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Jamestown School District in a $4.9 Million Hole for Upcoming School Year

March 13, 2015 By WRFA Radio 4 Comments

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...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: 2015-16 Jamestown School Budget, Andrew Cuomo, Jamestown Public Schools, Jamestown School Board, Joe DiMaio, Kevin Ziemba, Paul Abbott, State Assembly, State Budget, State Senate, Tim Mains

Jamestown School Board to Focus on Budget Challenges During Thursday Meeting

March 12, 2015 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

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...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: 2014-15 Jamestown School Budget, 2015-16 Jamestown School Budget, Andrew Cuomo, Jamestown Public Schools, Jamestown School Board, Jamestown Teachers Association, State Assembly, State Budget, State Senate, Tim Mains

Jamestown School Board to Hold Budget Work Session, Regular Meeting Tuesday Night

February 24, 2015 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

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...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: 2015-16 Jamestown School Budget, Jamestown Public Schools, Jamestown School Board

[LISTEN] Jamestown School Officials Face Major Financial Challenges

February 20, 2015 By WRFA Radio 1 Comment

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...]

Filed Under: Audio, Local News Tagged With: 2014-15 Jamestown School Budget, 2015-16 Jamestown School Budget, Andy Goodell, Cathy Young, Jamestown Public Schools, Jamestown School Board, Maisto v. New York, Small Cities Lawsuit, State Budget, Tim Mains

JPS Superintendent Tim Mains Discusses Budget with School Board, Despite Lack of Info from State

February 4, 2015 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

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...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: 2015-16 Jamestown School Budget, Andrew Cuomo, Andy Goodell, Jamestown Public Schools, Jamestown School Board, State Assembly, State Education Department, Tim Mains

Jamestown School Board to Hold Work Session on 2015-16 Budget Tuesday Night

February 3, 2015 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN – The Jamestown Board of Education will hold its 2015-16 Budget Work Sessions from 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 3 in the Jefferson Auditorium and Tuesday, Feb. 24 in the Board Room, 197 Martin Road. The work sessions will allow the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: 2015-16 Jamestown School Budget, Jamestown School Board

Jamestown School Officials Prepare for Start of School

August 28, 2014 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

The Jamestown Board of Education will hold a special meeting on Thursday at 5:30 p.m. in the board room at 197 Martin Road.  The meeting will be for approval of personnel for the start of the school year. In addition, the Jamestown High School … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Jamestown High School, Jamestown School Board

Mains Presents Strategic Plan for Jamestown Public Schools

August 6, 2014 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - Jamestown Public Schools Superintendent Tim Mains presented a draft of the Jamestown Public Schools’ 2014-19 Strategic Plan to the Board of Education during its meeting on Tuesday night. MORE DETAILS ON DRAFT STRATEGIC PLAN The … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Jamestown Public Schools, Jamestown School Board, JPS Strategic Plan, Tim Mains

Jamestown School Board Appoints Kevin Ziemba as New Finance Director

June 6, 2014 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - Jamestown Public Schools has named its new finance director. On Thursday afternoon, the Jamestown School board held a special meeting to appoint Kevin Ziemba as the district’s new Director of Finance & Business Affairs. Ziemba will … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Dale Weatherlow, Jamestown Public Schools, Jamestown School Board, Kevin Ziemba

School Budgets Pass in All Chautauqua County Districts

May 21, 2014 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

Tuesday was the school board of election and budget votes for districts across Chautauqua County and all budget passed, according to a report from the Jamestown Post-Journal. In Jamestown, the $75,768,676 budget passed by a vote of 322 to 86. A … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: 2014-15 Jamestown School Budget, Jamestown Public Schools, Jamestown School Board, Paul Abbott, Shelly Leathers, Tom Pope

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