Cloquet school board certifies proposed levy, approves personnel and routine finance items

The Cloquet Public School District school board on Sept. 22 voted to certify the district’s 2025 proposed levy for taxes payable in 2026 at the maximum and approved several routine personnel and finance items, the board chair announced during a regularly scheduled meeting.

The board certified the levy at the maximum and set the district’s Truth in Taxation hearing for Dec. 8, 2025. Candice Nels, the district’s business manager, told the board the certification is a procedural step while state calculations for adjusted average daily membership and other figures continue through November and early December: "And tonight, I'm just asking that we set it at the maximum because they have not completely run every single calculation with adjusted ADMs that we have to update for future years." The board voted to set the levy and hearing date by roll call.

In a single…