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Kline and Stock run as incumbent candidates for GJSD Board of Education
On Tuesday, May 20, the community will vote on the district’s proposed spending plan for the 2025-26 school year. They will also elect two candidates to serve on the board of education for three-year terms beginning July 1, 2025. Board members whose terms are expiring this year include Marjorie Kline and William J. Stock. Mr.…
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JHS Principal Scott Hale names top ten students in Class of 2025
JHS Principal Scott Hale recently announced the “Top 10” students with the highest GPAs for Johnstown’s graduating Class of 2025. Commencement ceremonies will be held at 7 p.m. on Friday, June 27 outside at Knox Field (rain date Saturday, June 28). Congratulations to: Valedictorian: Diya Patel Salutatorian: Julia Moses Remaining “Top 10” in alphabetical order:…
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Annual budget vote and Board of Education elections set for May 20
On May 20, residents of the Greater Johnstown School District will vote on a proposed $45,156,817 spending plan for the 2025-26 school year. Polls will be open for qualified voters from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. in the lobby of the Johnstown High School auditorium (JPAC). The proposal represents a 3.84% spending increase ($1,667,842) and…
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Work underway for new pickleball and basketball courts at JHS
Traffic patterns and parking may be disrupted through end of summer Work has started on a new multi-purpose outdoor Instructional area at Johnstown High School that will include three pickleball courts and two refurbished basketball courts. The overhaul is part of the capital improvement project that was approved by voters in November of 2022. Work…
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UPK Collaboration RFP for 2025-26 School Year
The Greater Johnstown School District, a PK-12 public school district located in Fulton County, New York, is seeking proposals for a Universal Prekindergarten Program Collaborator for the 2025-2026 school year. The Greater Johnstown School District plans to contract with an eligible agency to provide educational programs for resident four-year-old children for five slots. A copy…
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Calendar Change: School closed May 23
Barring any unforeseen emergency situation that necessitates closing school in the interim, the one (1) remaining snow/emergency day for the 2024-2025 school year will be “given back” on Friday, May 23, 2025 and the District will be closed that day. However, if an additional snow/emergency day is used between now and then, the May 23 “give…
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Nominate a GJSD staff member for an ABCD Award – Deadline April 9
Do you know a GJSD staff member who goes Above and Beyond the Call of Duty? Nominate them for an ABCD Award using this online form. Deadline to receive nominations is April 9. Recipients will be recognized at the District’s May 21 Board of Education meeting. This will be the last round of ABCD Award…
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Savoie, Harrington and Hayward Named ABCD Award Winners
The ABCD Award is given out by the Board of Education as a way to recognize staff members who go Above and Beyond the Call of Duty each and every day to give back to our school community and make sure our students feel safe, secure, and loved – and above all else, provide them…
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A Message from Dr. David Ziskin re: Superintendent Search for GJSD
Jan. 22, 2025 Dear Greater Johnstown School District community, As you may be aware, Dr. William Crankshaw has announced that he will retire as Superintendent of Schools, effective August 9, 2025. On January 16, the Johnstown Board of Education appointed me to serve as the search consultant to assist with the selection of your next…
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Superintendent of Schools Dr. William T. Crankshaw announces retirement after 36-year career in education
JANUARY 3, 2025 – Dr. William T. Crankshaw announced today that he will retire as Superintendent of Schools, effective August 9, 2025, ending a 36-year career in the field of education, which included 22 years of service to the Greater Johnstown School District. During that time, Crankshaw served at Johnstown as a choral music teacher…