20 Facts About Michael DeSisto

Michael DeSisto was an American educator best known for founding and directing the DeSisto Schools.

Michael DeSisto was a theology student at St John's Seminary in Brighton for two years.

Michael DeSisto received a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from Stonehill College in North Easton in 1962.

Michael DeSisto disagreed with administrators of Lake Grove regarding their educational approach and was fired.

Michael DeSisto founded the DeSisto at Stockbridge School in Stockbridge, Massachusetts for at risk teens in 1978.

Michael DeSisto stated that the Stockbridge campus would be his "flagship".

In 1980 Michael DeSisto opened a second campus in Howey-in-the-Hills, Florida.

Michael DeSisto made a number of appearances on national television with his students, including The Today Show.

Michael DeSisto appeared several times as a guest on the Joey Reynolds radio show.

Michael DeSisto stated that the reason was declining enrollment, and legal problems with the local government.

Mike Michael DeSisto's resume stated he had been a faculty member at Elmira College and Adelphi University, when he had not ever been a faculty member at either institution.

Michael DeSisto claimed he had worked as a consultant for the Free University of New York at Stony Brook.

In 1991, Michael DeSisto authored his only book: Decoding Your Teenager After its publication, some journalists published articles calling into question whether Michael DeSisto actually held a master's degree in psychology from the University of Massachusetts, as he claimed, or did not.

Michael DeSisto later admitted to not possessing the Master's degree, and said the error was due to a "low-level assistant", who had mistakenly placed it on his resume.

In 1999, DeSisto produced an off-off-Broadway musical Inappropriate with Lonnie McNeil and Michael Sottile based on the journals and life experiences of the student performers.

On December 6,2004 the composer of "Inappropriate", Michael Sottile filed a lawsuit in Berkshire Superior Court against the DeSisto School seeking the recovery of almost $350,000 in damages that an arbitrator ordered the school to pay him after a default judgment six months previously found he had not been paid for his services.

Michael DeSisto's father was a building contractor who died when Michael DeSisto was 11 years old.

Michael DeSisto has a brother Joseph, and a sister Jacqueline who is deceased.

In 1987 Michael DeSisto married Margie Charles Bullock in a ceremony on the Stockbridge campus lasting three days that included two live elephants, three hot air balloons, and fireworks.

Michael DeSisto died on November 1,2003, from cerebral hemorrhage, several days after receiving a kidney transplant.