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APRIL 29, 2016
VOLUME 28, NUMBER 6
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Math edges out English on final budget tweak
TRACY BELL
Stafford County Sun
he Stafford County School Board agreed to tweak its adopted fiscal 2017 operating budget Tuesday, swapping out five high school English teacher positions in favor of adding four math specialists. The board adopted its final $269.2-million budget, which went generally un-
changed since the adoption of the county’s operating budget on April 19. But the school board decided to ensure that every middle school is staffed with a math specialist, at a cost of approximately $270,000. To cover the funding, the school board swapped out five additional high school English teacher positions budgeted previously, at one for each high school.
Two other English teacher positions are still in the budget, down five from an initial seven. The math specialists will hold half-positions in the middle schools, according to discussion. According to SCPS, priorities in the fiscal 2017 budget were smaller class sizes, increased employee compensation and additional positions to accommodate the
growing enrollment. School board Chairwoman Holly Hazard, Hartwood District, said that the adoption of the budget demonstrates the school board’s improved dealings with the Stafford County Board of Supervisors. The adopted budget represents a 3.17-percent increase over BUDGET the fiscal 2016 adopted PAGE 2 budget and includes 96.5
Stafford caterer trying for ‘Comeback Kitchen’
A LOT OF CARGO
TRACY BELL
Stafford County Sun
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A cold war-era C-54 cargo plane was one of the highlights of the Stafford Science and Engineering Festival on April 23 at the regional airport. An estimated 1,000 people attended the event that was briefly dampened by rain. The free festival featured 35 exhibitors, including Reptiles Alive, Augustine Golf Club and Girl Smarts, said Rebecca Thompson, of the Engineering For Kids Foundation that hosted the fest. For more from the event, visit InsideNoVa.com/news/Stafford. ALEKS DOLZENKO | STAFFORD COUNTY SUN
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ood Network Star” kicks off its 12th season next month, but first, Falmouth resident and series alum Chris Kyler will try his luck on the preceding mini-series, “Food Network Star: Comeback Kitchen.” Kyler, who is originally from Hampton and graduated from C.D. Hylton High School in Woodbridge, will join six other former finalists from “Food Network Star” to compete for another chance to be on the show. “Food Network Star: Comeback Kitchen” will kick off May 8 at 8 p.m., with hosts Valerie Bertinelli and Tyler Florence. It will include three shows and culminate in a winner who will become a contestant on “Food Network Star.” Kyler, 34, runs the Fredericksburgbased Kyler’s A+ Catering — a gourmet mobile catering company that focuses on fresh cuisine. He received culinary training while in the U.S. Navy, where he was known for his sense of humor, charisma and serious cooking chops. After several years working in restaurants KITCHEN and catering companies, PAGE 2 Kyler competed on season
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