Cass Lake-Bena Schools

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Cass Lake-Bena Schools (CLBS, School District #115) is a school district headquartered in Cass Lake, Minnesota. The district is on the Leech Lake Indian Reservation. [1]

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Within Cass County it serves Cass Lake and Bena. [2] It also serves portions of Beltrami and Hubbard counties. [3] [4]

History

In 2018 the superintendent, Rochelle Johnson, was a finalist for the cabinet of Governor of Minnesota Tim Walz. [5]

Schools

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References

  1. "Cass Lake-Bena Schools - the Bemidji Pioneer".
  2. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Cass County, MN" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved August 11, 2021.
  3. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Beltrami County, MN" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  4. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Hubbard County, MN" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  5. Bowen, Joseph T. (December 20, 2018). "CL-B's Johnson was a finalist for top K-12 job". Bemidji Pioneer . Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  6. "School head quits; suit to be filed". The Winona Daily News . Winona, Minnesota. Associated Press. July 17, 1980. p. 5A. - Clipping from Newspapers.com.