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CRC director presents 2024–25 budget; board delays vote on evening instructor
Summary
Megan Connolly, the new director of the Career Resource Center, told the Brown County School Corporation board the CRC expects $444,450 in 2024–25 revenue driven by a Monroe County adult‑education grant and investment interest; the board tabled a hiring vote for an evening instructor to the next meeting.
Megan Connolly, the new director of the Career Resource Center, presented the CRC’s proposed 2024–25 budget and said the program expects $444,450 in revenue, including an anticipated $139,450 from a Monroe County adult‑education grant and rental income from WorkOne.
Connolly told the board the CRC expects to receive referendum dollars late in the 2025 program year and that interest earned on existing investments and donations will contribute to revenue. "We will be receiving $139,450 from our Monroe County adult education grants," she said, adding that midyear incentive funds are possible if the program meets growth targets.
The budget presentation explained the largest revenue driver is the Monroe County adult‑education grant, which Connolly described as federal funds routed through the state to regional oversight (Monroe County) before reimbursement to the CRC. She attributed the grant increase to stronger enrollment: the CRC exceeded last year’s state goal of 97 by reporting 125 enrollments, and the new program‑year goal has been raised to 135.
On expenses, Connolly said the CRC projects about $380,000 in costs for 2024–25 and is planning several hires, including a new evening teacher (identified in the packet as Sheila Poppewell), an additional part‑time evening teacher, an administrative assistant, a jail instructor, and a full‑time adult‑education instructor; the CRC will also fund roughly half of Connolly’s salary to reflect shared CRC/K‑12 responsibilities. "We should have quite a bit of money to put back aside," she said, noting the district’s prior savings and conservative budgeting.
A board member questioned a large jump in projected interest earnings; CRC staff explained the account has reached a higher interest tier and cautioned market trends could reduce yields next year. Trustees also asked about the Lilly endowment disbursements; Connolly said those funds are distributed via the Community Foundation and typically range between about $58,000 and $64,000.
Before the board could vote on the evening‑instructor appointment, a trustee said an agenda error had prevented an actual vote. The board moved, seconded and carried a motion to table the appointment of Sheila Poppewell until the next meeting so the item can be formally voted on.
What happens next: the board tabled the hiring item to the next meeting for a formal vote and directed staff to provide clarifying budget calculations where questioned.
