Greater Johnstown School District officials confirmed on Thursday that school board president Chris Tallon has resigned with only about five months remaining of his three-year term."Mr. Tallon tendered his letter of resignation, and the Board of Education, at its Feb. 17 Board of Education meeting,
Documentation was provided to the board, but due to the private nature of personnel data, Superintendent Kevin Wellen said they could not discuss the grievance in detail at the Monday, Aug. 16 meeting.
JOHNSTOWN – The Greater Johnstown School District's $39.9 million school budget was approved by voters 630-243 Tuesday night — the first time the district'
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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.