Magnet Cove School District board unanimously approves 2026-27 contracts, hires and routine business

The Board of Education of Magnet Cove School District #8 met Monday, June 15, 2026, at the Central Office Board Room and unanimously approved a slate of routine business and personnel actions for the 2026-27 school year.

Board President Jeff McJunkins called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. and noted the presence of board members David Sulton, Karen Scott, Samantha Nuckolls and Courtney Huneycutt. The meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and a prayer led by Cameron Alexander. Building principals delivered reports to the board (names and report details were not provided in the record).

Among business items, the board approved minutes from the regular meeting of May 18, 2026 and the special meeting of May 20, 2026 on a motion by board member David Sulton, seconded by Karen Scott (vote 5-0). The board then approved the district financial statements as presented on a motion by Karen Scott, seconded by Samantha Nuckolls (vote 5-0).

Under educational services, the board approved the assurances and GEPA statement for programs under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) for the 2026-27 school year; the motion was made by David Sulton, seconded by Karen Scott and passed 5-0.

The board approved several interdistrict agreements and service contracts for next school year. On motions by Samantha Nuckolls and David Sulton, the board entered into a memorandum of understanding with Dawson Education Service Cooperative to provide an early childhood program and a tuition agreement with Glen Rose School District for Alternative Learning Environment (ALE) services; both motions passed 5-0. The board also approved a food service contract with Dawson Education Service Cooperative for 2026-27 on a motion by Samantha Nuckolls, seconded by Karen Scott (vote 5-0).

Trustees approved Commission School Security offers and policy 2.4, including a first-year stipend with the stipend to be revisited in year two; the motion was made by Karen Scott, seconded by Samantha Nuckolls and passed 5-0. The board added Bus 18, Bus 20 and Bus 21 to the district's fixed-asset deletions list on a motion by David Sulton, seconded by Samantha Nuckolls (vote 5-0).

The board approved multiple human resources items. It accepted the immediate resignations of Bruce Trussell (custodian and bus driver), Luisa Perez (custodian) and Cherokee Streetman (teacher/coach), each by recorded motion and unanimous vote. The board hired Carlos Vasquez as custodian (pending background checks), Luisa Perez as an aide for 2026-27, Annagrace Ferrell as elementary physical education teacher and head coach for volleyball and softball (pending background checks), and Kevin Henson as Business/Keycoding teacher and assistant coach for football and boys basketball (pending background checks). The board also assigned the stipend of Special Programs Facilitator to Alicia Hughes for the 2026-27 school year. All personnel motions were moved, seconded and approved 5-0 according to the meeting record.

The Superintendent's Report was heard; the transcript lists that the report was presented but does not provide details. The meeting adjourned at 6:34 p.m.

Actions taken at the meeting were recorded as motions with the mover and seconder noted in the official minutes; each recorded vote on the motions cited in the minutes was 5-0.

The meeting record does not include extended discussion on any item, public comments were not offered, and the minutes do not provide further operational details about the contracts or the content of the building principals' reports.