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Fairfax School BUDGET
Plans 10 Be Put Before
Citizens on tuesday
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A tentative SchOOl DuQgeC Calllng
for teacher salary increases over
amounts provided by the recent
special session of the General As
sembly and proposing capital
outlay in excess of 100000, will be
submitted to citizens by the Fairfax
County School Board Tuesday night.
The discussion-and not a hear
ing" according to School Supt. w. T.
Woodson-will be held at pm. in
the Fairfax High School auditorium.
It is the first time a gathering of
this nature has been called prior
to submission of School Department
budget requests to the Board of Su-
pervisors, Mr.. Woodson said Last
year, however, a public discussion
was held after the supervisors re-
ceived the tentative budget and
before the county, governing body
had held its official budget or taken
final action.
1916 Response Recalled.
The discussion met with such
widespread popular response in 1916,
Mr.. Woodson said, it was decided to
hrepeat nearly the same procedure
this year. He emphasized, however,
the official hearing on the school
budget will be held by the Super
visors at date to be set.
Recent action by the Board of
Supervisors and the School Board
has given all contract teachers a
5000 raise spread out between Febru-
airy / to the end of the current fs-
cal year, June 30.
Funds made available by the spe-
cial session of the Legislature had
to be matched by 80 per cent from
the localities and if Fairfax had
limited its matching funds to 80
per cent the teacher raises would
have amounted to only about $135,
Mr. Woodson said.
Likewise, the budget for the fiscal
year beginning July l seeks increases
beyond the regular and special Cen
eral Assembly appropriations.
Attendance Formula.
Both sessions of the Legislature
provide for distribution of State
funds on an average-daily- attend
ance formula dependant, in some
particulars, upon 80 per cent match
ing funds from the localities.
Under the formula, Fairfax would
receive about 1901 ,691 from the State
for the next fiscal year. The reason
the figure is approximate is that it is
calculated on the 1944-45 ada. of
8,255 pupils while next fiscal years
actual appropriation will be based
on the 1945-46 attendance figure,
not yet officially announced.
Last month the special session of
the Legislature made 1947-48 sup
plement Statewide appropriation
that will give Fairfax about $64,186
(also computed on the 1944-45
a.-d.-a) providing the Fairfax
Board of Supervisors matches this
amount by 80 per cent, or $19,256.
The supplemental item would be
added to the regular General As
sembly sessions appropriation of
$237 sos for Fairfax County. 1t is the
School Departments intention, how
ever. to ask the Board of Supervisors
to go beyond the 80 per cent required
for the supplemental appropriation,
Mr.. Woodson declared. The approx
imately S301 ,691 from the State plus
the countys matching funds for part
of that sum and any additional
appropriations the supervisors may
approve, if any, will be distributed
among personnel.
395 Instructors Seen.
There are 1868 instructors in the
system now but School Department
budget requests would raise this
figure to 395 for next year, the su-
perintendent declared. The amount
of proposed raises for various teacher
categories will be disclosed at the
meeting Monday night, he said.
The $2,000,000 capital outlays to be
proposed will be for new buildings
alterations and additions in areas
to be disclosed Monday night.
School Board Chairman F. w. Rob-
inson will preside at the discussion
Mr.. Woodson will explain the ten
tative budget.