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By Linda Tarry
Rappahannock News
Contributing Writer
Headwaters, the Rappahannock County Public Education Foundation, is happy to announce the receipt of a large grant for continuing improvement in the schools. Over the next three years the Greve Foundation will invest $200,000 through Headwaters, mainly supporting staff training and system-wide communication in the first year.
As is true for all Headwaters programs, these funds are not intended in any way to substitute for taxpayer support for the public schools. They will provide the means to go beyond what can be expected from county funds.
Last summer when board members were searching for contributors to support the fledgling organization, they approached John Kiser, a part-time resident of Slate Mills. After doing some research on his own, Kiser in turn challenged Headwaters. He said he would petition the Greve Foundation for a grant if they could fashion a broad plan with the schools, based on serious brainstorming by designated group.
At Kiser’s suggestion, a council was put together to do just that and to draw up a proposal. Each school sent three teacher representatives to the council, which also included both school principals, assistant superintendent Mary Anne Biggs, and Lois Manookian from the Headwaters Board. Their proposal was to cover a three year period, and not include any construction, “bricks and mortar.” Each plan that would cost
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