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THE Rappahannock School Board received word at its meeting Tuesday night of a drive to amend the state funding formula used to determine school aid payments to localities. Superintendent 0. A. Norton reported on a letter received from the Bath County School Superintendent asking for financial help in the fight.
The letter said that Delegate Shad Solomon had agreed to spearhead the fight to make the state '’'funding formula more equitable for sparsely populated, rural counties. Rural counties with low enrollments cannot provide state mandated programs at the same rate as more heavily populated areas, noted the Bath Superintendent. Counties with enrollments of 3,000 or less would be affected if Sollomon’s efforts are successful.
VPI experts have offered their services along with time on the University’s computers, said the letter. Total costs of the battle to change the funding system were estimated at $23,000 and the Bath Superintendent asked Rappahannock for a $1000 commitment. The letter added that Bath County intended to continue whether or not the majority of the states rural counties joined the effort.
Norton said he had already replied to the letter, expressing
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