Mr. Michael J. Lupinacci

Mike Lupinacci, formerly a teacher at Beacon High School, was named principal of Central Park East in 2003.

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Michael J. LupinacciNew Leaders Fellow - New York

"I believe in the transformative power of education.We are the shepherds of our youth.How we run our schools, and the ways in which we invest in them, is a reflection of what we value as a society."

Mr. Lupinacci most recently taught at the Beacon School in the Alternative High School District in New York City.There, he was an instructor in algebra, geometry, English, film, philosophy and integrated science.He also chaired the programming committee, was a member of the School Leadership Team, and served as the Dean of Discipline.Prior to his work at the Beacon School, Michael was a teacher and coach at the Loyola School in New York from 1991 to 1994 and taught in an alternative school program in cooperation with the Westbury School District from 1989 to 1991.In 1989 he co-founded G.R.A.B., a non-profit organization dedicated to helping at-risk youth break the cycle of poverty in New Cassel, New York.Michael is currently enrolled in a Masters of Arts program for Communication and Education at Columbia University Teachers College in New York City.He received a Bachelors of Arts in Psychology and Philosophy in 1989 from Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut.Michael has also completed an intensive film program at New York University's School of Continuing Education.

There's Mike Lupinacci, a school principal.
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But Lupinacci and Simon use their outsider status to claim that the process is flawed - that the county Democratic machine has anointed Linda Rosenthal, rather than conducting an open process.
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Lupinacci admits he's stumped.

LUPINACCI: Alright, Linda has successfully zeroed in on a topic I know nothing about. (laughs) Nice work.
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MITRANI: I thought Mike Lupinacci was the most passionate about all the issues.He seemed to care the most.
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REPORTER: At the same time, just a few blocks away, Mike Lupinacci and his two assistants are staked outside another school.

LUPINACCI: Tell your parents to vote for Mike Lupinacci.You want some stickers?

REPORTER: On the street, he hams it up.But back in his apartment, which doubles as his campaign headquarters, Lupinacci is more pensive.He wants to see the educational system restructured to allow for more K to 12 schools.He also thinks the state needs to invest in teaching young mothers to read to their 2 and 3 year olds, so that children are ready to learn when they start going to school.

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