Dexter school board appoints library representative, adds IB environmental higher-level course and awards geotechnical contract

The Dexter Community School District Board of Education voted to appoint Cassie Kornick as the district’s representative to the Dexter District Library Board of Trustees through Sept. 30, 2029, approved adding the International Baccalaureate (IB) Environmental Systems and Societies higher-level course to the high school course catalog for fall 2025, and awarded a geotechnical and materials testing services contract to G2 Consulting for work funded by the district’s 2025 bond.

The library-board appointment was offered as a motion by a board member and carried on a roll-call vote. Board members recorded as voting “aye” in the transcript were: Mister Oliver; Mister Arnold; Missus Bruderly (Brue??/Bruderl y—recorded as Brewley/Bridal in later votes); Mister Sikola; Miss Angus; Mister Wagner; and Zawera. One board member asked whether the district had opened the position to other applicants; a staff member responded that the seat was not opened this cycle because the incumbent expressed willingness to continue and the vacancy notice had just reached the district.

Assistant Superintendent Ryan Reuter recommended the IB course addition in the board packet. The board moved and seconded the item and approved the addition of IB Environmental Systems and Societies (higher level) to the course catalog for fall 2025 by roll call. The transcript records the motion, second and unanimous “aye” votes; the packet states the course will appear in the catalog beginning fall 2025.

For district capital work, the board approved a professional-services contract for geotechnical and materials testing. The board packet included a bid summary and a recommendation letter (identified in the packet as coming from Grainger in the transcript). The motion on the floor awarded the contract to G2 Consulting for a base bid of $130,241 with alternates up to $30,000, for a total amount not to exceed $160,241, with funds to come from the 2025 bond. During the motion the speaker attempted to state an assignment or contract manager name; the spoken wording in the transcript included stuttering and corrections (phrases recorded as "Granger Ranger Management Ranger Corps Management. Excuse me"). The motion carried on a roll-call vote recorded in the meeting audio.

Votes at a glance - Approve meeting minutes (08/11/2025) as presented — motion carried (voice vote recorded as "aye"). - Amend agenda by striking surveying services bid approval — motion carried (voice vote recorded as "aye"). - Appoint Cassie Kornick to Dexter District Library Board of Trustees through 09/30/2029 — roll-call vote recorded as all aye (names as recorded above). - Add IB Environmental Systems and Societies, higher level, to course catalog effective fall 2025 — roll-call vote recorded as all aye. - Award geotechnical and materials testing services contract to G2 Consulting for base $130,241, alternates up to $30,000, total not to exceed $160,241 (funded from 2025 bond) — roll-call vote recorded as all aye.

The board did not go into closed session during this meeting. Packet materials referenced during the votes — including the library appointment notice, the IB course recommendation from the assistant superintendent, and the geotechnical bid summary and recommendation letter — were cited by board members and staff as available in the meeting packet.

Next steps noted in the meeting: the appointee will serve on the Dexter District Library Board of Trustees through the stated term; the district will add the IB course to its catalog for fall 2025; and the district will proceed with contracting with the awarded vendor for geotechnical and materials testing using bond funds, subject to routine contract execution steps.