Jamestown High School could be getting a major facelift in the coming years.
District voters are likely to have a referendum on the May 18 school budget ballot for an $86,200,000 million capital project that involves the high school, Persell Middle School, Ring Elementary School, Fletcher Elementary School, the district bus garage, Raymond Fashano Tech Academy and districtwide information technology upgrades.
“The goal is to make sure our students are warm, safe and dry so that they can learn and we can provide the best program for them as possible,” said Dr. Kevin Whitaker, Jamestown Public Schools superintendent.
While specifics are still being determined, preliminary documents reviewed by the Board of Education on Tuesday have more than half ($44,736,000) of the overall proposed project being spent at JHS. Board members have between now and the end of March to make a final decision on the scope of the project.
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Even when students do attend in person, the Ripley school has an empty feeling.
Here is the real problem with the public sector’s perception of the $16 billion deficit that is currently facing New York state. It can be summed up in three words: Ripley Central Schools.
Smallest of the 18 Chautauqua County districts, serving less than 160 students from prekindergarten to grade six, officials and elected board members are in the midst of moving forward with plans for a nearly $3 million capital project. “No final decisions have been made and we’re still putting all the pieces in place,” said Superintendent William Caldwell recently. “If we go forward, the Board of Education isn’t scheduled to approve the project until June and the public vote wouldn’t take place until September.”
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Summer Hannold of Jamestown is pictured during the 2019-20 National Honor Society induction ceremony at WNY P-TECH. Summer is currently employed at Ring Precision Components in Jamestown.
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After concerns this summer that Jamestown Public Schools students would be disenrolled from the Career P-TECH Academy through BOCES due to COVID-19 budget restrictions, the educational partnership is back on track.
P-TECH students drawn from 27 eligible school districts around Western New York can begin a hands-on career-focused path in ninth grade, choosing from three tracks including welding technology, mechanical technology design and machine tooling.
Partnering with local businesses, P-TECH students are able to spend time in real manufacturing environments during their years in the program while earning a regents diploma and a two-year associate’s degree.
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