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Board approves adding grades 7–8 to Wildcat Academy for 2026–27

Board of Education of Independent School District 2144 (Chisago Lakes) · February 19, 2026
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Summary

The board voted unanimously to add seventh and eighth grades to the district's Wildcat Academy for the 2026–2027 school year, approving the program change as presented.

The Chisago Lakes School Board on Feb. 19 approved an expansion of Wildcat Academy to include grades 7 and 8 beginning in the 2026–2027 school year. Superintendent Brian Dietz presented the proposal and the board approved it by motion: Sarah Aadland moved, Jennifer Penzenstadler seconded, and the motion carried with no opposition.

The minutes record the effective implementation year (2026–2027) but do not specify enrollment caps, staffing plans or budget impacts in the text of the minutes; those details were not presented in the minutes and are therefore recorded here as not specified in the transcript.