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Board Meeting Dates

The Board of Education’s regularly scheduled meetings are generally held on the second Wednesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. unless noted otherwise. All meetings are currently being held in the Gowanda High School Library located on Panther Drive in Gowanda. Additional meeting dates can be found on the District Calendar.

2026-2027 Meeting Dates

July 8, 2026
August 19, 2026
September 9, 2026
October 7, 2026
November 4, 2026
December 9, 2026
January 13, 2027
February 10, 2027
March 17, 2027
April 7, 2027
April 27, 2027
May 5, 2027
May 26, 2027
June 16, 2027

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Pursuant to Public Officers Law § 103-a videoconferencing may be used due to extraordinary circumstance. Members of the public may attend in-person at the location(s) noted below. Meetings can be viewed at www.facebook.com/gowandacentralschool. Board of Education documents can be found at www.go.boarddocs.com/ny/gowcsd/Board.nsf/Public.

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Notice is hereby given of the Workshop Meeting of the Board of Education of Gowanda Central School District to be held Wednesday, August 19, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. in the High School Library, 10674 Prospect Street, Gowanda, NY 14070.

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Notice is hereby given of the Regular Meeting of the Board of Education of Gowanda Central School District to be held Wednesday, August 19, 2026 at 6:30 p.m. in the High School Library, 10674 Prospect Street, Gowanda, NY 14070.

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Notice is hereby given of the Workshop Meeting of the Board of Education of Gowanda Central School District to be held Wednesday, September 9, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. in the High School Library, 10674 Prospect Street, Gowanda, NY 14070.

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Notice is hereby given of the Regular Meeting of the Board of Education of Gowanda Central School District to be held Wednesday, September 9, 2026 at 6:30 p.m. in the High School Library, 10674 Prospect Street, Gowanda, NY 14070.

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Notice is hereby given of the Audit Committee Meeting of the Board of Education of Gowanda Central School District to be held Wednesday, October 7, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. in the High School Library, 10674 Prospect Street, Gowanda, NY 14070.

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Notice is hereby given of the Regular Meeting of the Board of Education of Gowanda Central School District to be held Wednesday, October 7, 2026 immediately following the Audit Committee Meeting in the High School Library, 10674 Prospect Street, Gowanda, NY 14070.

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Kathy Ferneza

District Clerk

Date: July 24, 2026

Board Members

To contact ALL Board of Education members with one email use: gcsboe@gcslearn.org

Mr. Max Graham	President	Term Ends: 2027
Email: mrgraham@gcslearn.org
Phone: (716) 860-0373

Mrs. Susan Bettker	Board Member	Term Ends: 2027
67 Center Street, Gowanda, NY 14070
Email: msbettker@gcslearn.org
Phone: (716) 698-5682

Ms. Crista Monat	Board Member	Term Ends: 2027
35 Center Street, Gowanda, NY 14070
Email: msmonat@gcslearn.org
Phone: (716) 374-3390

Mrs. Aimee Gernatt	Board Member	Term Ends: 2029
10345 Quaker Street, Collins, NY 14034
Email: msaigernatt@gcslearn.org
Phone: (570) 575-0459

Mr. Zachary C. Nobles	Board Member	Term Ends: 2029
14542 Bagdad Road, Collins, NY 14070
Email: mrnobles@gcslearn.org
Phone: (716) 467-7520

Mrs. Brittney Olszewski	Board Member	Term Ends: 2028
9680 Peck Hill Road, Gowanda, NY 14070
Email: msolszewski@gcslearn.org
Phone: (716) 410-5558

Mr. John Y. Waterman, Jr.	Vice President	Term Ends: 2028
12134 Burning Springs Road, Perrysburg, NY 14129
Email: mrwatermanjr@gcslearn.org
Phone: (716) 870-8793

Miss Jenna Luther	Student Board Member	Term Ends: 2027

Mr. Jayden Fish	Student Board Member	Term Ends: 2027

Mr. McKoy Luce	Student Board Member	Term Ends: 2027

Ms. Kathy Ferneza	Secretary to the Superintendent/District Clerk	—
Email: msferneza@gcslearn.org
Phone: (716) 532-3325, ext. 6300

Meeting Recordings

The Gowanda Central School District values transparency and public participation at Board of Education meetings. All regular Board of Education meetings are able to be viewed at the time of the meeting (live streamed) and are recorded and then made available online shortly after the meeting. In this way, anyone can access the discussions and deliberations that took place even if they were unable to attend the meeting.