The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-04-06
$7l5,227 Budget For Schools
For 1861 Submitted Today;
Supervisors Will Study Figures
School Board
Plans Operation
AS In Past

7 10000 SchOOl budget OF
$7l5,227, for operations In the
manner in which schools have
been run in the past. was submit
/ ted to the Prince Edward county
board OF supervisors Thursday
morning by Supt. T. j. Nell
waine and School Board Chair
man L. E. Andrews
\ The board Of supervisors had
not acted on the budget at press
time Thursday noon. 1t was ex-
pected that the document detail
/ ing public school expenditures and
receipts for the year commencing
July ! would be taken under ad-
visement by supervisors for action
later.
The budget for the next session,
compares with the $685. 900 bud
get submitted at this time a year
ago. and to the $624.0l5 actual
operating cost which the school
board foresees when the fiscal
year ends June 80.
Handed Resolution
Accompanying the prepared
budget as submitted this morn
ing was resolution adopted by
the school board on March ~. out
lining the boards belief that the
only procedure available to it was
planning "on the basis of the op-
Grafton of the school for the ses-
sion in the manner in which they
have been operated in the past"
Inc resolution also adds that
there IS mo other basis possible
until such time as the policy of
the Commonwealth. in regard to
the operation of public schools.
has been more clearly determin-
cd and established by the General
Assembly and the people of Vir-
GINA"
The 1861 budgets rise over
theone submitted a year ago and
drastically reduced by the board
Of supervisors. includes provisions
to put the county back on the
. same Institutional and transpor-
1 tation footing as had been con-
templated before the school issue
4 broke across Virginia.
= Need 8 Buses
With the increase. if approved
:, by supervisors. the school board
, will re-institute music, shop and
home economies on full schedule
and will employ four additional
teachers to provide for expected
j, Increased enrollments at both the
white and Negro schools.
Transportation costs are increas-
, ed to provide for replacement
purschaSe of eight buses. which
school board members feel is the
minimum number needed to main
tain the transportation system
safely and adequately In present
use is 1914 bus. four l945 and
four 1916 buses, which are to be
replaced.
Institutional costs. while in
creased, will be offset by state
funds. and, in addition. will keep
the county in line with General
Assembly requirements and the
Governors increasing scale. which
Is to lead eventually to s2.5OO-$3.-
500 Under the proposed budget,
Prince Edwards minimum max
lmum scale would be s2300-s3.-
200 with slight variations for some
teaching positions for advanced
degree holders.
Local Fund Needs
The budget estimates receipts
from county tax funds of S352.942.
compared to $342 500 requested a
year ago and s280.524 actual OPP
Grating costs this year under the
reduced requirements by the board
Of supervisors.
When the 100000 extra .o56-57
item for purchase of replacement
BUSES is considered, the figures
between the two years are quite
similar. The school board request
cd bus purchases Tasty ear. but
postponed them under restricted
budget requirements.
Grants of state funds estimated
the new budget amount to an
estimated s320.785. up from $685.
923 for the current year. The
increase is the states major
share Of more salary funds.
Major items in the budget arc:
Receipts
State funds ...................... 1920. 1875
/ Federal funds
\ tlunchroomp 5000
County funds 352.942
Loans, bonds, etc $4,000
Total receipts s7l5.227
Expenditures
Administration $1,000
instruction AS 900
Transportation 7o,7oO
( Opcration Of plant 8.4OO
Maintenance 20 non
Fixed charges 1850