Minnesota / School Boards / DULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
The Duluth Public School District policy committee gave a first reading to Policy 612.1, a new Title I parent-involvement policy that aligns with MSBA guidance and cites the U.S. Department of Education’s January 2025 parent and family engagement guidance; one local naming change was requested.
Minnesota / School Boards / DULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Staff recommended and the committee agreed to delete multiple antiquated 8,000- and 9,000-series policies—finding many covered by current 200-series policies or statutorily repealed—and asked staff to bring the 6000 series next month.
Minnesota / School Boards / DULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
On second reading of Policy 709, the committee reviewed updates to student transportation safety rules and pressed staff for details on where bus-safety training attendance is recorded and whether protocols allow police or authorized adults to board buses in response to incidents.
Minnesota / School Boards / DULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
District staff reported mentor staffing for the Check and Connect program fell from 15 to 8 this year, with mentors able to support roughly 25 students each; a Saint Louis County grant that helped fund the program ends this year and the district says it will need budget discussions and alternative strategies to maintain services.
Minnesota / School Boards / DULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Duluth Public Schools presented a set of 2026–27 course-catalog changes that add CTE-aligned communications courses (a two-course digital media/journalism pathway), expand American Sign Language, add a Read Act–required reading-acceleration class, and move some civics content into Social Studies 9 while preserving a grade-12 civics course.
Minnesota / School Boards / DULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Keyzone YMCA reported reduced wait lists at several Duluth sites after program adjustments, explained site capacity and staffing constraints (1:15 ratios), and said roughly 50–80 families across programs use CCAP assistance; board members thanked the partner and asked follow-up questions about enrollment and CCAP outreach.
Minnesota / School Boards / DULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
At its organizational meeting, the Duluth Public School District board swore in reelected members, elected Kelly Durek Eder chair and Jill Lofeld vice chair for 2026, and approved routine resolutions on meeting dates, bank depositories, contracting authority and other administrative items.
Minnesota / School Boards / DULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Multiple ALC/AEO teachers told the board the 1st Street build‑out does not provide adequate classroom, commons and natural‑light space for alternative‑education students and asked for the data and labor‑management process used to make space allocations.
Minnesota / School Boards / DULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
A community member asked the board to direct the district to allow bus changes when requested by parents, caregivers or district employees rather than requiring burdensome paperwork or homelessness declarations.
Minnesota / School Boards / DULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Two teachers at a Duluth Public Schools listening session alleged the Duluth Federation of Teachers (DFT) violated federal labor rules and has long-standing conflicts of interest tied to investments and a retirement-fund property sale; a fellow teacher disputed those charges and called the criticism "propaganda."