Brenda Richmond and district community education staff presented the 2024–25 Comprehensive Community Education report at the Nov. 10 Moorhead Area Public Schools board meeting, outlining program reach, publications and program partnerships.

Richmond said the district produces several publications, including a triannual community education catalog distributed across the Fargo–Moorhead area that district staff sell advertising inside. She told trustees that ad revenue last year totaled $30,820 and that the money is applied toward printing costs; Richmond said advertising “offsets the cost of printing” and staff estimate total print costs for the suite of publications at roughly $70,000–$75,000 per year.

Janelle Hofer, director of early learning, described the district’s Jumpstart preschool (seven classrooms at Probst Field plus one classroom in the high‑school career academy) and said the district received a state voluntary Pre‑K grant to fund a full‑day preschool classroom with transportation. “We were able to send those 20 kids off ready to learn in kindergarten,” Hofer said, describing the grant’s impact on the district’s most‑at‑risk students.

Tammy Schatz, who directs adult basic education, outlined ABE services that include English‑language instruction and high‑school equivalency preparation. Schatz said ABE is “90% funded by the state of Minnesota” and “10% funded by the federal government,” and warned trustees there is some uncertainty about future federal funding for FY26–27.

Trustees asked how program revenue is used. Richmond said the $30,820 in ad revenue does not fully cover printing and that advertising revenue covers an estimated 60% of print costs. Board members also asked about program scale, enrollment and partnerships; presenters noted collaborations with Concordia College, M State, the University of North Dakota and private partners that support career pathways and service learning.

Next steps: the board accepted the report and took no separate action on individual community education items at the meeting.