Mark E. Costello
IN · South Bend Community School Corporation Board of School Trustees, District 2
Mark E. Costello is the incumbent District 2 trustee on the South Bend Community School Corporation Board and the listed 2026 general-election candidate.
Where Mark E. Costello stands, based on their records
Supports
Government Efficiency (1 record), Government Spending Reduction (1 record), Public Education Quality (1 record),
Track record
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 1 support
Pushed for the board's 5-2 approval of an independent investigator to examine alleged ethical, legal, or financial misconduct within the school corporation over the preceding five years.
January 23, 2025Supports Government Efficiency
Source: wvpe.org
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 support
Voted against adding paraprofessionals to all South Bend Community School Corporation buses; the board adopted a narrower plan assigning aides to about 25 buses serving students with greater needs.
May 12, 2025Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: wndu.com
Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 1 support
Joined a federal motion to intervene in the long-running South Bend Community School Corporation desegregation case to present arguments concerning the proposed Clay High School closure and its effect on students; the court denied the motion.
October 16, 2023Supports Public Education Quality
Source: case-law.vlex.com
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 1 support
Voted against closing Clay High School and consolidating it with another South Bend Community School Corporation high school.
April 17, 2023Supports Civil Rights
Source: img1.wsimg.com
Track record — General
General · 1 record
Presented and then withdrew his proposed Plan C K-6 school reconfiguration after public feedback, while continuing the district town-hall process to gather community concerns and ideas.
September 23, 2025
Source: wndu.com
Past race Mark E. Costello ran in:
- South Bend Community School Corporation Board of School Trustees - District 2 · November 3, 2026 · South Bend Community School Corporation, Indiana · incumbent