JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown School Board has unanimously approved an $86.23 million budget for next year that includes no tax increase. Compared to the current year’s budget, the total spending for the 2018-19 budget would see an increase … [Read more...]
Tax Decrease Question to be Resolved Tuesday Night During Jamestown School Board Meeting, Budget Vote
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown School Board will finalize the 2018-19 School Budget when it meets Tuesday night, April 17, at the school administration building on Martin Road. The tentative budget includes $86.23 million in spending, with nearly 79 … [Read more...]
Jamestown School Officials Discuss 2018-19 Budget, Possibility of Tax Cut
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown School Board is getting closer to approving the district’s $86.23 million budget for next school year. During the board’s meeting on Tuesday night, school finance director Vern Connors walked the board through an updated … [Read more...]
Education Funding Boost in Final State Budget Means an Additional $362,000 for Jamestown
ALBANY - School officials in Chautauqua County now have final state aid numbers in place to help them craft their school budgets for next year. The $168.3 billion 2018-19 State Budget that was approved over the weekend adds $1 billion in education … [Read more...]
Two Seats Up for a Vote in 2018 Jamestown School Board Elections, Candidate Petitions Now Available
JAMESTOWN - Petitions for the Jamestown Board of Education election on May 15, 2018 are now available. There will be two Jamestown School board seats on the May 15th ballot, each for a three-year term, beginning July 1, 2018. Those two seats … [Read more...]
Jamestown School Officials Discuss Budget Options During Wednesday Work Session
JAMESTOWN - As the Jamestown School Board continues to review and discuss the estimated $85 million 2018-19 school budget, members are faced with the task of what to do with a multi-million surplus that will carry over from the current school … [Read more...]
Jamestown School Board to Hold Budget Work Session Tuesday Night
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown School Board will begin working on the district’s 2018-19 school budget during a Tuesday meeting in the school Administration Building. During a presentation two weeks ago, the board learned the basic details of how much … [Read more...]
Jamestown School Superintendent Reaches Out to Community Stakeholders to Help Address Challenges
JAMESTOWN - Jamestown School Superintendent Bret Apthorpe is calling on community partners to help improve the performance – and lives – of the city’s public school students. On Thursday afternoon Apthorpe delivered a presentation at the Robert H. … [Read more...]
Jamestown School Board Receives Presentation on 2018-19 Budget; Tax Hike Unlikely
JAMESTOWN - Jamestown school officials began the 2018-19 budget process Tuesday night during the school board’s monthly meeting. Jamestown Finance Director Vern Connors walked the school board through some of the known factors of next year’s … [Read more...]
Budget Presentation Scheduled for Tuesday Night School Board Meeting
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown school board will get its first look at next year’s school budget when it meets Tuesday night, March 13. The agenda for Tuesday's meeting is calling for a budget presentation from school finance director Vern Connors, who … [Read more...]
