SCHOOLS
NBAEF awards over $33,000 in grants to NBAPS
Representatives of the North Branch Area Education Foundation (NBAEF) visited North Branch Area Public Schools (NBAPS), to announce 2026 grant recipients. In all, there were 18 grants awarded; roughly $33,000 in value.
CL School Board gives green light to expanding online learning next year
The Chisago Lakes Wildcat Academy, the district’s online school, is expanding to offer middle school classes for next year.
AED donation from SLFD
Stacy-Lent firefighters allocated funds from their charitable gaming proceeds and will install a life saving AED unit at a North Branch location. Department spokesperson Eric Coen and Sunrise River Elementary School Principal Taylor Swanson presented the concept of the save station to the school board last week. Coen said he …
North Branch renewal of levy up for vote
The taxpayers in the North Branch Area Public Schools District will be going to the polls Tuesday, February 10. The voters are asked to renew an existing levy that is slated to expire in 2027. The district got this special approval in 2017, and the property tax collected has been …
CL school board holds first meeting of year
The Chisago Lakes School Board organized for the year 2026 in a special meeting January 5 lasting about 40 minutes. Board pay was unrevised for 2026, and the officials remain the same: Lori Berg is chair, Jeff Lindeman is vice chair.
North Branch alum celebrated for donating; and voices support of personal finance course
After spending some time with Max Malmquist at the North Branch School Board meeting last week it was pretty apparent that in his 85 years on earth— there has been no room for complacency. The School Board meeting agenda included discussion about implementing the upcoming high school graduation requirement for …
North Branch schools’ audit, levy, and single polling place adopted
Over the past several years the North Branch Area school district did see a growth in student population of six percent— but there were a couple of years when enrollment dipped, which happened again for fiscal year 2025 and became apparent in the audit presented to the School Board.
CL has healthy balances, levy going up by $66,000
The Chisago Lakes School board met on Thursday, December 11 for their last meeting of the 2025 calendar year. The short meeting covered a few major topics – Truth in Taxation, the certified final levy and the 2025 final audit.
Levy renewal OK’d for #138 voting
The North Branch School Board gave final approval in regular session November 13 to go for a vote February 10, 2026 asking for permission to continue a levy that is due to expire in 2027 after being in place for 10 years. The renewal is for capital technology related needs …
North Branch schools hoping to renew 2017 10 year levy
Taxpayers in the North Branch Area Public Schools District will be seeing a ballot question come February 2026 to renew an existing technology levy. The voters approved a dedicated tax collection in 2017 for a 10 year term. North Branch School Board supports continuing this same rate of collection with …
