THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Sunday, February 11, 1996 TAG: 9602100103
SECTION: SUFFOLK SUN PAGE: 19 EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: Vanee Vines
LENGTH: Short : 47 lines
Here's a look at some of the action from Thursday's School Board meeting: Makeup days chosen
Inclement weather forced the Suffolk Public Schools to cancel classes on Feb. 5 through Feb. 8.
The school board announced that makeup days will be Saturday, Feb. 17, Monday, Feb. 19 - Presidents Day - and Thursday, June 13.
On Feb. 17, middle and high school students will be dismissed at 11:45 a.m. and elementary students will be dismissed at 1 p.m. Lunch will be served only at the elementary school.
Administrators said students and staffers wouldn't be asked to make up the fourth missed day because the school calendar has more than the minimum number of required school days - a standard the state sets.
The fourth day would be ``absorbed,'' they said.
The board is scheduled to adopt a 1996-97 operating budget at a 6 p.m. meeting on Thursday, March 21.
In April, the City Council will hold a public hearing on the board's proposed budget.
Superintendent Joyce H. Trump's proposed $56.5 million spending plan - which includes federal grants and money from school food programs - reflects the district's growth mode.
Overall, the $56.5 million package is about 10 percent more than the total budget for this school year.
It calls for a 4.3 percent increase - or $600,000 more than the nearly $14 million received last year - in the annual check from the city to help pay for everything from new equipment and classroom materials to more expensive utility bills.
The proposed 1996-97 plan also would add another 55 workers to the payroll, most of them new teachers or teachers' assistants to handle growth.
The average raise for district workers would be nearly 4 percent. And the number of needy 4-year-olds served in the Early Start program would increase from 80 to about 160.
Call 925-5500 for more information. by CNB