‘We’re just in a holding pattern’: Waynesboro School Board receives 2024 budget update
The good news is that Waynesboro Schools’ budget for 2023-2024 includes a 5 percent raise for teachers but at the expense of positions.
The good news is that Waynesboro Schools’ budget for 2023-2024 includes a 5 percent raise for teachers but at the expense of positions.
After 16 years on the board, Kathe Maneval was not re-elected in November. She was the longest serving board member since 2006.
Waynesboro School Board elected Erika Smith, who represents Ward B, as its chair last week.
In its first meeting of 2023, Waynesboro School Board chose Erika Smith as board chair and Debra Freeman-Belle as vice board chair.
Amber Lipscomb, a 2008 Stuarts Draft High School graduate, is the new member of Waynesboro School Board.
Waynesboro School Board approved Schools Superintendent Dr. Jeff Cassell submitting a letter of intent for $7.4 million to Nielsen Builders Inc. to renovate Wenonah Elementary School and Wayne Hills Center.

Debra Freeman-Belle is running for her second term on Waynesboro School Board in November’s election.

Kathe Maneval, the longest serving member of the Waynesboro School Board, is running for re-election in November.

Two members of the Waynesboro School Board announce their re-election bids for the November 8, 2022 general elections.

At Tuesday’s regular meeting of the Waynesboro School Board, Waynesboro Schools Superintendent Dr. Jeff Cassell reported that Virginia has not approved its budget for 2022-2023.
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