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By Jed Duvall
Special to the Rappahanock News
If they gave out grades to school boards, the one that serves Rappahannock County and its superintendent would be moved to the head of the class, put on the dean’s list, said awarded a gold star in budgeting.
The county’s Board of Supervisors sat down Monday night for a public hearing on the spending plans for the school system next year. After a short meeting that included comments from the public, Acting Chairman Bob Anderson said of the School Board and Superintendent Dr. Robert Chappell: “This is the best budget they have ever brought in”.
Chappell had outlined the $11.75 million budget, pointing out the cuts that were made before the plan was submitted to the Supervisors. He noted the pleasant surprise of some $150,000 in savings on health insurance premiums, one that, as he side, “we never would have expected to see”.
The Superintendent also noted that the planned rise in teacher salaries is minimal, adding that even with those small increases, “we will be behind other counties because they will get more money from the state than we will.” School Board member Aline Johnson thanked the Supervisors for their support in the past, and reminded all that the spending
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