(Atlantic, IA) – A regular meeting of the Atlantic School District’s Board of Education will take place beginning at 6-p.m. on Wed., Feb. 11th (2026), in the Atlantic High School Media Center. Action items on the Board’s Agenda include:

• Consideration of Superintendent Dr. Beth Johnsen’s recommendation to terminate district employee Jesse McCann. As you may recall, McCann was place on administrative leave. The Board was set to act on his resignation on Feb. 4th, but that meeting was cancelled the night before, and announced as a large crowd gathered the morning of the 4th in the Middle School Conference Room. Those in attendance at the meeting wanted McCann fired, based on allegations of inappropriate conduct with students. The Atlantic Police Department investigated the allegations, but to date, no charges have been filed.
• Setting the date for a Public Hearing on the 2026-2027 School Master Calendar, and
• Setting the date for the first Public Hearing for the FY27 Budget.

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The Board will also act on the following resignations:

• Melanie McDermott (Food Service), effective 1/30/2026
• Brenden Casey (9th Grade Football Coach), effective in the Fall of 2026, and
• Allison Widrowicz (Special Education Teacher), effective at the end of the current school year.

The Atlantic School Board will also act on recommendations to hire the following:

• Spring Sport Contracts
• Summer Sport Contracts
• Heath Kelly, HS Asst. Football Coach (Fall 2026)
• Kenna McGurren (9-12th Grade Visual Arts Teacher (Fall 2026).