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295 <br /> <br />renovations was offered and carried over to the next meeting, <br />contingent upon receipt of additional information as requested <br />by Councilors above. <br /> <br /> Mr. Toscano questioned whether the community was aware <br />of the revisions and schedule changes recommended by the <br />School Board. <br /> <br /> Dr. Joseph McGeehan, Superintendent of Schools, replied <br />that the School Board had recommended that renovations to <br />Greenbrier School be delayed in order to accelerate <br />renovations to Johnson and Burnley Moran Schools and that the <br />community was aware of these changes. Dr. McGeehan added <br />that the installation of window air conditioners at <br />Greenbrier as a temporary measure relieved the pressure to <br />make changes there. <br /> <br /> Responding to a question from Mr. Toscano, Dr. McGeehan <br />stated that students would be moved out of Johnson during the <br />renovation and would use Jefferson School, which would put <br />off the issue of what will be done with the school's <br />administrative offices. <br /> <br /> Rev. Edwards requested that the Superintendent provide <br />information on a possible suit against the State which would <br />provide additional funds to "poorer" school districts, <br />potentially at the expense of school districts such as <br />Charlottesville which receive a higher level of funding from <br />the local government. <br /> <br /> Dr. McGeehan stated that he has met with officials from <br />localities in a similar position as Charlottesville and was <br />informed of the following: 1) based on current information, <br />there is not enough State money for schools to continue to <br />be operated as they have been; and 2) the potential lawsuit <br />is crafted in such a way as to redistribute current funds, <br />which is not possible without taking away from other <br />districts. Dr. McGeehan stated that the question remained <br />whether "poorer" localities' concerns and the equity issue <br />could be addressed if adjustments were made in the funding <br />formula. Dr. McGeehan stated that one option for funding <br />would be using income within school districts as a factor in <br />determining funding, but noted that the question of how you <br />level upward without raising taxes remained. Dr. McGeehan <br />stated that a group of cities may want to file related briefs <br />if the suit if filed in order to raise related concerns. <br /> <br /> Mr. Hendrix noted that all changes proposed for funding <br />would hurt the northern Virginia area in particular, and even <br />if the General Assembly provided more money, it was likely <br />that the amount Charlottesville would receive would be very <br />small. <br /> <br />~journed. <br />President <br /> <br /> <br />