Block · one region of the page, as the scanner read it. It may hold a whole story, part of one, several, or an advertisement; stitching blocks into articles is the next step. Text is supplied OCR.
Page 4 · column 1 of 6 · from the scan, no model involved
When discussing the proposed school budget during their meeting on May 6, the supervisors ignored the issue that has caused the most concern among parents, teachers and administrators, namely: how to attract and retain quality teachers in Rappahannock County.
The supervisors offered not one word of advice or encouragement to those who for months now have pleaded with them to address the problems of low teacher morale and high turnover, both of which detract from the quality of education.
What the supervisors did do was reject the school board’s proposed remedy of a ten percent average increase in salary and five percent in retirement benefit. Those figures represent a compromise with the teachers who originally requested an 18 percent increase in salary, which would have brought them into line with the teachers of surrounding counties.
The supervisors (with the exception of Chairman Hubert Gilkey III) rejected the school board’s proposal on the grounds that it would have required an unacceptable tax increase. Supervisors Nelson Lane and Clarence Baldwin both supported their positions with the argument that Rappahannock is a special place to live and,
96.5%