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On May 18, voters will decide whether the Jamesville-DeWitt Central School District Board of Education will continue the practice of including a non-voting student member on the board.  In 2019, voters approved a proposition to include an ex-officio student board member, which they must reauthorize every two years. There is no financial compensation for any …

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The Jamesville-DeWitt Central School District is proposing to purchase five new school buses for what it typically pays to buy four.  The buses the district is proposing to buy include three new 2022 65-passenger gasoline Bluebird buses for $111,487 each, one new 2020 65-passenger gasoline Bluebird bus for $84,294 and one new 2018 65-passenger gasoline …

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The Jamesville-DeWitt Central School District is planning a number of COVID-19 health and safety precautions for the May 18 budget vote and school board election, including moving the polls inside J-D High School’s main gymnasium.  Voters will park in the same lots as they have in past years, but instead of entering and voting in …

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A group of Jamesville-DeWitt Central School District students may not have realized it, but they were practicing their academic and social skills and rallying their school community while  “selling” lemonade to benefit two local nonprofit organizations. On April 6 and 9, the Tecumseh Learning Pad held its 7th annual “lemonade stand,” which raised a record-breaking $2,180 …

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Beginning May 12, families that do not have, or cannot afford, high-speed broadband in their place of residence may apply for temporary assistance through the Federal Communications Commission Emergency Broadband Benefit (EBB) program.  Eligible households will be able to receive up to a $50 per month discount on an eligible internet service plan. Households on Tribal …

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U.S. News & World Report has named Jamesville-DeWitt High School one of the best high schools in the nation and tops in the Syracuse area. In its 2021 Best High School rankings released on April 27, U.S. News ranked J-D High School 770th nationally out of 17,857 public high schools and 73rd out of 1,218 high …

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Jamesville-DeWitt Central School District residents will vote May 18 on a proposed $60.2 million 2021-22 school budget that maintains and enhances existing student programming and supports the district’s four strategic plan priorities of culture of wellness; curriculum and programs; diversity, equity and inclusion; and family and community engagement.   On April 19, the J-D Board of …

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On May 18, 2021, residents will elect four members of the Jamesville-DeWitt Central School District Board of Education. Voters will fill four vacancies: three three-year terms and one two-year term. Seven candidates are seeking election to the four available seats. The three candidates with the highest number of votes will fill the three-year terms. The …

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Christine Woodcock Dettor announced that she plans to step down from her position on the Jamesville-DeWitt Central School District Board of Education effective April 30, 2021.  Dettor was first elected to the board in 2017 to a three-year term. She was re-elected in 2020, and two years of her current three-year term are remaining. On …

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