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Beating the pandemic: FCHS Class of 2021 graduates – Fluvanna Review

School Board listens to mask debate, honors retirees – Fluvanna Review

School board learns about free lunches, in-person schooling, graduation – Fluvanna Review

Supervisors Ponder School Board Budget – Fluvanna Review

By Heather Michon Correspondent The Fluvanna County School Board presented its $18.8 million budget to the Board of Supervisors at a budget work session on Wednesday (Feb. 17). They anticipate that the county will need to pay an estimated $788,000 more than the previous fiscal year. Outgoing Superintendent Chuck Winkler outlined the budget, adopted by the school board at their Feb. 10 meeting. Increases over FY21 include $1 million in salary increases, the hiring of new reading and math specialists to help students regain ground lost to the pandemic closures, a remedial summer school program, and raises in substitute teacher pay to meet the increased state minimum wage. Federal and state funds will cover some — but not all — of the increases.

School board approves budget – Fluvanna Review

School budget talks continue – Fluvanna Review

Correspondent Things got a bit tense between two School Board members during budget talks at Wednesday’s (Feb. 3) meeting. As Superintendent Chuck Winkler laid out the different scenarios of raises, salary scale adjustments and step increases, Charles Rittenhouse (Cunningham) asked what Winkler recommended. Winkler said he preferred giving staff a 2 percent raise with a minimum of $500 and no adjustments to salary scale. Which means if 2 percent of a person’s salary is less than $500, that person would get a $500 raise. The total cost of that proposal is $765,400. Rittenhouse noted that was about $1 million. Winkler said the other option – the same 2 percent raise with a $500 minimum including salary scale increases – actually did come out to $1,040,900.

School Board wrestles with budget; seeks new superintendent – Fluvanna Review

It’s budget time. Just about every meeting from the first of the year until it’s finalized is filled with budget considerations: health care, staff pay, bonuses, spending priorities and district-wide needs. This year the Fluvanna County School Board has an additional task: searching for a new superintendent. Current Superintendent Chuck Winkler will retire in June. The Board would like to hire his replacement as soon as possible. At Wednesday’s (Jan. 20) seminar, besides budget priorities, they discussed what they were looking for in the next superintendent. Chair Perrie Johnson (Fork Union) said 550 people responded to a survey on superintendent qualifications.

Board signals support for medical cannabis business – Fluvanna Review

Correspondent The Fluvanna Board of Supervisors signaled its support for a new medical cannabis production facility at their regular meeting on Wednesday (Dec. 2), approving a letter of support for YAE Wellness by a vote of 4-0-1, with Supervisor Tony O’Brien absent for the evening. YAE (pronounced ‘yay’) is hoping to purchase 15 acres of county-owned property behind the Fluvanna Community Center and the Fork Union Volunteer Fire Department in Fork Union for the construction of a 100,000 square foot facility. In their letter of intent, YAE committed to prioritizing local and regional construction companies, as well as a primarily local workforce when the facility is complete. Total capital investment in the project would be between $15-20 million.