Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Public School Board Monday evening heard about difficult financial decisions facing schools.

That followind the noon meeting of the School Board’s financial task force, discussing options to reduce deficit spending as the school faces a projected $800,000 budget shortfall this year and an estimated $1.8 million deficit in 2015.

Nellie Degen, of the Jamestown Parent Awareness/Prevention Center, an advocacy group for parents of students in Jamestown Public Schools, told the school board of the need for funding for a paid PAPC position in the district presenting a 60-page report on the volunteer group.

No official action was taken by the board.

Superintendent Robert Lech says he recognizes the value of the PAPC, but added that great caution should be exercised with any personnel decisions with a budget deficit the magnitude of which JPS is facing.

The school board reviewed several possibilities for spending cuts in the near future.

Some of the options the task force discussed was decreasing the amount spent on supplies increase the use of interactive TV from one to five classes, and raising the bus service fee from $20 a month to $30 a month bringing in $15,000 a year.

Lech also announced that the Talented and Gifted pilot program collaboration with St. John’s Academy would not continue into the next school year.

The meeting was recorded by CSi Cable 10 THE REPLAY CHANNEL with the showing starting later Tuesday.