Cloquet School Board saves elementary positions amid $1.1M in cuts

Cloquet School Board saves elementary positions amid $1.1M in cuts

CLOQUET — The Cloquet School Board saved two elementary school positions amid $1.1 million in budget cuts that reduced the district’s workforce by the equivalent of 14 full-time positions. On Monday, April 27, the Cloquet School Board unanimously voted to eliminate the positions of several non-tenured staff at the recommendation of district administrators. However, board members took issue with the loss of elementary teaching positions that woul…

11 positions cut in response to budget hole

Cloquet school district leaders made a series of staff cuts Monday in an effort to trim $1.1 million for the coming fiscal year, which begins July 1. There was a bright side to the dire cuts, two teaching positions that were on the block were spared. School board members voted 4-2 to not cut two Churchill Elementary teachings spots in the second and third grade. Voting against the move were board...