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v7ur request is that you consider an amendment that would increase the threshold for the eligibility under this statute from 350 to 1,200 students so that more than one locality may benefit from the provisions of the statute,” the letter states. “Superintendent Bob Chappell has held preliminary discussions with Division Superintendents of several other localities. They have expressed interest in talking further with Rappahannock about entering into cost-saving agreements.”
Chappell said there are 16 school districts in Virginia with fewer than 1,200 students. Three of those, like Rappahannock, have high LCIs and also would likely benefit from the proposed legislation.
Chappell believes that linking up with another school district would bring a much-needed influx of state dollars. Sharing services with another county's school district could help lower Rappahannock’s LCI, he told the board.
“I think that would have a. pretty dramatic impact on our "state funding,” he said in a phone interview last Tuesday Such agreements have to be approved by both school boards involved as well as the governor's office.
And increased state funding could help limit die amount of
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