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JPS Announces 2023 Budget Vote & School Board Election Results

JAMESTOWN, N.Y. –  Results for the 2023 Budget Vote and School Board Election for Jamestown Public Schools are as follows: 

Proposition 1: Approval of the 2023-24 School Budget 

Yes  — 555

No — 127

Proposition 2: Creation of a $5 Million Dollar Capital Reserve Fund

Yes  — 575

No — 106

Board of Education:

(Three three-year terms commencing on July 1, 2023 and ending on June 30, 2026)

Bold = Elected

Paul Abbott — 512

Christine Schnars — 514

John Panebianco — 576

Melissa Paterniti — 240

Elected: Paul Abbott, Christine Schnars, John Panebianco

The results remain unofficial until the JPS Board of Education’s Canvass Vote Meeting on Wednesday, May 17 at 6 p.m. The meeting will take place in the Board Room of the Administration Building at 197 Martin Road.