MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, March 1, 2018 WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample talks with Jamestown Public Schools Superintendent Bret Apthrope about school safety and security, anti-bullying initiatives, the … [Read more...]
Health Services Offered at Jamestown’s School-Based Health Center
JAMESTOWN - Jamestown school officials are reminding parents that the high school has a School-Based Health Center (SBHC) in place to help students stay healthy so they can reach their full education potential. Thanks to collaboration between … [Read more...]
Apthorpe: Jamestown Schools have Strong Security Measures in Place, Wont Rest on Its Laurels
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown School District has a strong security system in place to help prevent individuals who may want to do harm to students and staff from entering school buildings. That’s according to Jamestown School Superintendent Bret … [Read more...]
Officials Disappointed with State Funding Proposal for Jamestown School District
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown Post-Journal is reporting the head of the Jamestown School District is not pleased with Governor Andrew Cuomo’s proposed school funding totals for the 2018-19 school year. On Tuesday the Jamestown School Board held its … [Read more...]
Jamestown Public Schools Placed in Temporary Lockout Following ‘Implied Threat’
JAMESTOWN - All schools in the Jamestown School District were temporarily put in lockout protocol following what school officials call an "implied threat" that came Thursday morning. According to school communications coordinator Cathy Panebianco, … [Read more...]
Voters Approve Jamestown School Sale of Crescent Street Warehouse
JAMESTOWN - Voters in Jamestown have given the Jamestown School Board permission to move forward with selling the district’s Warehouse on Crescent Street. A special vote to allow the sale to move forward took place on Monday, with 179 voting for … [Read more...]
Vote to Sell Jamestown Public Schools’ Warehouse is Today
JAMESTOWN - Schools will be holding the public vote regarding the proposed sale of the Crescent Street Warehouse at 504 and 510 Crescent Street in Jamestown Monday, Oct. 30 from noon to 9 p.m. Any registered voter in Jamestown is eligible to vote on … [Read more...]
State Funding Lawsuit Involving Jamestown, Seven Other Cities, Sees New Life Following Appeals Court Decision
JAMESTOWN - Jamestown Public Schools received some good news in court on Thursday. A state appeals court unanimously reversed a trial judge’s 2016 ruling that had dismissed the Maisto v. New York case, which is also known as the small cities … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Community Members Call for Better Monitoring and Enforcement of Bullying in Jamestown Schools
JAMESTOWN - More than a dozen people addressed the Jamestown School Board on Tuesday night as the issue of bullying took center stage. Community members were on hand to address the issue in the wake of two recent suicides in the community, one … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Commmunity Matters – Interview with Dr. Bret Apthorpe at JHS Government and Economics Class
Recorded Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017. MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample interviews Jamestown Publi Schools Superintendent Dr. Bret Apthorpe at Jamestown High School in front of Mr. Peterson's Government and … [Read more...]
