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Budget

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county spending for the 2008-2009 school year will rise to 122 percent over the budget for the 1992-199.1 school year, adjusting for inflation.

Yet despite the budget growth, an independent review of Rappahannock's schools found little room tor cost savings.

The review, which was organized by the state at Chappell's request, produced a laundry list of recommendations but found no big-ticket items to improve efficiency and reduce costs.

In fact, the recommendations from the review would cost more to implement than they would create in savings

However, one criticism from the review was that Rappahannock does not have a plan to reduce or justify stuff levels in the face of declining enrollment

When questioned about this by Jackson District representative Ron Frazier at

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