Jill Turgeon, Blue Ridge District Representative for the Loudoun County School Board, appeared before Town Council at its June work session to update them on progress toward saving Middleburg Elementary School.

Efforts to determine whether or not to seek charter school status continue.

According to Turgeon a major issue remains the $2.7 million per year the School Board has been advised it could save by closing five of the county's smallest schools, including Middleburg Elementary.

Turgeon believes the Board could find $2.7 million in savings elsewhere.

When Councilmember Kevin Hazard asked about the School Board's total budget, Turgeon estimated that it stood at around $900 million per annum. Hazard observed that closing all five schools would amount to less than one percent of the budget.