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Olean Schools Accountability Project
This page ran 47 paid political ads on Facebook and Instagram between 4 May 2026 and 14 September 2026. Meta reports $0 – $4.7K of spend, which makes it the 9,636th largest advertiser of the 24,034 pages in our data. Advertiser type: Group or campaign. Most of its spend took no side. Race: No specific race.
Data from the Meta Ad Library, pulled 4 November 2026. Election on 3 November 2026. · Every ad of this page in Meta’s Ad Library ↗
47
ads
$2.3K
reported spend, range $0 – $4.7K
0.0%
of spend on federal races
$50
median spend per ad
Spend by week the ad started
Tone
Share of the 30 ads with text that our model classified. Attack ads name an opponent.
Most attacked
- Jenny Bilotta$248
- the district$198
- Superintendent Genelle Morris$149
- Superintendent Genelle Morris and Business Administrator$99
- Top district administrators and board members$99
- Cathy Young$99
Targets as the ads name them, by spend; the spellings of Donald Trump are counted together, other names as written.
Topics
Spend by race: Local 6.4%, No specific race 94%.
Spend by ad language: English 64%.
The costliest ads
The highest-spend ad of each distinct text, as it ran.
As we head into a new school year, it’s important to know your rights as parents or guardians when it comes to ensuring your child’s information is protected, as required by state and federal law. You can learn more about the federal statute, FERPA, here: https://studentprivacy.ed.gov/ferpa You can learn more about New York State’s law protecting student data here: https://newyork.public.law/laws/n.y._education_law_section_2-d You can learn more about New York State Education Department’s det
9 September 2026 · Olean Schools Accountability Project · $0 – $99 · 1K+ impressions · Informational · Ad Library
New York State Education Department's determination that Superintendent Genelle Morris and Business Administrator grossly violated the Federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), and New York Education Law § 2-d can be found here: https://www.nysed.gov/sites/default/files/programs/data-privacy-security/olean-decision-6-17-26.pdf
9 September 2026 · Olean Schools Accountability Project · $0 – $99 · 1K+ impressions · Attack · Ad Library
Top district administrators were found responsible for serious violations of state and federal law, and board members who promised to restore accountability to administrative offices watched the storm intensify for months while apologizing in private. Accountability must go beyond the promises on a candidate’s yard signs and mailers. It has be on the record.
9 September 2026 · Olean Schools Accountability Project · $0 – $99 · 1K+ impressions · Attack · Ad Library
Finally got the (late) notice that NYSED ordered them to send (and they say bitching on Facebook doesn’t do anything), but there’s one issue… “The district was notified of the alleged improper disclosure in the June 17, 2026 decision.” Why is lying the default response for these people? The district was notified on January 9th when I emailed District leadership a formal complaint following my discovery of Jenny Bilotta’s illegal disclosure, before I found out through an Article 78 Appeal in co
3 September 2026 · Olean Schools Accountability Project · $0 – $99 · 4K+ impressions · Attack · Ad Library
The need to allocate more of the budget to these items has already contributed to cuts of essential teaching positions, and in turn has led some teachers to teach multiple grade levels in multiple buildings this year. And they are almost sure to rise again next year.
3 September 2026 · Olean Schools Accountability Project · $0 – $99 · 100+ impressions · Attack · Ad Library
Finally got the (late) notice that NYSED ordered them to send back in June (and they say bitching on Facebook doesn’t do anything), but there’s one issue… “The district was notified of the alleged improper disclosure in the June 17, 2026 decision.” No. The district was notified on January 9th when I emailed District leadership a formal complaint following my discovery of Jenny Bilotta’s illegal disclosure from a FOIL request. Why is lying the default response for these people? Also - “The di
3 September 2026 · Olean Schools Accountability Project · $0 – $99 · 0+ impressions · Attack · Ad Library
Figures cover domestic political ads paid in dollars, from 4 May 2026. Spend is the sum of Meta’s range midpoints; impressions above one million are reported as “1M+”, so impression figures are floors. Each ad counts in the week its delivery started, with its lifetime spend at our last pull; ads still running before the vote are counted as of 31 October 2026.
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