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Use the form below to search for staff. You can search by first or last name, position, or building assignment (Pleasant, Warren, JJSHS):

Email Addresses

Staff  members email addresses are almost always the first initial of their first name and their full last name @johnstownschools.org

There are some exceptions to that rule, as follows:

Matthew Greco:  mpgreco@johnstownschools.org
Rebecca Hart-DeMagistris : rhart@johnstownschools.org
Jeanine LoDestro: jeaninelodestro@johnstownschools.org

Administration Center

The Knox Building, 400 S. Perry St., Johnstown, NY 12095
Phone: (518) 762-4611 | Fax: (518) 762-6379
Office Hours: 7:30 a.m.- 4 p.m.
Summer Hours: 7:30 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Dr. William Crankshaw, Superintendent
wcrankshaw@johnstownschools.org

Suzanne Hall, Secretary to the Superintendent
Ext. 3104 | shall@johnstownschools.org

Alicia Koster, Assistant Superintendent
akoster@johnstownschools.org

Nicole Panton, Director of Curriculum & Instruction
npanton@johnstownschools.org

Board of Education

The Knox Building, 400 S. Perry St., Johnstown, NY 12095
Phone: (518) 762-4611 | Fax: (518) 762-6379

Larraina Carpenter, District Clerk
Ext. 3119 |  lcarpenter@johnstownschools.org

Business Office

The Knox Building, 400 S. Perry St., Johnstown, NY 12095
(518) 762-4611 | Fax: (518) 762-3127

Melissa Baker, School Business Manager & District Treasurer
Ext. 3116 | mbaker@johnstownschools.org

Kym Dopp, Benefits
Ext. 3162 |benefits@johnstownschools.org

TBD, Accounts Payable
Ext. 3117 | accountspayable@johnstownschools.org

Kym Dopp, Accounts Receivable
Ext. 3162 |accountsreceivable@johnstownschools.org

Cathy Ellis, Payroll
Ext. 3113 | payroll@johnstownschools.org

TBD, Account Clerk Typist
Ext. 3161 |

Other District Services

Athletics

Phone: (518) 762-7636

Shane Jones, Physical Education & Health and Athletics & Extracurricular Programs Coordinator
sjones@johnstownschools.org

Pam Donohue, School Secretary – Athletics
pdonohue@johnstownschools.org

Facilities

Phone (518) 762-4611 ext. 3114

David Wood, Director of Facilities II
dwood@johnstownschools.org

Food Service

Phone: (518) 762-1875 |lfernandez@johnstownschools.org

Luis Fernandez, School Lunch Director
(Capital Region BOCES Shared Services Personnel)

IT Department

The Knox Building, 400 South Perry Street, Johnstown, NY 12095
Phone: (518) 762-4611

Brian Gidley,  Technology Director

Jeanine LoDestro, Administrative Assistant
Ext. 3120 | jeaninelodestro@johnstownschools.org

School Tax Collector

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Betsy Thomas, Tax Collector
Ext. 3111 | taxcollector@johnstownschools.org
Alternate Number: (518) 736-6556

Mailing Address: GJSD School Tax Collector, PO Box 810, Johnstown, NY 12095

Special Education

Johnstown Junior-Senior High School, 1 Sir Bills Circle, Johnstown, NY 12095
Phone:  (518) 736-1708 | Fax: (518) 762-6027

Nicole Lent, Director of Special Education, Pupil Services and Special Programs
nlent@johnstownschools.org

Justine Lewis, Administrative Assistant
jlewis@johnstownschools.org

Student Enrollment

The Knox Building, 400 South Perry Street, Johnstown, NY 12095
Phone: 518-762-4611, ext. 3120

Jeanine LoDestro | registration@johnstownschools.org

Transportation

Phone: (518) 775-5788 | jmccallum@hfmboces.org

Jean McCallum, Regional Transportation
(HFM BOCES Shared Services Personnel)