Gowanda School News Today

A lifelong educator, Gerald John Ackley, 90, of Lake Wales, FL, formerly of Salamanca, NY, and Rockledge, FL, died peacefully at his home on February 1, 2024 fo

adolce@observertoday.com GOWANDA — Despite some empty seats on the school board, remaining members and newly elected President Dana Szalay are ready for a new chapter that does not include as much controversy and in-fighting. During an earlier meeting this month, the board officially voted Szalay as president. The board had been without an official leader since Ron Cook resigned from the board in November while seats held by both Janet Vogtli and David Barnes, who both resigned last month, re...

Jan 11, 2021 GOWANDA — School board members discussed a plan last week to resume in-person education in the Gowanda School District. Part of the issue the school faces is that the elementary school is in Erie County, which has different restrictions than the high school, which is in Cattaraugus County. “Our elementary school is in Erie County, which is a yellow zone, so we’re required to test,” said Gowanda Superintendent Dr. Robert Anderson. “We’re meeting with Cattaraugus County ...