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Superintendent says district received final $10 million for facilities; highlights student achievements and preschool participation
Summary
Superintendent Mr. Brady told the Marion County Board of Education the district received the final $10 million requested from the General Assembly for district facilities, highlighted recent student awards and program participation, and reported preschool and Imagination Library counts.
Superintendent Mr. Brady told the Marion County Board of Education on the evening the district received the final $10 million from the General Assembly that had been requested for district facilities work related to OES.
That funding, Brady said, was the “last final major piece of the puzzle” for district facilities and new school construction work. He thanked state lawmakers for assistance, saying in part, “they were very instrumental in in seeing this thing through.” The superintendent acknowledged Senator Hagan by name; the transcript references a representative but does not specify a name.
The superintendent also highlighted several student and school milestones. He described a new band tower topped with the district logo at Mary Kay High School, congratulated a senior, Brooklyn Day, who qualified for HOSA National after placing in the top three in the state, and noted the Mary Kay Junior ROTC received an honor rating. “So again, she’ll compete in the home health aide competition in Indianapolis this summer,” Brady said of the student qualifier.
Brady reported preschool enrollment numbers by campus (examples given in the meeting): 11 at one elementary campus, 18 at Glascock, 20 at Caverna Elementary, 35 at West Marion and 40 at another site; he also said the Dolly Parton Imagination Library had 617 active participants and 1,585 graduates. On district enrollment overall, the superintendent provided an April 14 head count of 2,994 students compared with 3,014 in September and said year‑to‑date attendance in March was about 93.71 percent.
The superintendent briefly noted personal recognition and credited staff: “I was very fortunate to be named EKU Superintendent of the Year yesterday,” he said, adding that the honor reflected district work more broadly. He told the board he would continue work on budget and facility planning and thanked staff and board members for district accomplishments.
The board heard the report and responded with applause; no formal action tied to the superintendent’s announcements was required that evening.
