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"At kart if you a«y exactly how you apend this money, than people, whether they agree or not, will at kart know," said Oliver.
Eatabrook said that other school districts had solved the problem by having programs of high visibility. "But there’s no continuity," he repeated. "Of course, some of these separate programs have value and should be continued." (He was talking about recent after-school rtasses hi writing and government and the summer programs.)
Reeve agreed. "Some of the special programs do stimulate interest in areas that the teacher doesn’t have time to puruae. Afterschool classes can be stimulating."
"I’m not meaning to sound defensive,” said Estabrook. "We will continue to develop special programs as we see fit, to meet the state requirements and to continue with our day-to-day service to our more able children.”
"This has been a good discussion,” said Massie. "We need to be aware of how the public perceives our programs.”
Rowe and the board agreed that the community had resources, specifically retired teachers, that could be used. “We hope that our advisory committee will be a means to draw on available resources,” she said.
Rowe’s presentation also included a description of the summer programs: the elementary school summer classes for gifted and talented; the high school program at Piedmont; and a computer science class at Lord Fairfax.
Eatabrook noted that 10 of the 20 students in the class at Lord Fairfax would be from Rappahannock. "I was there when the program description came off the presses,” said the superintendent, who is a Lord Fairfax board member.
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