(Atlantic) The Atlantic School Board received a report from Nutrition Director Natalie Ritter at Wednesday’s meeting.
Ritter shared some exciting news about their recent nutrition audit. She said a nutrition audit, led by the Iowa Department of Education, is a detailed review of the food service program. It examines meal pattern compliance, portion sizes, menu documentation and production records, free and reduced meal applications and processes, procurement procedures and financial accountability.
Ritter said this audit confirmed that the District is doing an excellent job feeding the kids.
During the financial report, Director of Finance Lisa Jones noted that they are working with the nutrition department to get word out to parents who have negative lunch accounts to get those balances paid off by June 30th.
Jones said they are at $27,000 negative on parent collections.
The Board then approved a number of items, including: The 25-26 School year calendar, the School Based Interventionist Contract with AEA for 25-26, the i-Jag Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for 25-26 year, the Strive Academy Contract with DMACC, the Fresh Air quote in High School Gym, a bid for computer cases, Sharing Agreements for the Boys and Girls Swimming Programs, the Estes Construction/I-CAT agreements, Curriculum purchases, Milk Bids for 25-26 with A& E, Bread Bids for 25-26 with Pan O Gold, the 25-26 Nutrition Meal Prices, and the Out of State Trip for Speech & Debate.
The following items were also approved:
Resignations
Lily Renfro, Special education paraprofessional, effective May 23, 2025
Naela Block, Asst Middle School Volleyball for Fall 2025 season
Mary McBride, Special Education Teacher, effective end of current school year
Andy Mitchell, Robotics Club Sponsor
Stacey Schmidt, Robotics Club Sponsor
Wade Johnson, Middle School Evening Custodian
Jeff Hetrick, Bus Driver
Holly Esbeck, Summer School Teacher
Elizabeth Herrick-Williams, Theatre Sponsor
Logan Gerdes, High School Choir Director
Katie Chamberlain, Teacher Leader
Transfers
Voluntary Transfer Heath Kelley for 25-26 School year
Voluntary Transfer Vanessa Perkins for 25-26
Voluntary Transfer Taylor Vargason for 25-26
Recommendation to Hire
6th Grade, English Language Arts Teacher Cadee Burnison, 25-26 School year
9th Grade Baseball Coach: Andy Mitchell, Summer 2025
HS Varsity Volleyball Coach: Alyssa Boltz, Fall 2025
HS JV Volleyball Coach: Lisa Sonntag, Fall 2025
9th Grade Volleyball Coach: Anna Pauley, Fall 2025
9th Grade Football Coach, Brenden Casey, Fall 2025
Middle School Football, Harrison Hoegh, Fall 2025
The Atlantic School Board will meet for a work session on May 28th at 6:30 p.m. It was noted that this meeting will not be live streamed on YouTube, but the public is still welcome to attend.
