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Magnet Cove board accepts IT director resignation and approves superintendent performance targets after closed session
Summary
The Magnet Cove School District board unanimously accepted the resignation of IT Director Jeff Blakeney, effective July 1, 2025, held an executive session on the superintendent's contract and approved performance targets for the superintendent following the closed session.
The Board of Education of Magnet Cove School District No. 8 accepted the resignation of IT Director Jeff Blakeney at its Dec. 16 regular meeting and approved performance targets for the superintendent's contract after holding an executive session.
On a motion by Mike Hughes, seconded by David Sulton, the board accepted Blakeney—s resignation effective July 1, 2025; the motion passed 5-0. The minutes record no public debate about the resignation, and no transition plan or recruitment timeline is included in the recorded minutes.
The board entered executive session to discuss the superintendent's contract at 7:23 p.m.; the closed session concluded at 7:40 p.m. No public motions or details of the closed discussion were recorded in the minutes. Following the closed session the board approved the performance targets for the superintendent's contract on a motion by Karen Scott, seconded by Mike Hughes; the vote was 5-0. The minutes do not include the text of the performance targets.
The superintendent delivered a separate report to the board later in the meeting, and the meeting adjourned at 8:15 p.m. The minutes do not state next steps for implementing the approved performance targets or for filling the IT director position.
