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By DAPHNE HUTCHINSON
Rappahannock New* Staff Writer
When Superintendent William Bloomer was hired, the Rappahannock School Board members put him on notice that they expected to see special attention directed towards reading achievement. Dr. Bloomer has responded with a proposal for an innovative primary reading lab as part of the Title I project this year plus some major changes in the existing Title I programs for grades four through seven.
Despite letters that go out every year to parents of children in Title classes, the School Board hears almost constant complaints that the administration fails to adequately explain Title I. Wrong impressions seem to be the rule rather than the exception.
Title classes are for children labeled "disadvantaged," "slow learners” or "underachievers” Pupils who need additional skill development. Students in these classes are NOT retarded.
“Some people can run 100 yards in ten seconds flat. Some people take 15 seconds where if they practiced
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