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Covert Public Schools board approves superintendent evaluation at 74% ("Developing")
Summary
The Covert Public School Board approved a June 2026 superintendent evaluation recommendation assigning Superintendent Joseph Allen a 74% rating — labeled "Developing" — on a 5–2 roll-call vote; the action followed a closed session on the evaluation.
President Valerie Bury called the special meeting of the Covert Public School Board of Education to order at 6:00 p.m. and the board recessed into a closed session to consider a periodic personnel evaluation under Section 8(1)(a) of the Open Meetings Act.
Committee member Alan Smaka moved, and Committee member Veronica Aburto Cortes supported, a motion "to approve the Covert Public Schools (CPS) Board of Education June 2026 Superintendent Evaluation Recommendation for Superintendent, Mr. Joseph Allen at a rating of 74% corresponding to Developing." The motion carried on roll call: Geoffrey Rose and Cheryl McCray voted no; Alan Smaka, Valerie Bury, Aaron Wittorp, Dorreon Simmons Gaines and Veronica Aburto Cortes voted yes, producing a tally of five ayes and two nays.
The board's approval implements the evaluation panel's recommendation recorded in the minutes; the rating is shown as 74% with the qualitative label "Developing." The minutes do not record additional details of the evaluation contents, specific performance criteria scores, or any changes to compensation or contract terms tied to the rating.
The action followed a closed-session review requested by district leadership and conducted under the cited provision of the Open Meetings Act. The board reconvened to open session later in the evening and proceeded to other business.
