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By Matt Pelkey
Rappahannock News Staff Writer
On Tuesday, Rappahannock School Superintendent Dr. Robert Chappell detailed the $415,000 in cuts that he worked into the proposed 2008-2009 education budget.
Chappell spoke at a public hearing at which students, teachers and eduction supporters urged the Rappahannock' County School Board to protect education amid calls to reduce spending with declining enrollment.
Among the cuts, Chappell proposed the reduction of two teachers, two teacher aides and three transportation positions — two bus route's and one car route will be lost.
Chappell said he hopes to accomplish the staff reductions through attrition, but he does not know if that will happen.
Raid assistant coach positions are also slated to be cut for teams with fewer than 20 players, and program restructurings make up most of the rest of the proposed changes.
In total, the schools would cast off $415,000 in expenses because of the proposes! cost savings. Chappell’s budget us originally proposed, which is $502 less than the current school year’s budget, assumed that the $415,000 would not be spent. Chappell had not detailed the assumed cost savings until this week.
He also said that an extra $70,000 in expenses will be saved due to the schools receiving a lower insurance rate than was originally phutned for.
Chappell noted that he proposed a 3.5 percent increase for school employees.
“They’re more important than our textbooks; they’re more important than our buildings," he said.
Chappell also disclosed that the school board had the night before approved his proposal to reduce the
56.5%