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2021-2022 BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS

May 2021 Maroon Monthly - Budget Edition

Meet the new 2021-2022 School Board Members

Matteo Bartolotta  I have been a resident of Auburn for almost 20 years. My wife, Kristen, and I have four daughters, all of whom attended/attend the Auburn School District. Our oldest daughter will be graduating from Saint John Fisher College in May with a Masters degree in Library/Media Specialist. Our second oldest daughter is completing her senior year at Auburn High School and will be attending Mercyhurst University. Next Fall we will have a sophomore at the high school and an 8th grader attending the junior high. As a local businessman, for 27 years, a father of four, and the husband of an educator, I firmly believe I have a very unique perspective to offer the school board. I am running for a seat on the Auburn Enlarged City School District Board of Education because I have a vested interest in our school community as a whole. Providing equitable educational opportunities and making sound fiscal decisions will be my mission if elected on May 18th.

Salvatore J. Giangreco  Sam, a lifelong resident of Auburn, is married to Sheila Rhodes Giangreco with 6 children, (Tracy Kulis, Carene Kulis, Susan Bray, Mandi Mehl, Heather Giangreco, Kevin Giangreco), 10 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren. He is currently a three-term incumbent seeking a 4^th term on the AECSD School Board, having also served 2 terms as Vice President. Sam presently chairs the Facilities Committee and is committed to seeing the Capital Project through its entirety. Sam chaired the City of Auburn Planning Board and was the longest serving city member of the Emerson Park Committee. He is a 4^th Degree member of Knights of Columbus and the former lead musician of the Blue Lights Band for over 35 years. Sam is a 1969 graduate of Mount Carmel and attended CCC majoring in liberal arts. Sam retired from AECSD after 35 years as a senior custodian/maintenance worker. He was employed by Seneca Cayuga ARC as a skills enhancement specialist III and Cayuga-Onondaga BOCES for 6 years as a job coach for the Community Experience Program and is currently a private care giver. Priorities: Provide tools and programs for every student to succeed in a safe and secure environment, hire dedicated teachers to provide the best education possible for all students, and advocate and encourage parents’ involvement in their students’ education.

Ian Phillips  I'm proud to be completing my first term as a Board member and thankful for the opportunity to continue to give back to this district for all it has afforded me. I've spent my professional life advocating for kids and schools. First, as a parent advocate in Philadelphia, then as a middle school teacher in Detroit, and currently with New York State United Teachers. I've been able to help create and lead our district Advocacy Committee which has put a spotlight on more than a decade of state underfunding. Thankfully this year, for the first year in many years, we are adding back programs for our students and adding back needed staff to bring our students up to speed from all they've missed over the last year.I'm running for school board because I want to support the learning of our students and innovative educators that support them along the way.

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