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roiiMi representatives estimate it would cost just $6,000 to $8,000 to computerize the central office, according to Mr. Estabrook. He reported that one representative at last week’s meeting (who turned out to be the president of the giant' untilty) volunteered that the company could pay half of this expense. “Apparently, they were trying to measure our commitment to computerization . . . Apparently, we’re further along than many other school divisions,” Mr. Estabrook told the School Board. “They’re saying: ‘We see enough commitment. We want to pump some money into your school division.’ ”
In addition, said Mr. Estabrook, the company representatives offered a computer for his home, with the only obligation being to fill out a form once a month giving his children’s response to the software.
The utility’s president, who was one of the visitors to the superintendantls.iofficeyi is a former educator from a rural area, Mr: ' Estabrook said. “He’s interested in the use of computers in schools . . . and he knows the funding problems that small rural school divisions face.” Pot Ed’s president plans to return in about a month to continue the discussion of how the company can help Rappahannock County schools, the superintendent reported. “Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus!” he joked, promising that he will not obligate any expenditure of school funds without approval from the board.
“Rural school systems and small school systems do get the short end of the stick,” agreed Chairman Bev
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