School News
Gov. Kaine’s warning of spending cuts to come casts a cloud over county and school budgets
By James P. Gannon
Rappahannock County’s school budget came under a new cloud of uncertainty this week with Gov. Tim Kaine’s warning that he may have to cut spending on education and other Virginia programs this fall because of a deepening shortfall in state revenues.
The Commonwealth’s worsening budget picture also could affect local government programs […]
Rappahannock County Public Schools News, August 18, 2008
From Robert Chappell, School Superintendent
RCPS Explores “Performance Contracting” as Option to Pay for More Than $1.1 Million in Proposed Energy Upgrades to School Facilities:
On August 12 the School Board approved a long-range Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) that contained all the “high cost” energy-saving recommendations made by the 2005 Savings Through Energy Management (STEM) audit. […]
How the school board plans to finance its $1.4 million building improvements fund
News Analysis
by Greg Rushford
At its most recent monthly meeting on Aug. 12, Rappahannock County’s school board approved a proposal calling for a $1.4 million capital improvement plan. Details of the actual construction projects for the county’s elementary school, the high school, and the school board’s administrative offices were reported by RappVoice on Aug. 13. Along […]
Hearthstone School: Educating kids on a road less traveled
By James P. Gannon
Tucked away on the lower level of a former country store and a converted barn is Rappahannock County’s most unusual school. It doesn’t use textbooks, gives no grades, and the average class size is four to five students. Its total enrollment from kindergarten through high school is only about 30 children.
Welcome to […]
RCPS Newsletter for July 30 from Superintendent Robert Chappell
Rapp Ranks!
According to State reports for the 2006-07 school year (most recent available) RCPS ranked:
# 1 in the State for fewest dropouts (none) in 2006-07
# 9 in the State for percent of 2007 graduates continuing their education (88.51%);
# 3 in the State for number of 2007 graduates as a percent of 9th […]
Junior Panther soccer coach Natalie Hathaway looks ahead to a successful season
By Amy Hitt
Since its inception in 2002, Junior Panther (JP) soccer has had the same “high spirited coach”, Natalie Hathaway. Coach Hathaway is a product of Rappahannock County public schools and the University of Virginia with a major in government.
Coach Hathaway is the 7th grade civics and American government teacher at Rappahannock County Elementary School. […]