Meeting Agendas and Minutes:
- Open Board Docs
- Go to Meetings
- Use the left drop down to select the year.
- Choose the date
- Icons will appear to View the Agenda, Print the Agenda, Read our Policies and/or View the Minutes
To Search Board Docs:
- Go to Meetings (in the upper right hand corner)
- Search Meetings using key words above the featured section.
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.
2025-2026 Meeting Dates
- July 9, 2025
- July 23, 2025
- August 13, 2025
- September 10, 2025
- October 1, 2025
- November 12, 2025
- December 10, 2025
- January 14, 2026
- February 11, 2026
- March 11, 2026
- April 1, 2026
- April 22, 2026
- May 6, 2026
- May 27, 2026
- June 17, 2026
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 |
| Mr. Mark D. Nephew | Board Member | Term Ends: 2026 |
| 28 Aldrich Street, Gowanda, NY 14070 | ||
| Email: mrmnephew@gcslearn.org | ||
| Phone: (716) 532-5779 |
| Mr. Zachary C. Nobles | Board Member | Term Ends: 2026 |
| 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. | Board Member | Term Ends: 2028 |
| 12134 Burning Springs Road, Perrysburg, NY 14129 | ||
| Email: mrwatermanjr@gcslearn.org | ||
| Phone: (716) 870-8793 |
| Ms. Kathy Ferneza | Secretary to the Superintendent/District Clerk | — |
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| Email: msferneza@gcslearn.org | ||
| Phone: (716) 532-3325, ext. 6300 |
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.
- Live Meeting
- Video Archive– previously recorded meetings
High School: Susan Bettker, Crista Monat, Brittney Olszewski & John Y. Waterman Jr.
Middle School: Max Graham & Mark D. Nephew.
Elementary School: Crista Monat & Zachary C. Nobles.