Staff would get 2% bonuses under draft school budget
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County schools would spend $151.2 million on operations in fiscal 2022, down 0.5 percent from this year, under Superintendent David Jeckâs proposal. Iâve been a superintendent in Virginia for 13 years, and this is the first time Iâve ever proposed a budget without a salary increase for staff. School Superintendent David Jeck
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Editor Fauquier County Public Schools employees would get 2-percent bonuses under the superintendentâs proposed fiscal 2022 operating budget.
The school board Tuesday night received David Jeckâs $151.2-million plan, down slightly from this yearâs budget.
County high school athletics will resume immediately
Fauquier Highâs wrestling team, which in February won its third state title in six years, will resume competition this month. But, the Falcons â along with Kettle Runâs Cougars and Libertyâs Eagles â will compete in an abbreviated winter season without fans in attendance. Our athletes should have the same opportunities as those in other counties and states. Liberty High School Principal Sam Cox
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Editor Fauquier public schools will resume interscholastic sports, with practices beginning Jan. 6 and competition starting Jan. 12.
The school board approved the plan, 5-0, during a special meeting via Zoom on Tuesday night.
Return to classrooms delayed at least 2 weeks
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The school board Wednesday night voted, 4-1, to delay resumption of hybrid instruction until at least Tuesday, Jan. 19. The semester will begin Wednesday, Jan. 6, with all-virtual classes. Weâre tired and weâre sad that the community is not taking our recommendations. Our job is to protect the community health, and thatâs why weâre coming on so strong. April Achter, Virginia Department of Health epidemiologist
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Editor Fauquier public schools will delay studentsâ return to classrooms at least two weeks when the spring semester begins Wednesday, Jan. 6.
Members of the Fauquier County School Board voted 4 to 1 Wednesday night to begin the next semester on Wednesday, Jan. 6 under the virtual instructional model, with the option for the hybrid model to resume on Tuesday, Jan. 19. They further decided to reevaluate the return to in-person learning at their Jan. 11 meeting.
Chairman Duke Bland (Marshall District) voted against the motion. He said he thought the schools should offer only remote learning through the end of January.
Board members and school administrators met over videoconferencing in the emergency session to discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic is playing out in the county â and how it is affecting the plan to welcome children and staff back into school buildings after the winter break.