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Valley View's Gary Grizaffi Not Elected to Batavia School Board

Gary Grizaffi, assistant superintendent of administrative services for Valley View School District 365U, was not elected Tuesday to a seat of the Batavia School District 101 school board.

Valley View School District 365U's Gary Grizaffi was not elected to a seat on the Batavia School District 101 school board Tuesday night. 

Grizaffi currently serves as the assistant superintendent of administrative services for Valley View. 

He was one of seven candidates who ran for the school board. Four seats were open. Grizaffi received the least number of votes of the seven candidates.

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He was one of two candidates not present at a candidate forum for Batavia school board candidates held earlier this month. 

Grizaffi told the Tribune that his 25 years of experience in public education would prepare him "to be an active member of the District 101 board." 

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"Public education is a very complex business that requires someone who understands the multiple aspects of its operation," Grizaffi told the Tribune. "It would be difficult to find a more qualified board candidate than myself."

He has lived in Batavia for 17 years and has two children in the district, according to the Chicago Tribune

Batavia School District 101 unofficial results 

Kane County All precincts reporting City of Aurora All precincts reporting Vote for 4 Tina Bleakley 1217 43.62% 42 14.10% Jason Stoops 1330 47.67% 44 14.80% Michael Papka 1123 40.25% 43 14.50% Susan G. Locke 1151 41.25% 49 16.50% Jonathan E. Gaspar 1221 43.76% 41 13.80% Garrick C. Grizaffi 1018 36.49% 34 11.40% Jim Karner 1126 40.36% 44 14.80%


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