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Roger MeLLo has been hired as Eastern View’s principal. And Rappahannock, high school band director. Matt donkey, who Led the band to numerous distinctions, has accepted ajob as band director at the new Fauquier school. Kettle Run.

Chappell said some turnover is normal.

“Every school system encounters that kind of thing,” he said,

Chappell said Rappahannock was losing more teachers to Fauquier in the hud-1090s He said he hopes to keep turnover under 10 percent this year

“Will it go above 10 percent this year? 1 hope not,” he said

School board member Wes Mills said Rappahannock Lost about 10 percent of school employees annually for several years beginning at Least m 2000.

He said turnover unproved when Chappell came on as superintendent ux 2003.

“1 think they genuinely saw hope that things would change.” he said.

Mils said some of the survey responses in the report “bugged” him. For instance. 59 percent of teachers disagreed that their salary Level was adequate for their Level of work and experience, and 66 percent of teachers disagreed that salary levels ux the school are competitive.

“£ thunk if they took a look at their total package and take-home pay. they would see they're doing better than other counties”

Mills said he was also surprised that 30 percent of teachers disagreed that the schools offer incentives for professional advancement. He pointed out that teachers receive pay increases for expe

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