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Resident asks how Ed4Jobs partnership would affect district revenue; staff says program is DoD‑funded and projections are speculative
Summary
A public commenter asked how listed course fees and an 80% vendor revenue share for Ed4Jobs/Ed4Careers affect the district; district staff said the offerings target current military and veterans, are funded by the Department of Defense, and that the district would receive an estimated 20% host share, with projected revenues not yet included in the budget.
At the Westbury Union Free School District Board of Education meeting on April 21, resident Chester McGibbon used the public comment period to ask clarifying questions about agenda item 5b, a proposed partnership with Ed4Jobs/Ed4Careers.
McGibbon quoted the agenda language and asked what the listed course dollar amounts meant and why the company would retain 80% of the tuition. He said, “It says here, the company will send the institution revenue share for the number of institution users provided consent access of the success tuition listed, less the company revenue share of 80% of the tuitions per student. How does that work?”
District staff responded that the program would be offered through the Westbury Learning Center, is grant‑funded, and is intended for current military service members and veterans. Staff described the arrangement as effectively an “80/20 split,” saying the Department of Defense pays the course fees for eligible participants and that the district, as a host site, would receive roughly a 20% share. Staff also said they do not have the vendor’s detailed pay structure in front of them and characterized projected district revenues on the item as speculative: "we haven't begun the program just yet... we have rough estimates of what they anticipate the enrollment might be in the 1st year."
When asked whether the anticipated revenue would appear in next year’s budget, district staff said the revenues are not reflected in the current budget and that the program would start in the coming year if launched. Staff also said the platform provider handles instruction and recruitment while the district serves as a host site.
What to watch: District staff described the program as targeted at military service members and veterans and stated that the Department of Defense would cover course fees; the precise vendor revenue allocation and how the district would account for any host‑site income in future budgets were not finalized. The item remains a proposal and, according to staff, would begin next year if implemented.
