Congratulations to this young man. Hope he will do well there.
I also want to know where they funded this and how they work? You hear about them all the time but I don't get how they fund them.
My vote would be to go for the alum, but they may look outside or hire a teacher for the school. I believe Matt taught at Saint Pat and they may want someone to be in the school building as well. The three you listed have potential to go onto great things are their new schools.