JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown School Board will be meeting Wednesday to work on the 2015-16 budget. Last week the school board learned from Superintendent Tim Mains that the district is currently facing a $4.9 million budget gap. That spending gap … [Read more...]
Jamestown School District in a $4.9 Million Hole for Upcoming School Year
JAMESTOWN, NY - The Jamestown School Board and area residents now have more information regarding the financial challenges the district faces as it works on completing the 2015-16 budget - and while the news isn't the worst case scenario, it remains … [Read more...]
Jamestown School Board to Focus on Budget Challenges During Thursday Meeting
JAMESTOWN - City school officials will continue to look for ways to dig the district out of a multimillion dollar budget hole when the school board meets Thursday night for its regular board meeting. According to Superintendent Tim Mains, who was … [Read more...]
Jamestown School Board to Hold Budget Work Session, Regular Meeting Tuesday Night
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown Board of Education will hold a 2015-16 Budget Work Session from 6 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday in the Board Room, 197 Martin Road. The work session will allow the opportunity for Board members to receive more information on … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Jamestown School Officials Face Major Financial Challenges
JAMESTOWN - The financial outlook for Jamestown Public Schools is quite grim. That from Jamestown school superintendent Tim Mains, who was a guest on WRFA's Community Matters public affairs program on Thursday, Feb. 19. Mains talked about … [Read more...]
JPS Superintendent Tim Mains Discusses Budget with School Board, Despite Lack of Info from State
JAMESTOWN - Jamestown school officials held a meeting Tuesday night to begin the process of developing a 2015-2016 district budget. However, as Superintendent Tim Mains noted during his presentation, the district has not received any preliminary … [Read more...]
Jamestown School Superintendent to Host Presentation on School Finances Thursday Night
JAMESTOWN - Jamestown Public Schools’ Superintendent Tim O. Mains will hold a Community Presentation on School Finances Thursday at 7 p.m. in the Jefferson Middle School auditorium. The purpose of the presentation is to inform the community how … [Read more...]
JPS Administrators Testify in Small Cities Lawsuit
ALBANY - Officials with the Jamestown School District were in Albany Monday to testify in the Small City Schools Lawsuit, which involves eight small city school districts filing a lawsuit against the state for failing to provide appropriate school … [Read more...]
Jamestown Public Schools Reschedules Finance Presentation
JAMESTOWN - Jamestown Public Schools’ Community Presentation on School Finances has been rescheduled to Thursday, January 29th at 7 p.m. in the Jefferson Middle School auditorium. The presentation by Superintendent Tim Mains was originally … [Read more...]
Small Cities Lawsuit Begins Today in Albany
ALBANY – A lawsuit involving Jamestown Public Schools along with seven other schools and the state of New York should begin to move forward today in Albany. Opening arguments in the trial between eight small city school districts – including … [Read more...]
