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Brian Castellanos
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Brian Castellanos is a member of the Lynn Public Schools school board, At-large in Massachusetts. He assumed office on January 1, 2017.
Castellanos ran for re-election to the Lynn Public Schools school board, At-large in Massachusetts. He won in the general election on November 7, 2017.
Biography
Castellanos graduated from Lynn English High school. He also earned a bachelor's degree in criminology from Framingham State University and a master's degree in criminal justice from Salem State University. His work experience includes serving as a master level intensive care coordinator and mobile crisis clinician for Wayside Youth and Family Support Network and as a substance abuse clinician for the Middlesex Sheriff’s Department. Castellanos has served as a member of the Puritan Lawn and Memorial Foundation, Lynn Community Connections Coalition Steering Board, Framingham State University Alumni Association Board of Directors, and the Salem State University Alumni Association Board of Directors.[1]
Elections
2017
- See also: Lynn Public Schools elections (2017)
Six seats on the Lynn Public Schools School Committee were up for general election on November 7, 2017. All seven seats on the school committee were up for election. The seventh seat on the school committee was automatically held by the mayor of Lynn, who was also up for election. Ballotpedia did not cover the mayoral race as it fell outside of municipal elections coverage.[2] Incumbents Donna M. Coppola, John E. Ford Jr., Lorraine Gately, and Jared Nicholson and newcomers Michael A. Satterwhite and Brian Castellanos won the election, defeating challengers Cherish Casey, Elizabeth Rosario Gervacio, Natasha Megie-Maddrey, and Jessica Murphy. All 10 candidates advanced from the primary election on September 12, 2017.[3][4][5]
The school committee election was nonpartisan, but candidate filings included the party enrollment of each candidate. Every candidate except Jessica Murphy identified as a Democrat. Murphy was not enrolled with a political party.[3]
Results
| Lynn Public Schools, At-large General Election, 2-year terms, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Donna M. Coppola Incumbent |
15.22% | 6,630 |
| John E. Ford Jr. Incumbent |
14.84% | 6,465 |
| Lorraine Gately Incumbent |
12.79% | 5,573 |
| Jared Nicholson Incumbent |
10.83% | 4,719 |
| Michael A. Satterwhite |
10.20% | 4,443 |
| Brian Castellanos |
10.02% | 4,367 |
| Elizabeth Rosario Gervacio | 8.11% | 3,532 |
| Natasha Megie-Maddrey | 6.58% | 2,868 |
| Jessica Murphy | 5.93% | 2,583 |
| Cherish Casey | 5.17% | 2,254 |
| Write-in votes | 0.32% | 138 |
| Total Votes | 43,572 | |
| Source: City of Lynn, "Election Summary Report Municipal Election Lynn, MA," accessed December 4, 2017 | ||
| Lynn Public Schools, At-large Primary Election, 2-year terms, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Donna M. Coppola Incumbent |
18.05% | 3,102 |
| Lorraine Gately Incumbent |
15.39% | 2,645 |
| John E. Ford Jr. Incumbent |
13.86% | 2,382 |
| Brian Castellanos |
10.64% | 1,828 |
| Jared Nicholson Incumbent |
10.39% | 1,786 |
| Michael A. Satterwhite |
8.68% | 1,492 |
| Jessica Murphy |
6.59% | 1,132 |
| Elizabeth Rosario Gervacio |
6.42% | 1,103 |
| Natasha Megie-Maddrey |
5.57% | 957 |
| Cherish Casey |
4.01% | 689 |
| Write-in votes | 0.4% | 68 |
| Total Votes | 17,184 | |
| Source: City of Lynn, "Election Summary Report: Preliminary Election," accessed September 12, 2017 | ||
Funding
Castellanos reported $2,771.54 in contributions and $2,563.18 in expenditures to the Lynn City Elections and Voting Department, which left his campaign with $208.36 on hand in the election.[6]
Endorsements
Castellanos was endorsed by the Lynn Teachers Union (LTU).[7]
Campaign themes
2017
Castellanos highlighted the following issues on his campaign website:
| “ | It is important that we invest in Lynn Public Schools in order to promote economic growth. Working to develop innovative approaches on learning and the delivery of effective school programs is very significant to students across the city of Lynn. One investment would be to help students develop Social Emotional Learning Skills.
According to the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning. Social and emotional learning (SEL) is the process through which children and adults acquire and effectively apply the knowledge, attitudes, and skills necessary to understand and manage emotions, set and achieve positive goals, feel and show empathy for others, establish and maintain positive relationships, and make responsible decisions. Socially and emotionally competent children and youth are skilled in five core areas:
ESSENTIAL TO SCHOOL AND LIFE SUCCESS OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH Our emotions and relationships affect how and what we learn and how we use what we learn in work, family, and community contexts. On the one hand, emotions can enable us to generate an active interest in learning and sustain our engagement in it. On the other hand, unmanaged stress and poor regulation of impulses interfere with attention and memory and contribute to behaviors disruptive to learning. Moreover, learning is an intrinsically social and interactive process. It takes place in collaboration with one’s teachers, in the company of one’s peers, and with the support of one’s family. Relationships are the engine of learning. CREATING BETTER PATHWAYS FROM EDUCATION TO THE WORKFORCE We are living in a new economy where entire industries expand and contract with alarming speed, and where even a college education doesn’t guarantee immediate success for everyone with a college degree. According to the National Education Association, one key idea would be to Require co-ops and internships in high school. Having a plan that creates dual tracks within two- and four-year colleges where students would alternate between classes and work. Co-ops and internships provide students with better opportunities to transfer their class room learning to real work, and in the process better determine where their skills and passions best align. Building productive and expanding on partnerships with the surrounding State Universities, Community Colleges and industries like General Electric is vital to creating better pathways to the workforce. Another method to creating pathways is by improving our student advising system. Most public school counselors have overwhelming caseloads and a variety of issues to address beyond just what comes after graduation. According to the National Association for College Admission Counseling, public school counselors spend less than a quarter of their time on college advising, and even less on career development. Working with North Shore Community College and Salem State University, I would work towards expanding internship programs for college students who are looking to work in the school system as guidance counselors or administrators. College advising and career development would be some of the key features that would help the school systems advising system. ADDITIONAL AREA OF FOCUS: ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES Behavioral health needs, including mental health, emotional, and substance abuse concerns, can be hard to recognize. Too often, it takes a crisis for families to get the help they need. Research shows that earlier interventions for children and youth with mental of behavioral health needs can prevent more serious problems in young adulthood and beyond. Making mental health services readily available to students is very important. I would like to see the Children’s Behavioral Health Initiative (CBHI), which is available for families that have Mass Health, expanded and utilized. Mass Health is our state’s Medicaid program. It provides comprehensive health insurance to more than one million Massachusetts children, families, seniors, and people with disabilities. The goal of CBHI is to ensure that children and youth with mental health challenges obtain the services they need for success in home, school, and community. CBHI encompasses multiple service that include: intensive care coordination, Family Support and Training, In-Home Therapy, Therapeutic Mentoring, Outpatient Therapy, and Mobile Crisis intervention. In all services, the youth and care givers play a role in determine treatment options and supports that will highlight the families strengths, according to the service provider. AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMMING Investing in quality after school programs are other ways to benefit youth, families, & communities. After school programs can boost academic performance, reduce risky behaviors, promote physical health, and provide a safe, structured environment for the children of working parents. Effective after school programs can improve classroom behavior, school attendance, academic aspirations, and can reduce the likelihood that a student will drop out. The city has many high quality after school programs that can be expanded.[8] |
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| —Brian Castellanos (2017)[9] | ||
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Footnotes
- ↑ Brian K. Castellanos, "About Me," accessed September 6, 2017
- ↑ City of Lynn Elections Office, "City of Lynn Political Calendar For 2017," accessed June 28, 2017
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Abbey Smith, “Email communication with Mary Jules," City of Lynn Election Coordinator, June 28, 2017
- ↑ City of Lynn, "Election Summary Report: Preliminary Election," accessed September 12, 2017
- ↑ City of Lynn, "Election Summary Report Municipal Election Lynn, MA," accessed November 7, 2017
- ↑ Lynn City Elections and Voting, "2017 Campaign Finance Reports," accessed January 25, 2018
- ↑ The Daily Item, "Lynn Teachers Endorse McGee," October 30, 2017
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Brian K. Castellanos, "The Issues: Social and Emotional Learning (SEL)," accessed August 11, 2017
