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Schools ask
for another
administrator
By SHARON KILPATRICK
Rappahannock News Staff Writer
The county school budget for fiscal year 1991-92 will call for a reorganization of the central administration staff, including a new administrative position of Director of Support Services which will be responsible for the school bus fleet and for building maintenance and repairs.
School Superintendent David Gangel asked for and received School Board approval of the reorganization at its meeting last week. He said the administrative expansion will not cause an increase in spending, because most of the funds for the position can be shifted when transportation supervisor Allie Huff retires at the end of the schoolyear.
The rest of the proposed salary can be covered by Chapter 1 funding from the Federal government, Dr. Gangel said, by making the new Director of Support Services also responsible for preparing reports for that program, which covers three of the remedial labs at the elementary school.
Dr. Gangel told the School Board members he needs someone in such a position because, as the administration is organized now, both he and Assistant Superintendent Robert Chappell are taking time from instructional concerns to deal with such problems as rearranging bus routes, repairing roofs, and planning for underground storage tanks.
Last week’s School Board meeting was also for public input into the upcoming budget, and guidance counsellor James Futtrell presented requests from the faculty.
The teachers’ request was divided into three sections, Mr. Futtrell said: instruction, physical plant and salary and benefits. Under intruction, he said the faculty
See SCHOOLS, p. A-6
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