COLORFUL THANK YOU posters were hung in the Falls Church City Hall chambers tonight, signed by students at the Thomas Jefferson Elementary to thank the School Board for the renovation of their school. The School Board is pictured behind the signs in its work session prior to tonight’s public hearing on the budget. (Photo: News-Press)

Moving into its first hearing on Superintendent Dr. Toni Jones’ proposed budget for the next school year, the Falls Church School Board was presented with financial overviews from City Manager Wyatt Shields and Chief Financial Officer Richard La Condre at its meeting tonight, including a thorough discussion of the options before the City on how to best deploy the expected $14 million net cash proceeds from the sale of the City’s water system to Fairfax County.