The Cloquet ISD 94 School Board on Oct. 13 approved a three-year contract for noncertified administrative support staff and a package of grant applications and donations, board members said during the regular meeting.

The approvals came by motion and voice vote during the business portion of the meeting; no roll-call tallies were recorded in the transcript. The actions included formal resolutions supporting grant applications to the Minnesota State High School League Foundation, acceptance of fall grants from the district educational foundation and several donations for student activities.

Board members moved and seconded each item in sequence. The board approved the 2025–2027 Cloquet Noncertified Administrative Support Association contract and separately approved resolutions supporting Cloquet ISD 94's applications to the Minnesota State High School League Foundation for (A) activity-fee offset funding and (B) health-and-safety expense funding. The board also accepted Cloquet Educational Foundation fall grants, accepted donations to the district pep squad and approved the All-Night graduation party request for 2026.

Minutes, claims, treasury and wire-transfer reports, and consent items were also approved by voice vote. The board approved the Sept. 22, 2025 meeting minutes after a motion by Dave Italia and a second from Leigh Anne (as recorded in the transcript). Other motions were moved and seconded on the record but the transcript records results as "Aye... Motion carries" rather than an itemized roll-call vote.

Board members present on the roll call included Dave Italia, Tia Nessler, Nicole Diver, Gary Hubert, Melissa Jenin and Nate Seidman; Superintendent Michael Carey and several staff members were also present. The approvals were routine items on a relatively light October agenda.

The board packet included building and department reports, an enrollment update and notices of upcoming meeting dates; the board also set the December meeting to start earlier to accommodate a Truth-in-Taxation hearing and a student madrigal performance.

Votes at a glance

- Approve 2025'2027 Cloquet Noncertified Administrative Support Association contract — Motion: approve contract; mover/second: not specified in transcript; outcome: approved (voice vote, "Motion carries").

- Approve resolution supporting Cloquet ISD 94 application to Minnesota State High School League Foundation, Form A (offset activity fees) — Motion: approve resolution; mover/second: not specified; outcome: approved (voice vote).

- Approve resolution supporting Cloquet ISD 94 application to Minnesota State High School League Foundation, Form B (offset health and safety expenses) — Motion: approve resolution; mover/second: not specified; outcome: approved (voice vote).

- Accept Cloquet Educational Foundation fall grants — Motion: approve acceptance; mover/second: not specified; outcome: approved (voice vote).

- Accept donations to Cloquet pep squad — Motion: approve acceptance; mover/second: not specified; outcome: approved (voice vote).

- Approve 2026 All-Night graduation party request — Motion: approve request; mover: Leanne (as recorded), second: not specified; outcome: approved (voice vote).

What the record shows and what it does not

The meeting transcript records motions, seconds and voice votes that the chair recorded as "Aye" with "Motion carries." The transcript does not include itemized roll-call tallies for each motion, so individual yes/no votes by board member are not in the record. Where the transcript names a mover or seconder, that name is noted above; where the transcript does not clearly identify the mover/second, the field is recorded as not specified.

The board did not debate or amend the listed motions at length during the meeting; most of the items were presented as routine approvals and passed without additional discussion.