Valley Stream District 24’s Jack Mitchell becomes ASBO New York President

Jack Mitchell, the Assistant Superintendent of Business for Valley Stream  District 24, was recently inaugurated as president of the New York chapter of the Association of School Business Officials.

“Dr. Mitchell goes above and beyond to sharpen his skills in school finance and regularly brings new ideas to the Valley Stream 24 School District,” said Superintendent Unal Karakas. “Our Board of Education and our entire District are incredibly proud of him for this significant accomplishment and are confident that he will make important contributions in this role.”

A long-term member of ASBO-NY,  Mitchell is dedicated to developing educational ideas and networking with other school business officials. Through his involvement with ASBO-NY, he recently discovered an opportunity to join a group of educators to build a sustainable school in Guatemala. Last winter, Mitchell and around 40 other volunteers participated in the second Lifetouch Memory Mission in Guatemala, constructing “bottle classrooms”—sustainable classrooms made using plastic bottles and inorganic trash.

Mitchell will begin his term as president of ASBO-NY next month. ASBO-NY is a nonprofit membership organization affiliated with the Association of School Business Officials International and chartered by the New York State Board of Regents. Since 1948, it has been committed to fostering connections between its members, supporting their professional growth, and serving as the leading resource for school finance.