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One of the main issues of the night was the report on the Strategic Plan, which is still in the works. Bob Chappell read the recommendations of the plan to the board. ,
The first was augmenting/updating existing programs for children. This would provide a coordinated K-12 curriculum.
“We are trying to get a full curriculum from another school district without having to reinvent the wheel,” said Chappell.
One of the plans is to phase in the Cambridge program over a three- to four-year period, which would require teacher training and student exams.
The Strategic Plan would furthermore involve an increase in areas such as foreign language programs, guidance counseling, high quality extracurricular opportunities, and technology preparation programs
Another goal of the strategic plan is to “Encourage students to enroll in the most difficult classes and to pursue education beyond high school,” according to Chappell.
“We are doing a pretty good job, but we want to make sure to continue it.” He also stressed it was important to record student’s progress throughout the school year.
School Board Chairman Wesley Mills commented that the hard work of the people inyolved in the Strategic Plan should be praised.
Finally, it was announced that Rappahannock County Schools are eligible to open classes for the 2005-2006 school year before Labor Day, because students missed more than eight school days per year in any five of the last ten years.
The board supported opening the school year before Labor Day 2005.
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