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  • Nominate a GJSD Staff Member for an ABCD Award – Deadline April 9

    Do you know a GJSD staff member who goes Above and Beyond the Call of Duty? Nominate them for an ABCD Award using this online form. Deadline to receive nominations is April 9. Recipients will be recognized at the District’s May 21 Board of Education meeting. This will be the last round of ABCD Award…

  • Four Odyssey Teams Advance to NY State Tournament!

    GJSD’s nine Odyssey of the Mind teams made their mark at last weekend’s Region 21 competition at Broadalbin-Perth Central School District, with four teams advancing to the New York state tournament being held at the NY State Fairgrounds in Syracuse on April 5. Of the nine Johnstown teams that competed, two teams made up of…

  • Savoie, Harrington and Hayward Named ABCD Award Winners

    The ABCD Award is given out by the Board of Education as a way to recognize staff members who go Above and Beyond the Call of Duty each and every day to give back to our school community and make sure our students feel safe, secure, and loved – and above all else, provide them…

  • GJSD student-musicians selected for this weekend’s All-County Music Festival

    77 student-musicians in grades 5-12 from the Greater Johnstown School District have been selected to showcase their talents at this weekend’s Fulton County Music Educators Association’s All-County Music Festival. The concert will take place at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 1 in the Margaret Blowers Auditorium at Broadalbin-Perth Junior-Senior High School. Performances will include High…

  • A Message from Dr. David Ziskin re: Superintendent Search for GJSD

    Jan. 22, 2025 Dear Greater Johnstown School District community, As you may be aware, Dr. William Crankshaw has announced that he will retire as Superintendent of Schools, effective August 9, 2025. On January 16, the Johnstown Board of Education appointed me to serve as the search consultant to assist with the selection of your next…

  • Superintendent of Schools Dr. William T. Crankshaw announces retirement after 36-year career in education

    JANUARY 3, 2025 – Dr. William T. Crankshaw announced today that he will retire as Superintendent of Schools, effective August 9, 2025, ending a 36-year career in the field of education, which included 22 years of service to the Greater Johnstown School District. During that time, Crankshaw served at Johnstown as a choral music teacher…

  • GJSD initiates a District-wide “Bell to Bell, No Cell” plan for students

    Implementation to start Monday, January 27, 2025 At this evening’s monthly Board of Education meeting, Superintendent of Schools Dr. William Crankshaw outlined clarifications being made to the District’s student cell phone policy, which will be implemented at the start of the second semester of this current school year, beginning Monday, January 27, 2025. The current…

  • Callery, Morreale, and Solar named ABCD Award Recipients

    Congratulations to our first ABCD Award recipients of the 2024-2025 school year, who were recognized at the District’s Board of Education meeting on Thursday, November 14. The ABCD Award is given out by the Board of Education as a way to recognize staff members who go Above and Beyond the Call of Duty each and…

  • GJSD swim and walk programs return this winter

    The District’s Community Walking and Swimming Programs will be starting back up after Thanksgiving Break. The programs are open to anyone in the Johnstown community who would like the opportunity to stay active during the winter season. Community Walk information: Program Starts:  Monday, December 2 Program Ends:  Thursday, April 10 Place:  Warren St. Elementary School…

  • Emergency Release Drill November 26

    All students in the Greater Johnstown School District will be dismissed from school fifteen (15) minutes early on Tuesday, November 26, 2024, as part of a drill for the School Emergency Management Plan.  The buildings must be vacated for an hour during the drill.  Therefore, all after school activities will be postponed for one hour…