Board of Education Regular Meeting
6:00 p.m. — High School Media Center, 1201 E 14th Street, Atlantic, Iowa
The Atlantic Community School District Board of Education is scheduled to consider personnel changes, athletic sharing agreements, service and instructional contracts, a new assistant cheer coach position, a large group of policy updates, district handbooks, and other business at its August 12 meeting.
Key Items on the Agenda
Athletic Sharing Agreements
The board is scheduled to consider 2026–2027 sharing agreements for swimming programs. The proposed arrangements identify Atlantic Community School District as the host school for both programs:
- Boys Swimming with Griswold and Riverside.
- Girls Swimming with AHSTW, Griswold, Riverside, and Stanton.
Early Childhood Services and Online Courses
The agenda includes proposed approval of an agreement with CO.Lab, LLC for early childhood consultations and services.
The board is also scheduled to consider a one-year quote with Imagine Edgenuity for online courses serving Atlantic High School and LINK students.
State Funding Agreement
The board is scheduled to consider the 1st Amendment to the contract for Transfer of State Funding with GHAEA. The extracted packet agenda identifies the amendment as an action item but does not provide additional terms or financial details.
Additional Assistant Cheer Coach Position
Adding an assistant cheer coach position appears first as a discussion item and later as a proposed action. The action agenda calls for approval of an additional Assistant Cheer Coach position on the district's Supplemental Schedule.
Building Trades House
The discussion agenda includes Meyer & Gross Realty, with Melissa Ihnen identified in connection with the Building Trades house. The agenda states that the realtors waive fees; the extracted packet text does not provide additional terms.
Consent Agenda
The consent agenda includes routine business and personnel matters. A board director may request that an item be removed from consent and considered separately.
Items listed for consent include:
- Minutes from the July 8, 2026 meeting.
- Monthly bills and prepaid bills, with the agenda indicating additional bills were still to come.
- Open enrollment applications.
- Special education tuition agreement(s).
- Gifts, grants, and donations.
- A cheerleading fundraising request.
- Personnel resignations, retirements, and recommendations to hire.
Personnel Changes
Listed resignations and retirements include:
- Dan Vargason — Guiding Coalition Leader.
- Matt Best — Guiding Coalition Leader.
- Aliyah Waller — Middle School Library Associate and Head Wrestling Cheer Coach.
- Terry Hinzmann — Head Softball Coach.
- Kendra Henningsen — Head Boys Golf Coach.
- Caine Page — Bus Driver.
Recommendations to hire or appoint include:
- Steve Andersen — Substitute Bus Driver.
- Emily McLaren — Ticket Manager.
- Tim Duff — Assistant High School Football Coach.
- Wendy Ellison — AHS Principal Secretary.
- Nicole Willis — Substitute Bus Driver.
- Allison Widrowicz — Part-Time Special Education Teacher.
- Dillion Cox — Communications Specialist/Para.
- LaVon Sager — Part-Time Para.
- Makayla Chaney — Special Education Para.
- Lindsey Thomas — Special Education Para.
- Ashley Moe — School Nurse.
- Lexi Griffen-Uren — ELA Guiding Coalition Leader.
- Shirley Maxwell — Part-Time SBO Support.
- Mentors for 2026–2027.
- Fall volunteer coaches.
- Club sponsor recommendations.
Policy and Governance Items
Extensive Policy Review
The board is scheduled to consider first readings of a substantial group of district policies and related regulations and exhibits. The agenda notes that the board may waive the first reading.
Student-related policies on the list include disruptive behavior, compulsory attendance, chronic absenteeism and truancy, school safety assessment teams, graduation requirements, student health and immunization certificates, instructional programs, health education, and open enrollment procedures.
Governance, personnel, financial, procurement, civil-rights, records, and technology-related items are also included. Among the listed policies are:
- 211 — Open Meetings
- 202.02 — Oath of Office
- 203 — Board of Directors Conflict of Interest
- 206.03 — Secretary or Secretary-Treasurer
- 206.04 — Treasurer
- 402.02 — Child Abuse Reporting
- 402.03 — Abuse of Students by School District Employees
- 406.05 — Licensed Employee Group Benefits
- 406.06 — Licensed Employee Tax Shelter Program
- 407.05 — Licensed Employee Reduction in Force
- 501.03 — Compulsory Attendance
- 501.09 — Chronic Absenteeism and Truancy
- 501.09R1 — Chronic Absenteeism and Truancy Regulation
- 503.11 — Disruptive Behavior
- 503.1 — School Safety Assessment Team
- 505.05 — Graduation Requirements
- 507.01 — Student Health and Immunization Certificates
- 603.01 — Basic Instructional Program
- 603.05 — Health Education
- 701.02 — Transfer of Funds
- 701.03 — Financial Records
- 701.05 — Fiscal Management
- 704.02 — Debt Management
- 704.03 — Investments
- 705.04 — Expenditures for a Public Purpose
- 705.05 — Federal Awards Compliance
- 706.04 — Time and Effort Reporting
- 707.01 — Presentation and Publication of Financial Information
- 708 — Care, Maintenance, and Disposal of School District Records
- 712 — Technology and Data Security
The agenda also includes policies, regulations, and exhibits covering equal educational opportunity and nondiscrimination, school nutrition civil-rights complaint procedures, purchasing and bidding, federal-funds procurement, and employee qualifications, recruitment, and selection.
Board Secretary
The agenda calls for the swearing in of the Board Secretary and references policies 202.02 and 206.03. Both policies also appear among the policy items scheduled for consideration.
Handbooks and Educational Programs
District Handbooks
The board is scheduled to consider approval of multiple handbooks, including:
- ACSD Staff Handbook.
- Washington School Handbook.
- Schuler Handbook.
- AMS Handbook.
- AHS Handbook.
- Coach & Sponsor Handbook.
iXL Program
The action agenda includes proposed approval of an iXL program contract. The extracted packet agenda does not state the contract amount, duration, or specific program terms.
SVPA Fee Amendment
The board is scheduled to consider Fee Amendment No. 1 with SVPA. Additional financial or contractual details are not included in the extracted agenda text.
Reports and Public Participation
The meeting agenda provides an opportunity for visitors and public comment. Scheduled reports include:
- Building reports covering PreK–3, grades 4–5, grades 6–8, grades 9–12, and curriculum.
- Student Activities & Athletics.
- Superintendent report.
- Board updates.
A special presentation is also listed on the agenda, but the extracted packet text does not identify its subject.
What to Watch at the Meeting
Several agenda items could result in substantive board action. In particular, the board is scheduled to consider numerous policy first readings, multiple contracts and agreements, district handbooks, athletic sharing arrangements, and the proposed addition of an assistant cheer coach to the Supplemental Schedule.
Because the packet is a pre-meeting document, these items should be understood as proposed or scheduled actions rather than completed decisions. The agenda also allows individual consent items to be removed for separate consideration.
Upcoming Dates
- Board Work Session: August 26, 2026, at 6:00 p.m., High School Media Center.
- School Board Regular Meeting: September 9, 2026, at 6:00 p.m., High School Media Center.
