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Plymouth Bulletin/Old Colony Memorial
April 2, 2008
McAlduff runs for School Committee
By Rich Harbert PLYMOUTH - Linda McAlduff sees her work on behalf of local students as a work in progress.
After leading the charge to win funding for new high schools in town, McAlduff wants to see the projects through construction.
McAlduff will get the chance. The chairman of the School Committee is running unopposed for reelection in the May election.
A North Plymouth native and 1973 graduate of Plymouth-Carver High School, McAlduff, 52, currently lives in Cedarville with her husband, Paul. Her son is a senior in college.
McAlduff brings a mix of business and educational experience as well as years of practice in town government to the school board.
A former chairman of the Cedarville Steering Committee, she spent six years as a town meeting representative, including a stint as precinct chair.
McAlduff taught in local schools for 10 years and later taught English at Quincy College, UMass-Dartmouth and Emerson College. She owns a marketing and advertising business, Brite I. Deers, and currently works in West Bridgewater public schools, teaching freshman and sophomore English.
As chairman of the School Committee for the last two years, McAlduff led the fight to pass a $199 million property tax override to build two new high schools. She is now leading the town’s effort to meet state criteria for matching funds.
The School Committee will reorganize after the elections. McAlduff hopes to secure another term as chairman. “I feel the first three years was an educational experience. You get to learn a lot and familiarize yourself with how the system runs,” McAlduff siad. “I’m passionate about building a new school. It started with the override vote and now I’m working with the Massachusetts School Building Authority to see the process through, so we can put a shovel in the ground and build a high school.”
In addition, McAlduff intends to continue developing course offerings, especially online partnerships that will offer college credits to high school students, and continue revamping school curriculum.
“Plymouth has stabilized. We’ve been fortunate,” she said. “Through our energy program we saved money and don’t have to cut teachers or programs.”