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Community education budget shows approximately $16M operations; board hears early-learning shortfall
Summary
Jake Winchell, director of community education, presented program metrics and a working community education budget of roughly $16 million in revenues and expenses and flagged early learning as a structural deficit area; board members asked whether the general fund must cover community-ed shortfalls and whether state funding changes are expected.
Jake Winchell, the district's director of community education, briefed the board on May 7 on program activity, revenue sources and a proposed working budget for community education for next year.
Winchell said community education programs collectively generate about $16,000,000 in revenues and similar expenses in the working copy of the budget and described the program mix: kids club (before-and-after-school care) is the largest revenue and expense driver (about 44% of community ed revenue), early learning programs serve roughly 620 preschool-age children, and Great Rivers…
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