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School Board to review RIF policy

August 15, 2010 By Bryan Rothamel View Comments

PALMYRA — After flirting with using the reduction in force policy last budget season, the Fluvanna School Board wants to review the plan. “I’m against any RIF policy that is based on seniority only,” vice-chairman Tom Muir, Palmyra District, said at the Aug. 11 School Board meeting. Read the Fluvanna RIF Policy [pdf] The current [...]

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School Board passes final budget

May 13, 2010 By Bryan Rothamel View Comments

PALMYRA — After getting final numbers from the Board of Supervisors, the Fluvanna School Board passed a budget Wednesday night. “These are tough time and next year could be a little more tough,” said Camilla Washington, Columbia District. The board decided to go with a plan that included a pay decrease for all employees and [...]

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School Board decides RIFs not the answer

March 31, 2010 By Bryan Rothamel View Comments

PALMYRA — The School Board went back to the grind of balancing the budget and decided layoffs would not be the best solution to find $471,617 to plug the budget. “We would be implementing more hurt voluntarily (if to layoff people),” said chairwoman Barbara Gibbons, Rivanna District. The board has already passed the budget but [...]

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School Board finalizes a budget

March 11, 2010 By Bryan Rothamel View Comments
The capacity audience for the meeting included many staff members, students, parents and community members

Updated: 3/11/2010 at 11:34 to fix wording issues causing confusion PALMYRA — Fluvanna’s School Board passed a $32 million budget Thursday night unknowingly in a smaller deficit than expected. The budget includes a cut in salary expense by $784,000 and a reduction in staff by $1.05 million. To help with the reduction in staff by [...]

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Salary cuts, layoffs last resort

March 1, 2010 By Bryan Rothamel View Comments

PALMYRA — The School Board Members made clear the last parts of the budget they want to cut are salaries and positions, specifically salaries and positions of classroom teachers. “The last, absolute last, place we should be cutting is classroom teachers,” Tom Muir, Palmyra District, said. The proposed budget Superintendent Dr. Tom Smith presented did [...]

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School Board reacts to retirement announcement

February 24, 2010 By Bryan Rothamel View Comments

PALMYRA — When Fluvanna County Public Schools’ superintendent Dr. Tom Smith announced his retirement he didn’t forewarn those who will have to find a replacement, the Fluvanna County School Board. “I was very shocked. I found it very unexpectedly, especially since his four-year contract had been renewed in the fall,” said Camilla Washington, Columbia District. [...]

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Smith announces retirement

February 19, 2010 By Bryan Rothamel View Comments

Palmyra — Shocking meeting attendees and the School Board, Fluvanna Superintendent Dr. Thomas Smith announced his retirement effective June 20, 2010. While addressing the board on his budget proposals, he said he was trying to help where he could to save money for the school district. While discussing no pay increase and possible layoffs to [...]

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School Board admits failure of policy

January 14, 2010 By Bryan Rothamel View Comments
The newly sworn in School Board members from right Doug Johnson, D. Brian Phillips and Camilla Washington

Palmyra — Fluvanna’s School Board members apologized to citizens for not following policies regarding the family life curriculum. “I can tell you the policy was not followed. Ms. [Donna] Douma is right,” Superintendent Dr. Thomas Smith said. “Worth Your Wait” is a program given to students to fulfill the family life requirements of the Virginia [...]

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