Celebrating Long Time Board Member, Tony DeMasi in His Retirement

March 9, 2023

At our Annual Meeting on March 6th, we celebrated long time board member, Tony DeMasi in his retirement. Tony will be missed greatly, but we are both thrilled and honored to celebrate him on his retirement. 


Tony has served as a board member for Burke Town, Caledonia North Supervisory Union, Caledonia North Supervisory Union Executive Committee, the Act 46 Study Committee, the ºÚÁÏÍø East School District and numerous other negotiations, hiring, facilities committees, subcommittees, ad hoc committees and volunteer events, collectively, for over 20 years. He has also served as the Board clerk and can be found in the office reviewing and signing papers on a regular basis.

Tony retired from his role as a school board member and vice chair in March of 2023 and although it is hard to capture all that Tony has given to our district, we would like to highlight some wonderful contributions that help to summarize his passion, commitment and love for supporting our schools:

  • When the town of Burke was in need of a boiler he researched and helped install a locally sourced wood pellet boiler.
  • He would greet students each day at Burke Town School.
  • He can tell you anything about any of our school facilities, he understands heating, infrastructure, plumbing and more - inside and out.
  • With a deep concern for the condition of the school's facilities, Tony oversaw numerous facility renovations at the Burke School and served as the chair of the KESD Facilities Committee.
  • When we were merging districts, Tony visited every inch of every school building in our entire district, noting opportunities and challenges therein.
  • Tony has been supportive of new board members, by mentoring with friendly enthusiasm.
  • Tony has been part of making the school board run. This includes hiring superintendents, facilities evaluations, presenting budgets to the town of Burke, negotiating with teachers, and serving as a vice chair of the District Board and chair of the former Burke Town School Board. 


Congratulations, Tony! We thank you for all that you have provided to our district, schools, and community!

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