Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: WEDNESDAY, March 9, 1994 TAG: 9403090147
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: C3 EDITION: METRO
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DATELINE: LENGTH: Short
More teachers: uses state disparity money to hire 25 more teachers to reduce the student-teacher ratio to 18-to-1 in schools with a high concentration of children from low-income families. Five additional teachers will be hired with reallocated funds.
School nurses: improves school health services with the hiring of the equivalent of 3.6 full-time nurses, raising the number to 8.4 in order to reach the School Board's objective of 12 nurses.
Technology: improves instructional technology through an additional $50,000 in operating funds, $93,000 in state technology grants for high school libraries and $285,000 for new equipment.
Business-technical education: expands through the addition of technology marketing at a cost of $8,000 and the updating of keyboard labs at a cost of $100,000.
Special education students: provides additional services, including the assignment of more teachers and teacher aides at a cost of $217,920, to meet new state standards for special education students.
Life insurance: enrolls school bus drivers and aides in state group life insurance.
Recruitment: improves employee recruitment and professional development through an expanded internship program for teachers and administrators at a cost of $74,500.
Local program support: provides $41,000 for the magnet school international baccalaureate program, $16,000 for swim instruction and $15,000 for the chess program.
by CNB