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have the time to chase his musical aspirations. He notes, however, that in four years, the next time he would be up for reelection, he will have a granddaughter just entering the elementary school.
Mills, of Amissville, has served as the Jackson District representative on the school board since July 2000. He quickly assumed a leadership position, being chosen to chair the board at his first meeting as an elected member.
He chaired the board for six years before stepping down in Dec. 2006. Experience can take years to accumulate, and he said this gives him an edge on his rival, Amy Hitt, for the school board seat.
He believes that Rappahannock County public schools are now at a crossroads. The current funding scenario is unsustainable, and he is working to fix it.
“If we want education to survive the next 10 to 15 years, something’s gotta change,” he said.
Mils pointed to the disproportionately high percentage of local tax dollars used to cover the schools’ costs. Other counties receive a far larger amount of state dollars, he said.
He explained that the formula used to determine how much state funding counties receive does not favor Rappahannock. And with the No Child Left Behind Act demanding greater resources of the schools, securing additional funds is especially important.
To do that, Mills is part of a new effort to reduce the schools’ tax burden on county residents. He sits on a new funding team, which is a joint effort comprised of members of the Rappahannock County School Board, the Rappahannock County Board of
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