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Soda Springs Joint District board accepts superintendent's resignation, approves ISBA full search
Summary
At a Feb. 9 special meeting the Soda Springs Joint District Board of Trustees unanimously accepted Superintendent Muir's resignation effective at the end of the 2025–26 school year and authorized advertising for a replacement through ISBA’s Option 3 full-search package.
The Soda Springs Joint District Board of Trustees on Feb. 9 unanimously accepted the resignation of Superintendent Muir, effective at the end of the 2025–26 school year, and authorized a full search for a replacement.
Chair Steven Barker called the special meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Vice Chair Sally Jensen moved to accept the superintendent’s resignation; Barker seconded and the motion passed by voice vote. The board then voted unanimously to advertise and conduct the search through ISBA using its Option 3 package, described during the meeting as a "full search, marketing, and team building" service. Trustee Ben Goode made the motion to hire ISBA for the search and Trustee Myra Leatherman seconded.
The actions taken are formal board decisions: acceptance of the superintendent's resignation and authorization to engage ISBA to manage the recruitment. The meeting record names Superintendent Muir and Clerk Dawn Peterson as present; the board roster lists Chair Steven Barker, Vice Chair Sally Jensen, Trustees Ben Goode, Myra Leatherman and Galen Wilson.
The board approved the meeting agenda at the start of the session by unanimous voice vote. With no further business, Chair Barker declared the meeting adjourned at 7:20 p.m.
Next steps, as recorded in the meeting, are for the district to proceed with advertising the vacancy and the ISBA-managed search; the transcript does not specify timelines, interim leadership arrangements, or the contract cost for ISBA services.
