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attracting teachers, and suggested that we either become more competitive or fall behind.
Beth Gall described herself as a “school employee, a county taxpayer, and a parent of two Rappahannock school system children,” but said that she was there to express her concern only as a parent. She too focused upon teacher salaries and Rappahannock’s competitiveness, and responded to Judge Ginsburg’s e-mail challenge by telling the board that “two teachers close to my classroom have been offered better salaries-one of which was $10,000 more.”
Tom Junk of Sperryville was the sole dissenter, and he said that he was “not going to advocate cutting the school budget or increasing it,” but he questioned the allocation of fiscal resources, and suggested that better controls were needed in the way that money was spent.
Former School Board Chairman Dr. John Tole urged “members of the board and members of the community to consider the impact of what they do.” “What they do,” he said, “regarding the future of the county.” Dr. Tble noted that “the community aspects of the schools should not be underestimated,” and he too urged the board to support the budget.
Other speakers were consistent in their support for the approval of the budget and for increases to ensure that Rappahannock teachers received competitive compensation. The Board of Supervisors will reach their conclusions at their May 1 meeting.
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