JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown School Board will hold a Public Hearing regarding the proposed 2019-20 Budget on Tuesday, May 7 at 6 p.m. in the Persell Middle School auditorium. The $90.7 million Proposed Budget - which includes no tax increase - is … [Read more...]
Jamestown School Board Unanimously Approves 2019-20 School Budget
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown School Board Tuesday night unanimously approved a $90.7 million spending plan for next year that includes no tax increase. The board reviewed the revised budget proposal presented by both school superintendent Bret … [Read more...]
Jamestown School Board to Finalize 2019-20 Spending Plan Tuesday Night
JAMESTOWN - Jamestown school officials will finalize the 2019-20 school budget when they meet Tuesday for a regularly scheduled school board meeting. Officials started preliminary discussion and review of the nearly $90 million budget last month, … [Read more...]
Jamestown School Officials Begin Interviews for New High School Principal
JAMESTOWN - The search for a new principal at Jamestown High School is underway. That's according to Superintendent Bret Apthorpe, who told WRFA last Thursday that the process of reviewing prospective candidates started earlier this year and a … [Read more...]
Petitions for Two Seats on Jamestown School Board Now Available
JAMESTOWN - Petitions for the Jamestown Board of Education election on May 21 are available to residents interested in running for the school board. There will be two JPS board seats on the May 21 ballot, each for a three-year term, beginning July … [Read more...]
Jamestown Schools Get 3.5 Percent Increase in Foundation Aid, Slightly Lower than Initial Projections
ALBANY - It came down to the wire but state leaders in Albany were able to finalize a final State Budget for the new fiscal year before the April 1 deadline. Early Sunday morning, on the final day of 2019 fiscal year, Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Senate … [Read more...]
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra Performs the Music of Queen to Raise Money for JHS Marching Band
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown School Board Tuesday gave its approval to a trip to Florida by the Jamestown High School Marching Band in December 2019 to perform at Disney World. According to Jamestown High School Marching Band music instructor Norm … [Read more...]
Jamestown School Board to Consider Future Payments for Small City Schools Lawsuit
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown School Board will be weighing its options in the coming weeks when it comes to deciding whether or not it want to continue funding the Small City Schools, or Maisto v. New York, lawsuit. On Tuesday the school board … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Community Matters – Dr. Bret Apthorpe January 2019 Interview
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Recorded Thursday, Jan. 24, 2019. Initially broadcast Thursday, Jan. 24, 2019. Jamestown Public Schools Superintendent Bret Apthorpe talks about several issues involving the school district, including the Small … [Read more...]
Jamestown School Superintendent, Board President Disappointed with Governor’s 2019-20 State Aid Proposal
JAMESTOWN - Officials with Jamestown Public Schools received the first piece of the puzzle for putting together next year's 2019-20 school budget when School Superintendent Brett Apthorpe shared details of the governor's school aid proposal with the … [Read more...]
