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Chisago Lakes approves Wildcat Academy online high school for fall 2025
Summary
The Chisago Lakes School District board voted to open Wildcat Academy, a full-time online high school for grades 9–12 in fall 2025, and to post a coordinator position to run the program. The board framed the program as a way to retain students and attract families amid enrollment declines.
The Chisago Lakes School District board on Monday approved opening Wildcat Academy High School, a full-time online program for grades 9 through 12, to start in fall 2025 and also approved posting a coordinator position to manage the program.
District staff said the program is intended to retain students who have left for full-time online options and to attract families seeking an alternative to in-person schooling. "Approve opening an online high school. Next year, Wildcat Academy High School grades 9 through 12 for fall of 25," the presenter said during the board discussion.
Why it matters: district staff said the high school lost about 40 students since fall 2019 and identified 99 students currently enrolled elsewhere in full-time online programs. Staff reported combined survey responses from three…
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