(Atlantic) The Atlantic School Board started Wednesday’s meeting with a public hearing to consider extending the instructional support levy and the 2023-2024 school calendar. There were no comments on the public hearings for the instructional hearing or the school calendar.
Business Manager Sarah Sheeder discussed the 2023-2024 certified Budget. The proposed property tax rate for the 2024 budget is $13.00317 per one thousand dollars of valuation. The public hearing on the budget will be held on April 12, at 5:30 p.m.
The Board then approved five resignations. The district will search for a new middle school principal, a 6th-grade science teacher, and a head boys’ basketball coach. Derek Hall submitted his resignation as head boys’ basketball coach and 6th-grade science teacher; two para-educators, Misty Rhodes (bus monitor), Marcella Peck, Jenifer Ruggard, and Kindergarten teacher Mikayla Schuler, and Scot Aden, Middle School Principal, recently resigned after accepting a similar position with the Carroll School District.
The Board also approved contracts for the following teachers; Kirstin Blake, Kindergarten; Hannah Alff, second grade; and Christin Simonton, preschool. Shawn Macha, Substitute/Activity Bus Driver, and Derek Knisely, Assistant Boys’ Soccer Coach.
The Board also approved the hiring of nine Volunteer Coaches:
*Girl’s Golf-Marty Hobson, Nathan Burg,
*Boys Golf-Darby McLaren
*Boys and Girls Track-Bruce Henderson
*Tennis-James Northwick
*Boys Soccer-Cal Heuton
*Baseball-Josh McLaren and Darby McLaren
*Softball-Bob Gross
The Board agreed to extend the current Instructional Support Levy for another five years. The money is used for any general fund purpose. The Board also approved the 2023-2024 school calendar. The School Board also approved pay application number #3 for the High School Air Quality Project for $116,825.00.
