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A 2020 capital project to expand outdoor amenities at Jackson Primary School is returning to the table for a vote during this week’s Batavia City School’s board meeting. The project involves a building at 245 Liberty St., Batavia, which was donated to the city school district in December 2017. Board of Education members are expected to vote on its demolition after a survey,
pcrossley@sungazette.com Two new coordinator of trauma and mental health services positions were approved by the Williamsport Area School Board to help to deal with what Dr. Richard Poole, the district’s director of student services, termed a significant growth and need among students K-12 in the district. “There has always been a need with mental health and trauma with our students, especially with COVID, we’ve seen a significant rise with mental health concerns across our schools,” he said. “Trauma reveals itself in so many ways,” Poole said, adding that many times mental healt...
pcrossley@sungazette.com The Williamsport Area School Board gave their approval to a proposed final budget for 2021-22 with a .53 mill increase in real estate taxes, although Wanda M. Erb, board secretary and business administrator, told the board that before the final budget is approved in June, that number should be lower. “We will continue to work on this budget between now and June 15,” Erb said. Final budget approval must be by June 30. Revenues in the proposed budget are expected to be $96,353,427 including using $1,992,067 in fund balance monies in order to balance the budget. N...