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have not’ taken final action on the budget because they don t intend to make any changes in proposed teachers' salaries.
Earlier in the meeting the board went into executive session to discuss pupil discipline matters, personnel, and advice from legal counsel. They remained in executive session for more than two hours.
Following the executive session, they voted to support administrative action on discipline cases, and voted to accept the resignations of Mike Lacika as high school assistant principal and elementary teacher Jeanne Vanderhoof.
Following those votes chairman Beverly Massie announced that Frank Parker had retired as a bus driver last year, and that Shelby Frazier would be retiring this year. Later as the board moved through the rest of the agenda, Dr. Gangel read from an opinion he had requested of State Attorney General Many Sue Terry. “I am unable to determine whether (state law making it illegal for a school system to give a contract to anyone aged 70 or older) violates (Federal law making discrimination on account of age illegal),” he read from Ms. Terry’s opinion.
Therefore, Dr. Gangel told the board, Commonwealth’s Attorney Peter Luke has recommended that the state law be followed. That means that any seniors employed by the school system will not be offered contracts once they reach age 70.
“The result of that is that we are losing the services of two valuable employees,” Mrs. Massie said.
The board learned that as a result of the lower average daily membership (ADM) for this year, the state aid for the current budget will be $25,497 less than was included in the current budget. Dr. Gangel said he had reduced the appropriation by that much.
Two line items are already over the budgeted amount for the year, he said. The line items for paying substitutes for both the elementary school and the high school are both overspent, he said. Long term substitutes for teachers having babies accounts for most of this, he explained.
The line item for contracted services for maintenance is also over budget, mainly because of having to replace the pump at the high school, assistant superintendent Robert Chappell said.
“Will we be able to fill the gas tanks?” StonewallHawthorn representative Bill Oliver asked.
Dr. Gangel said he didn’t know the answer to that question, but that except for the few line items over budget “we’re still in good shape.”
Mr. Chappell reported that there are three new leaks in the elementary school roofs. He said they would be fixed under warranty. The board had to pay a $191 bill for other work on the elementary school roof for an area that was not covered by the warranty, Mr. Chappell said.
The board received results from ESS of Culpeper of testing for lead in the drinking water in school water fountains. All were under the level of 0.050 parts per million allowed by the state, according to the report. Two fountains at the elementary school tested at less that 0.001. The highest was a porcelain fountain at the elementary school near the cafeteria at 0.021.
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