The Watertown City School District Board of Education on June 3 formally canvassed results from the May 5 annual school budget vote, approving the 2025–26 budget, four propositions and declaring Colleen Gosher and Melanie Stano elected to three-year terms starting July 1, 2025.

Board members reviewed the inspectors’ signed reports on the election and the clerk read the vote tallies into the record. The 2025–26 budget proposition passed with 856 total votes: 574 yes, 282 no. Proposition 2 (capital reserve fund) recorded 849 total votes: 663 yes, 186 no. Proposition 3 (furniture reserve fund) recorded 846 total votes: 632 yes, 214 no. Proposition 4 (security) recorded 851 total votes: 689 yes, 162 no. The district declared Colleen Gosher and Melanie Stano elected to three‑year terms ending June 30, 2028.

Why this matters: The board’s certification completes the formal vote-counting process and enables administrative steps tied to the approved budget and propositions. The district clerk and superintendent will notify the successful candidates and prepare required documentation.

Board procedure: The board moved and voted on the resolution to accept the inspectors’ reports and to declare the vote outcomes. The resolution authorizes the superintendent to complete ministerial steps to finalize the results. No amendments or further conditions were recorded at the meeting.

What’s next: The newly elected trustees will assume their terms on July 1, 2025; the board will continue agenda work tied to the approved budget at upcoming meetings.