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Jamestown School Board Petition Process Begins March 20

March 20, 2023 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

Petitions for the Jamestown Board of Education election on May 16 are available to residents interested in running for the school board. There will be three board seats on the May 16 ballot, each for a three-year term, beginning July 1, 2023. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Christine Schnars, Jamestown School Board, Paul Abbott, Shelly Leathers

Jamestown Public Schools Sending COVID-19 Tests Home Ahead of Winter Break

February 16, 2022 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

Jamestown Public Schools are preparing to send COVID-19 test kits home with students ahead of winter break. Superintendent Dr. Kevin Whitaker updated the school board, saying Governor Kathy Hochul asked schools to distribute the tests prior to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Christine Schnars, COVID-19 tests, Jamestown Public Schools, Kathy Hochul, Kevin Whitaker

Jamestown School Officials Discuss 2018-19 Budget, Possibility of Tax Cut

April 11, 2018 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

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...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: 2018-19 Jamestown School Budget, Bret Apthorpe, Christine Schnars, Dan Johnson, Jamestown Public Schools, Jamestown School Board, Joe Pawelski, Nina Karbacka, Patrick Slagle, Paul Abbott, Shelly Leathers, Vern Connors

All Local School Budgets Approved, Schnars Returns to Jamestown School Board

May 17, 2017 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - The 2017 School board elections and budget votes took place yesterday, with voters approving the budgets for all of Chautauqua County's 18 school districts. In addition to all budgets passing, all of the other propositions that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Chautauqua Lake School Board, Chautauqua Lake School District, Christine Schnars, Deborah Cross-Fuller, Falconer School Board, Falconer School District, Fannell Leeper, Frank Galeazzo, Jamestown Public Schools, Jamestown School Board, Jay Baker, Jennifer Olson, Mary Lee Talbot, Paul Abbott, Pine Valley School District, School Elections, Shelly Leathers, Tom Frederes, Tom Pope

Five Candidates, Including Two Incumbents, Will Run for Three Seats on Jamestown School Board

May 1, 2017 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - It appears there will be at least one new member of the Jamestown School Board when the new school year begins in July. Wednesday was the deadline for school board candidates to submit petitions to run for three seats up for election … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Christine Schnars, Fannell Leeper, Frank Galeazzo, Jamestown School Board, Paul Abbott, School Elections, Shelly Leathers, Tom Pope

Jamestown Public Schools’ Final Board Meeting of Year is Tonight

June 26, 2012 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown Public Schools Board of Education will have its final meeting of the school year tonight at the administration building on Martin Rd. The meeting will also serve as the final session for long-time board member Christine … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Christine Schnars, Jamestown Public Schools

Jamestown School Election Results in New Board Member

May 16, 2012 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown School Board will have a new president when the new school year starts in July. Current Board President and long-time board member Christine Schnars did not receive enough votes in yesterday’s school board election to be … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: 2012-13 Jamestown School Budget, Barbara Piazza, Christine Schnars, Daniel Johnson, David Daversa, Jamestown Public Schools, Laurel Lucas, Patrick Slagle

Jamestown School Budget, Board Vote is Today

May 15, 2012 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - Residents throughout Chautauqua County and the rest of the state will be voting on their local 2012-2013 school district budgets today, along with voting on school board members. In Jamestown, residents will be voting on $76.8 million … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: 2012-13 Jamestown School Budget, Barbara Piazza, Christine Schnars, Daniel Johnson, Dave Daversa, Jamestown Public Schools, Laurel Lucas, Patrick Slagle, School Elections

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