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where a lot of the great minds are > going,” Marshall said.
Marshall said that it would be sui> cide not to give the best possible educational chances to the county’s children. , “It is very important that people who have worked in the system for 25 years make $25,000 to $30,000 a year,” Marshall said.
Massie then asked for comments , from teachers not affiliated with the Rappahannock Education Association. Bob Chappel, the principal at the high school, said that he supported a substantial increase in teachers’ salaries, but not the Association’s request.
“I know that we have quality people on our staff, and I want to keep that quality,” Chappel said. “I would be very sorry to see any of the teachers leave.”
Kim Chesson, a second year kindergarten teacher, said that it will not be possible for her to live on her salary. “I see no future in that, and I don’t live extravagantly or spend a lot of money,” Chesson said. “I don’t spend money on entertainment because my entertainment is the beauty of this county and I would hate to leave my job because I love teaching, but if I can’t support myself then I will have to.”
Don Bomberger spoke on behalf of the Education Association’s salary committee, and he presented a followup salary proposal. “We believe that the Superintendent’s proposal falls short of remedying the difference between Rappahannock’s salaries and the salaries in surrounding counties,” Bomberger said.
The follow-up proposal would raise the base salary for Rappahannock teachers to the average of surrounding counties in three years. “Our original
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