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Sarah Marzilli
Sarah Marzilli ran for election to the Volusia County Schools school board to represent District 4 in Florida. She lost in the primary on August 20, 2024.
Marzilli completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Sarah Marzilli earned an associate degree from Daytona Beach Community College in 2005 and a bachelor's degree from the University of Central Florida in 2007. Her career experience includes working as an educator.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Volusia County Schools, Florida, elections (2024)
General election
General election for Volusia County Schools school board District 4
Donna Brosemer defeated incumbent Carl Persis in the general election for Volusia County Schools school board District 4 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Donna Brosemer (Nonpartisan) | 58.6 | 35,698 | |
 | Carl Persis (Nonpartisan) | 41.4 | 25,209 | |
| Total votes: 60,907 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Volusia County Schools school board District 4
Donna Brosemer and incumbent Carl Persis defeated Sarah Marzilli in the primary for Volusia County Schools school board District 4 on August 20, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Donna Brosemer (Nonpartisan) | 43.7 | 9,601 | |
| ✔ | | Carl Persis (Nonpartisan) | 39.6 | 8,702 |
 | Sarah Marzilli (Nonpartisan) | 16.7 | 3,662 | |
| Total votes: 21,965 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Merrick Brunker (Nonpartisan)
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Marzilli in this election.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Sarah Marzilli completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Marzilli's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Currently teaching at Pine Trail Elementary in Ormond Beach.
- President of the Volusia Art Education Association
- Curriculum Cadre for Volusia County Visual Arts Program
- Chair of the VUE Government Relations Committee
- VUE Steward for Pine Trail Elementary
- Delegate and Committee member of the AFL-CIO Volusia/Flagler Central Labor Council
- Transparency throughout the district, our stakeholders need to know what the district is doing with their taxpayer money. The current budget needs to be thoroughly reviewed due to the recent mishap of “Covid Funds” ESSR monies($200 million over 4 years). Accountability needs to be in place. What happened in the district with removing programs and causing almost 200 displacements of teachers, some who are now “out of field,” should not have happened. This was due to gross oversight of budget funding. A budget dictates what the priorities are within the district. It is clear that this year’s priority was not the students. My priority in the budget would go toward student funding. If cuts need to happen, then it needs to start at the top.
- Work to increase salaries and benefits for staff to retain employees in Volusia County Schools. We need to retain our veteran teachers. Students deserve a high-quality education from teachers that are experienced and committed to our community. When we lose teachers that have been with our district for 10 or 20 years, for example, we are doing a complete disservice to our students. We need to reward our veteran teachers with a competitive salary. I will make this a priority.
- Reduce the district’s requirement on testing. We are obligated to use the state testing, however, there is no need to require excessive testing from the district on top of that. Students need time to learn and teachers need time to be able to actually teach the lessons. The amount of testing we are requiring of our students is unacceptable.
Ormond Beach, Ormond by the Sea, Holly Hill and parts of Daytona Beach, Pierson, and Deland area
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on July 26, 2024
