Our Staff

Dr. Bergre Escorbores has been working in education for 23 years and has been an administrator in Brentwood Union Free School District for 16 years. He first started out as a Social Studies teacher, where he taught at the Ross Center for 6 years. Then, he became the Dean of Students at the Sonderling Center for 3 years. After that, he became an Assistant Principal for 2 years at North Middle and then 2 years at South Middle. He then became the Principal of South Middle, where he stayed for 12 years and is now the Principal of East Middle School. Dr. Escorbores attended Stony Brook University for his Bachelor of Arts Degree in both: Economics & Classroom Instruction and minored in Latin American History as well. He also received his Master of Arts degree in Liberal Arts from Stony Brook University. He then attained his Master of Science degree for School Administration from Touro College, and then his Doctor of Education degree for School Administration from St. John’s University.

Dr. Escorbores is a life-long scholar who is immensely passionate about education. It is his ultimate priority to “ensure that our youth has the greatest opportunity for growth, so that they can become well balanced citizens”. Our extraordinary leader has a multitude of other passions as well, which mainly consist of reading, working out at the gym, and staying active in several social and community groups. He is on the Board of Directors for the School Administrators’ Association of New York State (SAANYS). He is also a proud New Yorker who is extremely loyal to his professional sports teams, as he states: “Giants, Mets, Knicks and Nets – are the best!”

Principal

bescorbores@bufsd.org

Mr. Michael McGinn joined Brentwood Union Free School District as a science teacher and a computer consultant. Now, he is one of the two fantastic Assistant Principals at East Middle School. Mr. McGinn is originally from Rhode Island but has also lived in Illinois and Pennsylvania as well. He attended the University of Florida, where he earned his Bachelor of Science degree in biology and a master's degree in education. He taught in Florida for several years before relocating to New York, where he then took time to work in the television industry. Soon after moving to Long Island, he felt passionate about returning to teaching. Then after many years of serving the Brentwood Community as a teacher, he eventually pursued his Administration Degree from Stony Brook University.  

Mr. McGinn works diligently to connect the school with the parents in the Brentwood community. He has developed several programs for both parents and families. Be sure to watch out for announcements about those programs on Parent Square. Mr. McGinn states: “Our philosophy when handling discipline problems is a restorative one. We always include mediation and dialogue when students have conflicts. We have discussions with students about the choices they make and help them make different choices that may be better. I am proud of our teaching staff at East Middle and their commitment to a rigorous and challenging education for our students.  I enjoy working with our families at various events and our family workshops. If you have any questions or comments, please contact me at the school”. 

Assistant Principal

mmcginn@bufsd.org