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By Gerald Ochs
Rappahannock News Writer *
The transition seems easy Interim Superintendent of Sch Helen Williams. She has assiyiigd the mantle and offices of the positJ*£> from former Superintendent Efa*JC Gangel, and has done so with rade§1 aplomb. Her tenure, though tefftjj^ rary, is but one of the changes Rappahannock County Pu6$«; Schools (RCPS) this year, and-1^' year of change could prove to be *ijg-! nificant. ’
It is countdown time now for thfc school system, and Superintendent Williams is engaged in all of thoge' activities that she expected in hejv role as its chief operating officer, arid a number that have come as a sdri-‘ prise. .
But surprises or not, Mr*.' Williams appears quite calm, arid^ very upbeat, about prospects of sue-; cess for the 2002-2003 school yeaF. T '
The new school year might begin with the achievement of school accreditation goals. Preliminary high school Standards of Learning (SOL) test results from last semester appear to be good enough for a “Fully Accredited” status.
Last year the elementary school gained such accreditation and, though their SOL test scores were off slightly from a year ago, RCES may still retain its status and, if so, the entire school division will have the distinction of being one of the few divisions in the Commonwealth to be fully accredited.
Final SOL test results and accreditation status will await the results of retesting this week by students who have elected to attend summer school for remediation and to retake SOL tests in which they faired poorly last spring.
See SCHOOLS, Page A8
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