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Mark E. Costello

IN · South Bend Community School Corporation Board of School Trustees, District 2

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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),

Campaign finance information not available

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 · researched August 20, 2026

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 · researched August 20, 2026

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 · researched August 20, 2026

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 · researched August 20, 2026

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 · researched August 20, 2026

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Profile last researched August 15, 2026.