeting held this (Wednesday) morning in the Central Office Conference Room, members of the Atlantic School Board acted to approve a contract with Scot Aden, who will serve as the new Middle School Principal, effective July 1st. He will succeed Josh Rasmussen, who has accepted a job as the Superintendent for the AC/GC School District, effective July 1st.

According to Atlantic School District Superintendent Steve Barber, there were 12 applicants for the AMS Principal’s job. The list was whittled down to four individuals, each of whom were interviewed in front of a parent group, student group, teacher group, and administrative committee.

As mentioned previously in our reports, Scot Aden is currently serving as Principal for the Cherokee Middle School, in Cherokee (Iowa). It’s a position he’s held for nearly six-years.