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, 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 first and third Wednesday of each month. Due to ongoing Capital Project work, all meetings are currently being held in the High School Library located on Panther Drive in Gowanda. Additional meeting dates can be found on the District Calendar.
2022-2023 Meeting Dates
To contact ALL Board of Education members with one email use: gcsboe@gcslearn.org
| Mr. Max Graham | President | Term Ends: 2024 |
| Email: mrgraham@gcslearn.org | ||
| Phone: (716) 860-0373 |
| Mrs. Dana Szalay-Delaney | Vice President | Term Ends: 2023 |
| 13513 Taylor Hollow Road, Collins, NY 14034 | ||
| Email: msszalay@gcslearn.org | ||
| Phone: (716) 341-0047 |
| Mrs. Dollene Christopher | Board Member | Term Ends: 2024 |
13719 Route 62, Collins, NY 14034 | ||
| Email: mschristopher@gcslearn.org | ||
| Phone: (716) 345-6946 |
| Mrs. Shauna McMahon | Board Member | Term Ends: 2025 |
| 11 Park Street, Gowanda, NY 14070 | ||
| Email: msmcmahon@gcslearn.org | ||
| Phone: (585) 355-6928 |
| Mr. Mark D. Nephew | Board Member | Term Ends: 2023 |
| 28 Aldrich Street, Gowanda, NY 14070 | ||
| Email: mrmnephew@gsclearn.org | ||
| (716) 532-5779 |
| Mr. John Y. Waterman, Jr. | Board Member | Term Ends: 2025 |
| 12134 Burning Springs Road, Perrysburg, NY 14129 | ||
| Email: mrwatermanjr@gcslearn.org | ||
| (716) 870-8793 |
| Ms. Barbara Weston | Board Member | Term Ends: 2025 |
12996 Versailles Plank Road, Lawtons, NY 14091 | ||
| Email: msweston@gcslearn.org | ||
| (716) 983-2369 |
| Ms. Kathy Ferneza | Secretary to the Superintendent/District Clerk | — |
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| Email: msferneza@gcslearn.org | ||
| (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: Dollene Christopher & Dana Szalay-Delaney & Barbara Weston
Middle School: Max Graham & Mark D. Nephew
Elementary School: Shauna McMahon & John Y. Waterman Jr.