ROANOKE TIMES 
                      Copyright (c) 1997, Roanoke Times

DATE: Sunday, February 23, 1997              TAG: 9702240006
SECTION: CURRENT                  PAGE: NRV-2 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY 

COMMUNITY OBSERVER CORPS

The Community Observer Corps is a coalition of community organizations that monitors local government boards in Montgomery County. This month's report is by the League of Women Voters of Montgomery County and the Montgomery County Education Association.

Montgomery County School Board:

Plus

The school administrators proposed a budget that has a reasonable spending increase.

Minus

The budget does not bring teacher salaries up to state averages, nor does it provide for adequate increase in the number of teachers in critical areas.

Monitoring

The high cost of search firms interviewed by the School Board to help find a new superintendent.

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