Service Requests
Please refer to the appropriate school listing below to find the correct method for service at your location.
Elementary School Service
To Request Service: Please contact the Teacher Librarian (listed below) for your school. If necessary, they will enter in a SchoolDude incident for you.
Teacher Librarians
- Animas Valley: Dana Nilsson (dnilsson@durango.k12.co.us, 247-0124 x114)
- Florida Mesa: Ann Ruetschle (aruetschle@durango.k12.co.us, 588-3331 x119)
- Fort Lewis Mesa: Suzy Horvath (shorvath@durango.k12.co.us, 247-4250, x128)
- Needham: Cindy Tucson (ctucson@durango.k12.co.us, 247-4791 x116)
- Park: Mary Kay O'Neil (moneil@durango.k12.co.us, 247-3718 x30)
- Riverview: Trish Kirkpatrick (tkirkpatrick@durango.k12.co.us, 247-3862 x3209)
- Sunnyside: LaRae Dotson (ldotson@durango.k12.co.us, 259-5249 x200)
Technicians
- Animas Valley: Kimball Hutchins (khutchins@durango.k12.co.us, 247-5411 x1413)
- Florida Mesa: Nick Collins (ncollins@durango.k12.co.us, 247-5411 x1446)
- Fort Lewis Mesa: Ramon Milanez (rmilanez@durango.k12.co.us, 247-5411 x1411)
- Needham: Brian Schoff (bschoff@durango.k12.co.us, 247-5411 x1412)
- Park: Ramon Milanez (rmilanez@durango.k12.co.us, 247-5411 x1411)
- Riverview: Nick Collins (ncollins@durango.k12.co.us, 247-5411 x1446)
- Sunnyside: Kimball Hutchins (khutchins@durango.k12.co.us, 247-5411 x1413)
Middle School Service
To request service at at the Middle Schools, please contact the Lab Technician or Teacher Librarian at your school. If necessary, they will enter a SchoolDude incident for you.
Lab Technicians
- Escalante: Clint Jacobsen (cjacobsen@durango.k12.co.us, 247-9490 x2808)
- Miller: Heather Monday (hmonday@durango.k12.co.us, 247-1418 x2508)
Teacher Librarians
- Escalante: Michelle Fletcher (mfletcher@durango.k12.co.us, 247-9490 x115)
- Miller: Suzanne Wickman (swickman@durango.k12.co.us, 247-1418 x141)
Technician
- Escalante: Nick Collins (ncollins@durango.k12.co.us, 247-5411 x1446)
- Miller: Kimball Hutchins (khutchins@durango.k12.co.us, 247-5411 x1413)
Durango High School Service
To Request Service: Please enter your request into SchoolDude.
Teacher Librarian
- DHS: Steve Powell (spowell@durango.k12.co.us, 259-1630 x2251)
Technician
- DHS: Chris Lake (clake@durango.k12.co.us, 247-5411 x1405)
Robert DeNier Youth Detention Center Service
Technician
- DeNier: Chris Lake (clake@durango.k12.co.us, 247-5411 x1405)
Phoenix Program, Student Services and District Office Service
To Request Service: Please call Angel Tracy at 247-5411 x1449.
Technician
- District Office: Chris Lake (clake@durango.k12.co.us, 247-5411 x1405)
School Dude
School Dude, the quick and easy way to put in your IT Service Request. Follow these simple steps:
- Click on www.myschoolbuilding.com to get to the SchoolDude site. NOTE: If the system asks for an Organization Number, it is 797206007.
- When you get to the page with the School District logo, click on IT Requests tab. (If you see icons for air conditioning and heating, you're in the Maintenance Requests section.)
- In the Incident Description, please be as detailed as possible so we can respond to your request quickly. The password is durango.
- You can check on the status of your request at any time by going to the same website and selecting the My Requests tab. You may want to add this site to your desktop or Favorites for easy access.
District at a Glance
- Students: approx 4,227
- Teachers: 333
- 12 Years Avg Experience
- 69% with Masters Degree
- Support Staff: 193
- Schools:
- 7 Elementary Schools
- 2 Middle Schools
- 1 High School
- Area Served: 1,039 sq miles
Our Mission
The mission of Durango School District 9-R, an innovative educational system committed to excellence, is to ensure each student develops the skills and attributes for lifelong learning and has the ability to compete and contribute in the global community, by guaranteeing equitable educational opportunities in a safe and healthy environment.



