Becky Sagedahl, director of the Community Education Department (CED), told the board the department recorded almost 2,600 participant interactions in the past year and generated about $220,000 in revenue through a mix of classes, camps and leagues aimed at youth and adults.

Sagedahl said CED runs a wide range of offerings: single-day workshops, multi-week enrichment classes, sports open gyms, peewee camps for ages 3'to'5, a Saturday youth basketball league (grades 1'to'6) that drew nearly 200 participants last season, and a year-round summer rec program. She said the summer rec program had a daily high of 88 campers and averaged 60'to'70 children per day, with a 20-person staff (13 returning, 7 new) contributing roughly 46 combined years of experience.

The department's outreach includes a 28-page summer activity guide mailed to all households in April and an active Facebook page used to post photos and timely class notices. Sagedahl said the shift from printed booklets alone to Facebook and QR-coded flyers has allowed the department to add classes quickly within weeks of instructor interest.

Highlights she presented included new programs (a Burlington Youth Dance Club for middle-school students with 13 members this fall), Star Stuff Theater programming, and volunteer-supported Saturday leagues. She said peewee sports (ages 3'to'5) are staff-taught and that the department also organized a first-time summer trip for summer rec to the Milwaukee County Zoo.

Board members asked whether nonresidents may enroll; Sagedahl said community education programs are open to participants from surrounding communities and that outside instructors may offer programs in district facilities but cannot use CED advertising for outside marketing.

Sagedahl closed by thanking instructors and volunteers and reiterated that CED seeks to be a community bridge that provides flexible, lower-cost options for families.