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DeSoto County School District board meeting, Oct 1, 2026

20 min · 1 public speaker

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What happened

What happened at this meeting

School board takes up architectural contracts for flooring, HVAC, paving and roofing projects 2:53

  • The board took up requests for contractual agreements for architectural services on flooring, HVAC and playground projects at district schools. 2:40
  • The request for the South Haven Middle School paving project was followed by a recommendation to approve, a motion, a second and a call for those in favor. 5:25
  • The board also took up a vendor payment request and personnel items and heard public comment. 7:50
Item by item (9)
  1. Opening, reports, minutes and consent agenda 0:45
    • The meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and a recommendation to approve the agenda. 0:45
    • The board took up the minutes for September the 17th, 2026, and a staff member recommended approval of the consent agenda. 1:44
  2. Architectural services for flooring projects 2:40
    • A staff member requested approval of a contractual agreement for architectural services for flooring replacement at DeSoto Central Elementary School and DeSoto Central High School. 2:40
    • A second request covered architectural services for flooring replacement at Overpark Elementary School and Center Hill Middle School. 3:28
  3. HVAC and laundry equipment contracts 3:45
    • A staff member recommended approval of a contractual agreement for architectural services for the HVAC replacement at Lake Cormorant Elementary School. 4:00
    • A staff member requested approval of a contractual agreement for services related to laundry equipment projects at several high schools. 4:19
  4. Paving and parking contracts 4:54
    • A staff member recommended approval of contractual agreements for architectural services for paving projects at Greenbrook Elementary School and South Haven Middle School. 5:06
    • A staff member recommended approval of a contractual agreement for architectural services for additional parking at Walls Elementary School. 6:09
  5. Playground and roofing contracts 6:26
    • A staff member requested approval of a contractual agreement for services related to the playground replacement project at DeSoto Central Primary School. 6:26
    • A staff member requested approval of a contractual agreement for services related to the DeSoto Central High School roofing project. 6:55
    • A staff member recommended approval of a contractual agreement for architectural services for track improvements at Corn Lake High School. 7:32
  6. Vendor payment request 7:50
    • A staff member said an employee requested board approval to pay a vendor for services rendered before a purchase order was obtained, and said the matter had been addressed with the employee. 7:50
    • A staff member recommended the board approve the request to pay the vendor. 8:05
  7. Personnel recommendations and changes 8:12
    • The personnel items included a request to eliminate one full-time gifted teaching position and establish 2 part-time gifted teaching positions at South Central Primary. 8:43
    • The items also included compensation for supplemental summer hours assessing students for special education, additional pay for an employee who worked 32 and a quarter hours, and corrections to a pay scale. 9:04
    • A staff member recommended the board approve personnel as presented. 9:34
  8. Public comment 9:42
    • A statement read at the meeting said board policy allows 30 minutes for public comment, with up to 5 minutes per speaker. 9:42
    • A staff member said one person had signed up for a request to appear. 10:37
    • A speaker at public comment spoke about language and the origins of new words. 11:04
  9. Executive session and next meeting 19:40
    • A motion was called for the board to enter executive session on matters including property contract matters. 19:40
    • The next board meeting is scheduled for Thursday, October 15th. 19:55

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Video: posted by the district as “October 1st, 2026 Desoto County School Board Meeting”