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ber of students needing the services at the beginning of next year will not require a second class. However, he noted the supervisors had agreed to add to the budget to fund the positions if that becomes necessary during the school year.
Another $41,500 is to be saved by not scheduling the roof over the elementary school gym and cafeteria for replacement. Dr. Gangel said the supervisors indicated they would consider adding funds for that if it becomes necessary. That was to be the first part of replacing the roof Over the entire original part of the school. Other sections would have been replaced in future years with a peaked roof.
Additional savings were to come from using one of the mechanics to drive one of the runs to Piedmont Technical School.
None of the other cuts caused much controversy, but School Board members were reluctant to eliminate the drop-out coordinator position.
Stonewall-Hawthom District representative John Tole was especially vehement, suggesting many maintenance items that could be cut instead. Dr. Tole had been instrumental in building up maintenance in the proposed budget, but he said, “In my judgment this has enormous influence. It had tremendous community support, and there is still enormous support. I am absolutely opposed. If our objective is to give the children our best, we should not remove that.”
He suggested funds for repair of heating, electrical and mechanical items be cut and the gym floor not be refinished this year. He also suggested the fence around the high school sewage treatment plant be covered by bond funds.
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