Great Neck school board race set with two incumbents, two challengers

Four candidates will compete for two seats on the Great Neck Public Schools Board of Education after the filing deadline closed at 5 p.m. Monday.

Incumbents Rebecca Sassouni and Joanne Chan are seeking re-election, while two first-time candidates — Marisa Brandeis Kermanian and Callie Ives — have entered the race.

Sassouni, first elected in 2017, is running for a fourth three-year term. The 55-year-old attorney said she remains motivated to serve and pointed to her experience guiding the district through major challenges.

“I think the biggest challenge…is how to do more with less,” she said, citing mandates such as expanded prekindergarten, limited funding and the need to stay within the state tax cap. She added that the district is working to balance fiscal constraints with enrollment changes and program needs.



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