JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown School Board Tuesday night signed off on a resolution to hold an $850,000 funding initiative vote for the James Prendergast Library Association. LISTEN TO WRFA INTERVIEW ON LIBRARY FUNDING INITIATIVE By a vote of 5 … [Read more...]
Jamestown School Board Approves Tax Decrease for 2016-17 School Year
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown School Board has approved a tax reduction for the 2016-17 budget. Tuesday night the board voted to reduce next year's tax levy by $219,275, the amount that was raised for the current budget year. The vote on the … [Read more...]
Jamestown Public Schools will Facilitate Prendergast Library’s Community-Based Funding Vote
JAMESTOWN - During Tuesday’s Jamestown School Board meeting, officials were informed that the district would be responsible for overseeing the Prendergast Library's Community-Based Funding initiative, scheduled for June 7. Under the initiative, … [Read more...]
Jamestown School Board President Says Recent Bombing in Brussels Won’t Prevent Future School Trips
JAMESTOWN - The president of the Jamestown School Board says school officials will likely continue to give permission for field trips that involve taking students out of the country. On Tuesday night the Jamestown School Board heard from French … [Read more...]
Jamestown School Officials Call for No Tax Increase, No Layoffs in Preliminary 2016-17 Budget
JAMESTOWN - The 2016-17 budget for the Jamestown School District will not have a tax levy increase and will not see any teacher layoffs. That from Jamestown school superintendent Tim Mains, who joined district finance director Vern Connors … [Read more...]
Jamestown School Officials Announce School Budget Timeline
JAMESTOWN - Officials with Jamestown Public Schools have wrapped up their planning sessions for the 2016-17 school budget. On Thursday night the school board held its second of two planning sessions to help identify priorities for the next school … [Read more...]
Jamestown School Officials Announce Upcoming Public Input Sessions for 2016-17 Budget
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown School board has started the process of preparing for the district's 2016-17 budget. According to a recent article in the Jamestown Post-Journal, the school board met on Tuesday night to begin planning for how it will … [Read more...]
State Audit Finds Jamestown Schools Needs Improved Budgeting
JAMESTOWN - A recent audit by the state Comptroller’s office is shedding further light on the Jamestown School Districts financial problems. The audit, which was released last Friday, covers the time period between July 1, 2011 through April 13, … [Read more...]
District Code of Conduct Highlights Jamestown School Board Meeting
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown Board of Education will hold a meeting tonight at 7 p.m. inside the school administration building on Martin Road. Among the items to be acted on tonight is a revised version of the District Code of Conduct. The meeting is … [Read more...]
DiMaio Named President of State Small City Schools Association
JAMESTOWN - Jamestown School Board President Joe DiMaio is the new leader of a statewide group who’s goal is to look out for the interests of small city school districts. DiMaio was recently elected President of the New York State Association of … [Read more...]