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By Ruth Purnell
Rappahannock News Staff Writer
The Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors met last Tuesday evening for the mandated public hearing of the Rappahannock County Public Schools proposed budget of roughly $11.5 million.
Superintendent of Schools Bob Chappell began the evening by presenting the priorities of the Rappahannock County School Board’s proposed budget. Chappell stressed that the school’s people were their highest priority. With the high cost of living in Rappahannock County and the proposed increase of salaries in the surrounding five county area, Chappell explained it important to raise Rappahannock salaries to stay competitive. “People, not the buildings make the difference with our children,” said Chappell. A 3.5 percent increase in overall salaries and a 1.5 percent increase in step salaries is proposed for the 2005-2006 school budget.
Chappell went on to say hiring reading specialists for the elementary school and implementing the Cambridge Program (a standardized international program intended to strengthen the school’s curriculum and better prepare students for the rigors of AP and college classes) into the school system were both priorities that had been established by the Strategic Plan, a group of concerned parents, teachers and community citizens working together to improve the schools. Chappell said facility updates and construction were also important as well as pay
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