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Budget
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jnium, proving rates do not go up. •• Few of Monday night’s speakers addressed these increases, although a few expressed disappointment that the teachers’ salary increase wasn’t larger. ' Rather they supported increasing Jhe art teacher’s position to full-time, employing a part-time coordinator for {he volunteer program and providing $2,500 for school assemblies, and a position to keep the computers in jrepair.
Ron Makela said the School Htyoard had already “cut everything it’s 'possible to cut and still have a school Jystem we can be proud of.”
Newbill Miller said, “I’ve never «fcen a budget that couldn’t be cut.” jHe said his grandchildren found jthemselves behind when they moved ■to schools in Montana. He said in the ^Montana schools “the facilities are Inowhere near as nice as here.” He >iaid in the past he was pleased that ^Scores in Rappahannock were well $bove the average, but “since that jtjme there has been a steady decline. JFhe children are not being educated, jpind we’re finding excuses.” »■; Frank Warner said he could not ■And anything in the budget to oppose, Jbut he couldn’t support the whole jfring either. He said he was disappointed not to see lights for the high
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