Matthew Clareen

Matthew Clareen Serving my community on the Islip Board of Education and Suffolk Vice President of the N-SSBA 🎓🍏✏️

On Thursday night, the Nassau-Suffolk School Boards Association held their annual business meeting and awards ceremony. ...
05/30/2026

On Thursday night, the Nassau-Suffolk School Boards Association held their annual business meeting and awards ceremony. The entire Board of Education and Dr. O’ Hara attended in order to celebrate Board of Education President Philip Dineen’s acceptance of the 2026 School Board Service Award. It was a wonderful opportunity to celebrate Mr. Dineen’s retirement from the school board after 12 years of service. There was also a dynamic presentation made by featured speaker Dr. Joe Sanfelippo. He spoke about the importance of relationships, building systems, and fostering trust in your school governance team. Grateful for the work of this organization and even more thankful to continue to serve as its Suffolk Vice President through the 2026-2027 school year. A wonderful night! 🤝📚🚌

05/28/2026

The Islip Board of Education will hold a special meeting in the Islip High School Auditorium on Friday, May 29, 2026. The meeting will open at 4pm and it is anticipated the Board will immediately convene into an executive session for the purpose of discussing the employment history of a particular person or persons and seeking advice from legal counsel. A public session will follow in the Islip High School Auditorium at approximately 6pm. This session will feature a presentation detailing several budget options for the Board of Education to consider putting forward to the community for the budget re-vote on Tuesday, June 16, 2026. Following a review and discussion of these proposals, including consideration of input, feedback, and questions from members of the public in attendance, the Board will decide and vote on the final budget proposal. Hope to see you there! 📊📙📌✏️

05/25/2026

Today, we pause to honor and remember the brave service members that made the ultimate sacrifice for our country. Their courage, selflessness, and dedication to protecting our freedoms will never be forgotten. We also extend those same sentiments to the family and friends that they have left behind. This Memorial Day, may we reflect with gratitude, remember with honor, and cherish the freedoms we are privileged to enjoy because of our heroes. America is the land of the free because of the brave! 🇺🇸 | John 15:13

05/22/2026

Celebrating the accomplishments of our students has been one of the most rewarding experiences that I have had during the nearly ten years that I have served on the Board of Education. These past few days have brought about two events in which our Islip High School Buccaneers were recognized. It was a pleasure to attend the induction ceremonies of our honor societies on Wednesday night and then the “Breakfast of Champions” earlier this morning. From commemorating their academic excellence and then shouting out their display of kindness, generosity, and hard work, I’m so very proud of these students. Congratulations! 🎓🏆🧩

05/21/2026

The Islip Board of Education will hold a special meeting in the Islip High School Community Room on Thursday, May 21, 2026. The meeting will open at 4:45pm, and it is anticipated the Board will immediately convene into an executive session for the purpose of contract negotiations, discussing the employment history of a particular person or persons, and seeking advice from legal counsel. It is further anticipated that no other official public business will take place before the meeting adjourns. 📌✂️🎓

05/20/2026

Please visit www.islipufsd.org for an important letter from Dr. O’ Hara, Superintendent of Schools, regarding the community’s rejection of the proposed 2026-2027 school year budget. The letter addresses our community’s concerns and outlines the next steps in the process of developing a new budget for next year.

On another note, I would like extend my congratulations to Laura Rogacki and Hilary Crowe Breig on their re-election and election, respectively, to the Board of Education. Looking forward to working with them to ensure our schools remain committed to excellence! 🧮📗🏫

As residents and community members cast their ballots today for the 2026-2027 school year budget, I urge them to please ...
05/19/2026

As residents and community members cast their ballots today for the 2026-2027 school year budget, I urge them to please support this budget! Although our school district is proposing to pierce the allowable tax levy, this budget will maintain all programs, extracurricular activities, and work towards financial stability for the coming years. Among these sustainable initiatives are appropriate class sizes, access to Advanced Placement coursework, professional development opportunities, career and technical education, extensive mental health supports, infrastructure upgrades, and more. Through collaboration and teamwork with the school district’s bargaining units, our district is committed to finding common ground which will lessen the impact of this budget on all stakeholders. This has been a team effort, so let’s get it across the finish line! Vote “Yes”, today, from 6am-9pm at Islip High School! 🗳️✔️👧🏼👦🏽🍎

05/19/2026

The Annual Budget Vote and Board of Education Election will be held on Tuesday, May 19, 2026 in the Islip High School gymnasium. The polls will be open from 6am to 9pm. Voters are being asked to elect two members of the Board of Education, as well as consider a proposition on the proposed budget for the 2026-2027 school year. The Board of Education will hold a brief meeting after the polls close and the votes canvassed, starting at approximately 9:30pm in the cafeteria of the high school. 🚌👨🏽‍🏫🎓

05/17/2026

Last night’s Junior Prom seemed like truly a wonderful celebration and I want to extend my very best wishes to the Junior Class of 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣7️⃣ for such a memorable evening. An incredible thank you goes out to the students, advisors, teachers, parent volunteers, and staff members who helped bring everything together. Moments like these create memories that last a lifetime and reflect the best of our small town community. Congratulations again to the Buccaneers on a fantastic prom! 👔👠📚🖇️

05/16/2026

Spring school concert season has officially begun! Congratulations to all of our talented student musicians for their hard work and countless hours of practice leading up to these performances. Your passion continues to make our school community proud! The Islip School District encourages families, friends, and community members to come out and support our students at the upcoming concerts. Your attendance and encouragement mean so much to these young performers and their educators. Looking forward to celebrating an incredible season of music, Buccaneers! 🎼👏🌸

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