ALBANY - Governor Andrew Cuomo announced the selection of 275 educators from across the state to join the New York State Master Teacher Program. One third of the new Master Teachers announced are elementary teachers, expanding the network of … [Read more...]
Southwestern School District Voters Approve Library Tax, School Budget
WEST ELLICOTT - Residents in the Southwestern School District will have to pay a library tax the next time their school tax bills are due. By a narrow margin of 425-413, district voters approved a referendum to establish an annual $204,000 library … [Read more...]
Library Tax Proposal on Southwestern School Ballot
WEST ELLICOTT - When voters in the Southwestern School District vote on this year’s budget, there will also be a referendum to establish a library tax for both the Lakewood Memorial Library and the Hazeltine Public Library in Busti. The referendum … [Read more...]
Tuesday is School Board Election, Budget Vote Day in Chautauqua County
JAMESTOWN - Tuesday is school board election and budget vote day throughout much of New York State, including all 18 school districts in Chautauqua County. Among the districts in Southern Chautauqua County, only Jamestown and Sherman are featuring … [Read more...]
School Budget Vote, Board of Education Election is Tuesday
JAMESTOWN - Voters across the state will be going to the polls today to take part in the annual school budget vote and school board elections. Residents in the Jamestown school district will be voting on a $77.6M budget – which cuts 16 positions … [Read more...]
Southwestern, Falconer and Frewsburg See More than 7 Percent increase in School Funding
In addition to Jamestown Public Schools, all other districts in Chautauqua county also received state aid information on Tuesday. VIEW STATE AID RUNS FOR ALL NY STATE DISTRICTS (Chautauqua County info begins on Page 24) Southwestern is the … [Read more...]
County Schools Will See a 5.34 Percent Average Increase in Funding
ALBANY - School Aid in Chautauqua County will be going up next year. With the state budget passed earlier this year, state education officials have now released the school funding runs for the 2012-13 school year. The 18 school districts in … [Read more...]
SWCS District Holds Special Meeting to Address Budget Issues
JAMESTOWN - Two teaching positions have been cut in the latest round of budget reductions in the Southwestern Central School District. According to an article in today’s Jamestown Post-Journal, the district held a special Board of Education meeting … [Read more...]
Southwestern School Superintendent Proposes Budget Cuts
WEST ELLICOTT - The Southwestern School District’s superintendent is proposing to cut six teacher positions from the district's 2012-13 budget. According to an article in today’s Jamestown Post-Journal, Superintendent Dan George presented the school … [Read more...]