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District explores partnership with East Aurora Boys & Girls Club; Assemblyman Burke pledges $300,000 to help launch
Summary
West Seneca officials and the Boys & Girls Club of East Aurora discussed a proposed affiliation to open a local club unit, with Assemblyman Pat Burke pledging $300,000 toward launch costs and East Aurora estimating a roughly $460,000 annual operating budget.
West Seneca administrators and representatives from the Boys & Girls Club of East Aurora outlined a proposed affiliation on July 22 to open a Boys & Girls Club unit in West Seneca to provide after‑school programming for upper‑elementary and middle‑school students.
Dr. Krueger introduced the district’s rationale, citing strategic‑plan data showing need for supervised after‑school options at the middle‑school level and a rise in students classified as economically disadvantaged. She said the district has “41% of our student population is considered economically disadvantaged” and noted transportation and family financial barriers could limit access to existing programs.
Gary Shutram, CEO of the Boys & Girls Club of East Aurora, presented a model in which West Seneca would be a unit under East Aurora’s corporate nonprofit. He described a staffing and governance model: an East…
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