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Magnet Cove board hires teachers, coaches and staff for 2025–26; accepts resignation
Summary
The Magnet Cove board approved multiple personnel actions for 2025–26 including several teacher hires, a paraprofessional with a Medicaid stipend, coach appointments, a K–12 dyslexia specialist and a district communications director; the board also approved student summer help positions.
The Magnet Cove School District Board unanimously approved a slate of personnel hires and appointments for the 2025–26 school year at its May 19 meeting, and accepted a resignation effective at the end of the 2024–25 school year.
The board hired Lauryn Rudolph as an elementary school teacher, Sophia Laughlin as a high school science teacher, Kevin Alexander as a teacher and head girls basketball/softball coach, and Karen Haney as a K–12 dyslexia specialist; all hires are pending required background checks where noted. The board appointed Gina Pruett as cheer coach and approved her to provide Extended School Year (ESY) services and be paid at her hourly rate. The board also hired Alisha Doss as a special education paraprofessional for 2025–26 and approved a $3,000 stipend for Medicaid services tied to that position. Motions and seconds are recorded in the minutes; each personnel motion passed 5-0.
The board appointed Jordan Adams as district communications director and web manager for 2025–26 and accepted the resignation of high school math teacher Faith Keisler effective at the end of the 2024–25 school year. The board approved hiring a group of student summer workers for maintenance, grounds, custodial and IT duties from June 2, 2025 until before the start of the 2025–26 school year at an hourly rate of $11.
All recorded votes on the personnel items were unanimous (5-0). The minutes do not include interviews, candidate statements or public comment tied to these hires; the board's actions are recorded as motions with makers and seconders.
