(Atlantic, IA – UPDATED) – (Atlantic, IA) – The Atlantic Community School District’s Board of Education, during their regular monthly meeting Wednesday evening, acted on approving recommendations to hire: Heidi Hennen, as School Business Official (SBO), Fall Coaches and Club Sponsors.
Their meeting began with a moment of silence to remember 2026 Atlantic High School graduate, 17-year-old Lucy Cohrs, who died June 28th, following an automobile accident in Adair County.
In her report to the Board, Superintendent Dr. Beth Johnsen updated the status of the District’s facility’s plans, saying that they’ve reached the point where the District can begin sharing information on those plans with the public.
Johnsen said they want to make sure people understand the situation is “still fluid right now,” but they’re ready to move forward with the information they have available.
Other action items approved by the Board included proposals for:
• 2026-2027 Sports Medicine and Athletic Coverage
• An HVAC unit for classroom at Washington Elementary
• 8th grade student participation in high school athletics
Athletic Director Andy Mitchell said a new state law that was signed June 2nd, didn’t leave school districts enough time to development permanent rules by August 1st. For that reason, emergency rules were created that allow individual districts to leave the decision up to their local Board of Education.
Mitchell said was determined students can participate in varsity sports on a case-by-case basis.
The decision on whether a student can participate depends on several factors.
In other business, the Atlantic School Board discussed the sale of a Building Trades student-constructed project home at 1014 E. 3rd Street Place, and then approved the sale of the home. The Board of Education determined the property will be sold by a local realtor, chosen from bids submitted for their services.
The Board also approved all but two of the Open Enrollment applications as presented. The Atlantic School Board’s next regular meeting, is at 6-p.m on August 12th, in the High School Media Center.
