Jowonio is governed by the Jowonio School Board, composed of parents and community volunteers; this Board serves to set the direction of the school and also provide programmatic and fiscal guidance. The Friends of Jowonio Board is a support organization, incorporated to provide funding for the school. Friends owns the building at 3049 East Genesee Street, Syracuse, New York 13224. The two Boards work together through joint committees to determine the vision for the school, to oversee finances, to make decisions to maintain and improve the building, and to determine personnel policies, fundraising efforts, and Board development.

Jowonio School is authorized by four New York State agencies to provide services: the Department of Health (DOH), the Department of Education (VESID), the Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities (OMRDD), and the Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS). Each of these agencies provides programmatic and fiscal guidelines and oversight, and compliance with their regulations is mandatory.

Jowonio's 2007-2011 Strategic Plan

Jowonio School Board of Directors
Michael Collins, President
John Ashby, Vice President
Erin McLane-Gwin, Secretary
Todd Luchsinger, Treasurer
Ellen Barnes, Ex-Officio
Karen Burns, Ex-Officio
Jane Dagenais
Donna DeFrancisco
Mike Hardt
Lori Lawless, Ex-Officio
Fredrick Kasparian
Brent Kessler
Joe Mahoney
Craig Nichols
Bob Pandori, Ex-Officio
Bob Polak
Sharon Salvo
George Stanley

Friends of Jowonio Board of Directors
Mary Keib Smith, President
Daniel Goetzmann, Executive Vice President
Jennifer Schultz, Vice President
Susan Reisman, Treasurer
Dianne Apter
Ellen Barnes, Ex-Officio
Carol Bryant, Ex-Officio
Pat Druger
Rick Eposito
Bobby Eudell
Patrick Forget
Beth Lynn Hoey
Peter Irwin, Ex-Officio
Cynthia Johnson
Alison Kessler
Ed Kiesa
Dafni Kiritsis
Kristine O’Brien
Arthur Schoen
Ann Sutherland, Ex-Officio
Tina Taggart