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school has “instructional space limitations that limit our offerings and techniques,” he said. The superintendent recalled that when RCHS was built, it provided a cafeteria with seating for 90. That never could have been adequate,” he said. And from an educational standpoint, splitting students into more than two lunch shifts creates “monumental problems in scheduling the rest of their classes.”
This year, principal Chappell said, all the classrooms but two at RCHS are used every period of every day. (The biology lab and one social studies room are used for five periods.) He added that teachers rotate from room to room, a situation that creates problems with keeping instructional materials together. In addition, the required rotation makes it impossible for a teacher to use a classroom for instructional planning during his or her free period, the principal said, explaining that teachers with a free period must do their planning in the shared, very tiny lounge area.
Chappell also reported numerous conflicts in use of the gymnasium between dramatics and other extra curricular activities and athletic programs. “Community use, too.” He reported that youngsters involved in theater productions usually have to come back to school at night for rehersals because athletic teams are using the space after school. “We need some relief there.”
Estabrook told the supervisors that Literary Loans from the state are now available to Rappahannock for school construction and renovation at interest rates of five percent (up from three percent previously - a raise that came with a jump in Rappahannock’s perceived ability to pay for education as measured by the composite index). The moratorium placed on Literary Loans last year has been lifted and 42 school '^divisions are. currently on the waiting list for funding, the superintendent said. “I can’t predict where on that list we will fall a year or two from now (if application is delayed) or how much money will be available,” Estabrook said, adding that the state currently has enough to cover all pending loan applications. Once an application for a Literary Loan is approved (a process that takes a maximum of 30 days), the money is earmarked for that school division for five years. “But at no point is the county or school division obligated to carry through with (con
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