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Jamesville-DeWitt Central School District administrators will present the 2026-27 budget proposal during a public hearing on Monday, May 11. The hearing will begin at 7 p.m. in J-D High School’s Large Group Room. You can also attend virtually via YouTube. The link will be available on the district website. The district’s $74.9 million proposal for …

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The Jamesville-DeWitt Board of Education adopted the district’s $74.9 million budget proposal for the 2026-27 school year during its regular meeting on Monday, April 20. It calls for a $365,208, or 0.48%, reduction in spending over the current year’s budget. This is due to efforts to decrease spending and better align expenses with revenues. The …

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Jamesville-DeWitt Central School District administrators worked with the Board of Education Finance Committee this week to finalize its 2026-27 budget proposal. The $74.9 million dollar spending plan will be presented to the board for adoption on Monday, April 20.  “We believe this is a thoughtful and carefully crafted budget proposal that prioritizes our students,” said …

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The Jamesville-DeWitt Fine Arts Hall of Fame held its 4th induction ceremony to recognize Eliot Fisk on Wednesday, April 8. The event was held in the high school auditorium.  The hall of fame serves to enlighten the community about the district’s outstanding fine arts heritage and to honor those who have made remarkable and lasting …

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All qualified Jamesville-DeWitt voters are eligible to vote with a mail-in ballot. Applications are needed for early, absentee, and military ballots.  EARLY VOTING BALLOTS  All qualified district residents are eligible to vote early with a mail-in ballot for any reason. ABSENTEE BALLOTS  Voters must complete an absentee application and state the reason they will not …

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The Jamesville-DeWitt Central School District is getting closer to finalizing its proposed budget for the 2026-27 school year. School Business Administrator Brian Bartlett provided an update during the Board of Education’s regular meeting on Monday, April 6. The district is currently developing a $74,962,459 proposed budget, that’s $365,208 less than the current year’s school budget. …

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