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(Continued from Page 1.) school was built in 1952 for an all-black student body. With integration and the arrival of Orange County School Superintendent Dr. Renfro C. Manning, Prospect Heights opened its doors to 1*000 in grades 6-8 as a middle school in 1971. The attendance has declined somewhat because approximately Va of the system’s 6th graders now attend elementary schools.
First maintenance crews had to haul away truck-loads of trash. Fresh recruits replaced the “burned-out” teaching staff. New wings of classrooms were added.
It takes more than a building to make a school. Cogar credits the success at Prospect Heights to three main ingredients: outstanding, dedicated faculty; high academic standards and student pride.
Keeping Teachers
Cogar says the school is always looking for the sort of teachers who “want to come and work hard and love to watch children grow.” To keep them, the system is willing to offer the best supplies, aide support and an opportunity for professional growth.
The salary scale compares with that of Charlottesville, Cogar says. Teachers at Prospect Heights make more than their colleagues in surrounding counties that are roughly the same size—such as Rappahannock, Madison, Greene. But Cogar doesn’t think it’s the money that keeps them so much as the professional extras and warm working environment.
Teachers have no hall duty. They have no bus duty. They have no lunch room duty. Anything not - strictly related to teaching is done by the aide support staff. Such duties cut into important planning time and contribute to teacher “burnout", Cogar says.
The best teachers at Prospect Heights rise to extra responsibility. Team
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