Durant Comm School District Packet Summary — 2026-07-13
Meeting: Board of Education Regular Meeting
Scheduled time: July 13, 2026, at 5:30 p.m.
Location: Board Room
Key Items on the Agenda
The Durant Comm School District Board of Education is scheduled to consider routine meeting business, three consent-agenda groupings, a construction payment application and change orders, and several informational or discussion items. The agenda also provides time for a public forum, business and financial functions, and administrative reports.
Prior Meeting Minutes
The agenda includes approval of minutes from two prior meetings:
- June 8, 2026 Regular Meeting
- June 22, 2026 Special Meeting
Personnel Resignations
Consent Agenda #1 includes personnel changes, with two resignations specifically identified:
- Makenzie Pepper — paraeducator
- Mike Petersen — junior high girls' basketball coach
The agenda also lists categories for transfers, job descriptions, and terminations/reductions but does not identify specific items within those categories.
Policy and Governance Items
Second Reading of Board Policies
Consent Agenda #3 includes second readings of five policies or regulations dealing primarily with community interaction, transportation, and district facilities:
- Policy 904.1 — School – Community Groups
- Policy 904.3 — Public Conduct on School Premises
- Policy 905.1 — Transporting Students in Private Vehicles
- Policy 906.1 — Community Use of School District Facilities & Equipment
- Regulation 906.1R1 — Community Use of School District Facilities & Equipment Regulation
Consent Agenda #2 lists policy review as N/A, indicating that no separate policy-review item is identified there.
Title IX Coordinator
The agenda identifies Maria Brown in connection with the Title IX Coordinator item under Consent Agenda #3. The packet text does not provide additional explanation about the proposed designation or its terms.
Agreements and Programs
Consent Agenda #3 also includes several agreements or program-related items for Board consideration:
- Contract for Transfer of State Funding
- Agreement to Provide Driver Education Services
- Memorandum of Agreement for the Home School Assistance Program
The packet text identifies these items by title but does not provide their financial terms, duration, participating parties, or other substantive details.
Major Financial Item
Peak Construction — $512,710.65 Pay Application
The Board is scheduled to consider a Peak Construction pay application for $512,710.65, along with change orders.
The agenda does not provide further detail about the work covered by the payment application, the amounts or scope of individual change orders, or the project's overall contract value.
The agenda sets aside a separate portion of the meeting for information and discussion. Listed topics include:
- Hiring of Alyxandra Soenksen as Jr/Sr High Secretary
- Goodwill
- Maintenance
- Policy
- Legislative matters
- Miscellaneous matters
The packet identifies Alyxandra Soenksen and the Jr/Sr High Secretary position but does not provide additional employment terms or compensation information. The remaining discussion topics are listed without further descriptions.
Public Participation and Reports
A Public Forum is scheduled near the beginning of the meeting. The packet does not identify anticipated speakers or specific subjects for public comment.
The agenda also includes Business/Financial Functions and Administrative Reports, but the packet text does not provide additional details about the matters expected to be presented under those headings.
What to Watch at the Meeting
Among the more substantive items scheduled for consideration are the $512,710.65 Peak Construction payment application and associated change orders, second readings of five policies or regulations, and agreements involving state funding transfers, driver education services, and the Home School Assistance Program.
Because the packet text is primarily an agenda and provides limited supporting detail, it does not specify the financial terms or operational implications of several agreements or the substance of the construction change orders. Those details may therefore be important points to watch during the meeting.
The agenda states that the next regular meeting is August 11, 2025, at 5:30 p.m. This date is reproduced as written in the packet; it appears chronologically earlier than the July 13, 2026 meeting, and the packet provides no clarification.
The official public-body source used for this packet is the Durant Comm School District meeting material provided through Google Drive.
Civic Translator summarized publicly available meeting materials.
