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Magnet Cove School District board approves $199,506 staff bonus and hires custodian
Summary
The Board of Education of Magnet Cove School District #8 on Oct. 20 approved a $199,506 bonus for all contracted staff, appointed an ASBA delegate, adopted policy updates, authorized electronic payments to two vendors, accepted a custodian resignation and approved a hire pending background checks.
The Board of Education of Magnet Cove School District #8 on Oct. 20 voted unanimously to approve a $199,506 bonus for all staff currently under contract and to hire a new custodian pending background checks.
Board President Jeff McJunkins opened the meeting at 6:00 p.m. in the Central Office Board Room. Board member David Sulton moved to approve the minutes from the PPC meeting on Oct. 9 and the regular board meeting on Sept. 15; Mrs. Samantha Nuckolls seconded and the motion carried, 4-0. David Sulton then moved to approve the district’s financial statements; Mrs. Karen Scott seconded and that motion also passed, 4-0.
On an educational-services item, board member David Sulton moved to appoint Mrs. Samantha Nuckolls as the voting representative for the Arkansas School Boards Association Delegate Assembly on Dec. 10; Mrs. Karen Scott seconded and the motion passed, 4-0. The board approved a bonus totaling $199,506, moved by Mrs. Samantha Nuckolls and seconded by Mrs. Karen Scott, to be paid the week prior to Thanksgiving break; the board record cites the bonus structure approved March 17, 2025 as the basis for the payment. The board also approved Policy 4.5 to align with an ASBA policy update and authorized Electronic Fund Transfers with City Termite and Pest Control and Interstate Billing, each by recorded motions and unanimous votes.
In human-resources business, Mrs. Karen Scott moved (seconded by Mrs. Samantha Nuckolls) to accept the resignation of Lorenza Garcia as custodian effective Sept. 21, 2025; the motion passed, 4-0. Board member David Sulton moved (seconded by Mrs. Karen Scott) to hire Leanne Hardwick as custodian for the remainder of the 2025–26 school year pending completion of all background checks; the motion carried, 4-0.
The superintendent’s report was presented to the board (details not specified in the minutes). The meeting adjourned at 6:35 p.m.
