Superintendent outlines MTSS alignment, Northern Lakes Academy facility options and coop athletics questions

Superintendent Michael Carey told the Cloquet ISD 94 School Board on Oct. 13 that district leaders are continuing work to align Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) across buildings, and provided updates on facilities planning for Northern Lakes Academy and several district capital projects.

Carey said administrators are trying to "create a seamless system" across elementary schools and K'12 to use resources more consistently and improve outcomes. He said the district may propose changes to some internal committee structures as the work progresses.

Carey provided an update on Northern Lakes Academy (NLA), which the superintendent said opened as a K'8 program and for years operated split across a district site and leased space at a local church before most classroom operations moved to Carlton High School. "We really don't have the money and the tax base we would need to build a facility independently," Carey said, describing current discussions…