The Atlantic School District’s Board of Education will hold a session via YouTube, Wednesday evening. At 6-p.m., the Board will enter into an Exempt session to discuss strategy matters relating to the employment conditions of employees not covered by the collective bargaining law, under Iowa Code. The exempt session will not be open to the public, and therefore not viewable on YouTube, but the regular meeting to follow WILL be available immediately following the conclusion of the exempt session. School officials say if you are planning to view the meeting on YouTube (https://youtu.be/pZ21qb9sEc4), please stand by for the regular meeting to begin after the exempt session.

During the Board’s regular meeting, they are expected to take action on the resignations of: Alex Bales – HS Teacher/Speech Coach/Fall Play Director; Emily Krummel – MS Teacher; Hillary Zimmerline – MS Teacher/MS Volleyball Coach; Derek Hall – Freshman Football Coach, and Macie Harringa – MS Cross Country Coach. They will also act on contract recommendations for: Mary McBride – Special Education Teacher (Link Center), and, Sarah Rose – MS/HS Guidance Counselor.

The Atlantic School Board is also expected to discuss: a Facility Project Update; a report on the 2018-19 Audit, and, Return To Learn/Return to Open. Action items include (But are not limited to the following):

• Approval of the 2018-19 Audit report
• A June 2021 Out-of-State trip by Middle School Students, to Washington, D.C., under the guidance of Mr. Paul McKay. The trip is taken every other year, and includes several points of interest, a tour of Capital Hill, and more, with the idea of reinforcing things they have studied in history.
• The Board will act on 2020-21 Student Fees. No changes will be made except to the Adult Lunch Prices, which are regulated by the Federal Government, and requires the price to be increased 10 cents, from $3.75 to $3.85.
• The Board will act to approve a 2020-21 AEA Purchasing Agreement, which allows the district continued participation in the AEA cooperative purchasing program for school food service and other purchasing opportunities.
• Other action items include: An agreement with Children’s Square/Heartland Family Service Consortium for 2020-21; An 80/20 Transportation Director Sharing Agreement with the Griswold School District; Approval of 2020-21 Sponsors/Contracts & Winter Sports Coaching Contracts; Milk, Bread and Waste Management bids.

Following their regular meeting, the Atlantic School Board will enter into a closed session for the Superintendent’s Annual Evaluation.

Officials with the Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office report 23-year old Brent Joseph Burke was arrested late Sunday night, following an investigation into a disturbance in Council Bluffs. Burke was charged with Criminal Mischief in the 5th Degree and Domestic Abuse/Simple Assault. And, 33-year old Jessica Marie Rogers was arrested Friday night following a criminal mischief complaint in Crescent. Rogers was charged with OWI/1st offense and Reckless Driving. The incident remained under investigation.

A traffic stop at around 9-p.m. Monday, in Red Oak, resulted in the arrest of a Nebraska man on a Fremont County warrant. 26-year old Diego Miguel Juaquin, of Omaha, was arrested on a warrant for Violation of Probation on an original, Possession of Marijuana charge. Juaquin was transported to Fremont County. Montgomery County Sheriff’s deputies assisted Red Oak Police in handling the arrest and transport.