Earlier today at the NAVS game LSC CANDIDATE DOLORES DIFILLPO stopped over to say HELLO. Our conversation ACCIDENTALLY spilled over to why she is running for the LSC. Her own son who now goes to ST. PIUS (she was at the game as a PARENT volunteer.)
Anyway it's personal and not personal (so she says). As an accomplished professional with extensive experience she feels more than qualified to handle all aspects of the job. I don't doubt that she is and can. She felt the need to take her child out of LPS to get him caught up with his grade level. She evidently is not happy with the LPS curriculum. My word not hers but what else could it be?
According to her, it took months of tutoring for her son to catch up to grade level. Now I know DOLORES has the credentials to make an accurate assessment what I can't vouch for is her degree of objectivity. I did say, "Yeah, well you were at SHOEMAKER, one of the better schools".
Her response was "Well not anymore down from a LEVEL 1 to a LEVEL 2 and falling" Has she looked around the district?. She was quick not to blame the influx of SPED students (the COACH program has moved over there.). Who's kidding who, the crazy, unfair MCAS score are figured in that probably is EXACTLY the reason for the schools drop.
Funny I was having a conversation with outgoing LSC member RICK STARBARD last night at the screening of the film, ANONYMOUS and he mentioned receiving lots of calls (don't worry no names were given) from parents out SHOEMAKER way complaining about the SPED influx (Not in my backyard?). His explanation was that it was simply a space issue because a lot of older people without kids lived in that part of the district and many of the kids that did live out there opted to go to a PRIVATE school. See those residents became a VICTIM of their own success or at least that's their way of thinking.
I am sure DOLORES would quickly assure me that's not the way she thinks at all.
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