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Mountain Vista
Mills asked the Board to approve an agreement to support and statement of intent to participate in an area Governor’s School. The school would be called Mountain Vista Governor’s School and would have four seats allocated to Rappahannock students, at a cost of $6,000 per seat.
The agreement would not be a commitment to finance, because that would require BOS approval, but rather a statement of intent. The school would serve most of the area counties and provide a highly demanding, advanced curriculum of calculus, physics, research and humanities. Classes would be held at area community colleges.
Mills also submitted the draft governing document defining and establishing the school to the Board for approval. Aline Johnson, board member for Piedmont spoke against the proposal, saying “I feel it is too expensive. It only benefits four students and I would oppose paying for more than four. I feel the Cambridge program will do just as much.”
Supporters acknowledged the expense, but argued that supporting the strongest academic programs possible was the duty of the Board. Both doc-' uments were approved by a three to two vote.
Bill Kossler can be reached at bkossler@timespapers.com.
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