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Leading up to the holiday season every year, Jessica Mucilli and Stephanie Divisconti check their lists. The school psychologist and the school counselor in the Greater Johnstown School District go through their caseloads of Pleasant Avenue Elementary school students to determine who might benefit f
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JOHNSTOWN The Greater Johnstown School District Board of Education approved two Memorandums of Agreement at its recent meeting at the Knox Building.
The board passed an MOA between the district and the Johnstown Teachers’ Association, as it relates to a one-time only retirement incentive for the 2020-2021 school year. Superintendent William Crankshaw was also authorized to execute the agreement.
Board members also approved an MOA for a physical education and health and athletics and extracurricular programs coordinator, The agreement is specifically between the district and the Johnstown Administrators’ Association. Crankshaw was also authorized to execute that MOA.
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JOHNSTOWN The Greater Johnstown School District Board of Education on Thursday authorized a public referendum in May to reduce the number of its board members from nine to seven.
The board passed a resolution to allow voters to downscale the board via a proposition at the district’s annual election May 18. If approved, the change wouldn’t take effect until May 2022.
Board President Christopher Tallon indicated that three volunteer board members’ seats are up this year and two of them might not be running for reelection. They are: Ronald Beck, Susanne Fitzgerald and Kathryn Zajicek.
The Johnstown school board in recent years has had a problem finding persons in the community interested in running. Still, Tallon put the word out Thursday.