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Schools
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By Gerald Ochs
Rappahannock News Writer
Standing in for Superintendent Dr. David Gangel’s “About our Schools' report to the Board of Supervisors, Assistant Superintendent Jack Raines noted that all teaching positions have been filled for the coming school year. Mr. Raines said that openings this year were comparable to those in recent years (sixteen this year, 19 last year, 15 in 1999, and 14 in 1998), and he provided the Board with a breakdown of the reasons for the vacancies.
He also described his approach to teacher recruitment that focused on identifying well-qualified teachers who would embrace the benefits of working in Rappahannock County, and he said that he assisted five prospective teachers by finding rental housing for them. He expressed confidence that the staff so recruited would prove to be effective and stable.
County Administrator John McCarthy updated the Board on major repair and maintenance projects at the schools. He said that the new water tanks for RCES will be fabricated by Aug. 7 and that they should be shipped to the site by Aug. 10 and installed by Jenkins Contracting. i
Mr. McCarthy reported that a contract for the gymnasium floor at RCES had been issued to Recreation Plus of Richmond, and that installation will be completed before the end of August.
He also noted that the problem with the lagoon at the elementary school is most likely due to the failure of the galvanized feed pipe that was installed when the lagoon was first constructed in the late 1960’s. He said that one solution is to replace that underground pipe with an exposed PVC pipe that feeds wastewater to the lagoon from the top, and that can be easily inspected and replaced in the event of future failure. A meeting is scheduled on Aug. 8 to obtain Health Department approval for the repair approach, and work will commence after such approval is obtained.
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