Magnet Cove board hires Cameron Alexander as superintendent with three-year contract

Board President Jeff McJunkins presided as the Magnet Cove School District #8 Board of Education voted 5-0 Thursday to hire Cameron Alexander as the district’s superintendent effective July 1, 2025.

The motion, which appears in the meeting minutes, called for a three-year contract using the current multiplier of .6090 and for the district to provide a school vehicle. Board member Karen Scott made the motion and board member Mike Hughes seconded; the vote was recorded as 5-0 in favor.

The board met in a special session at the administration building. The record shows an executive session on personnel began and concluded the same evening; the executive session is listed as commencing at 6:01 p.m. and concluding at 8:33 p.m. The meeting was called to order at 6:02 p.m. and adjourned at 8:34 p.m.

Cameron Alexander, who led the meeting’s opening prayer, is named in the motion to begin the superintendent role on July 1, 2025. The minutes state the hiring includes the contract length, use of the current .6090 multiplier and provision of a school vehicle; no dollar figures or salary totals were recorded in the minutes.

No other motions or votes are recorded in the minutes from the special meeting.