Boston Superintendent Search: Community Voices

The City of Boston has a new mayor, and Mayor Wu and her appointed school committee have begun a search for a new Superintendent of Boston Public Schools. Boston has had 6 superintendents in 16 years - three of whom served Interim roles - and all who worked tirelessly on behalf of students, families and staff to improve aspects of BPS.  What type of leader does BPS need now? What are the city’s priorities for our public school system? Who can be successful in the role? What can Bostonians do to make the next Superintendent’s term impactful and successful?   In this special series of “Last Night at School Committee,” we bring together more than a dozen community leaders, as well as all 6 superintendents from the last 16 years, and ask them to weigh in on these questions. This first episode features the voices of 14 Boston leaders – teachers, principals, education advocates, nonprofit leaders, union leaders, political leaders, former School Committee members, and others – offering their perspectives on the role of the superintendent, key priorities for Boston Public Schools, and how the community can come together to support our school district and its new leader. Below is a list of all participants in this episode: Will Austin, Founder and CEO, Boston Schools Fund Edith Bazile, BPS Parent and Grandparent, Former BPS Teacher, Special Education and Literacy Advocate Erik Berg, Vice President, Boston Teachers Union Ernani DeAraujo, Former Boston School Committee Member Fabienne Eliacin, BPS Parent and Former Member of the Special Education Parent Advisory Council (SpEdPAC) Dr. Caren Walker Gregory, Head of School, Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health Careers Matt Holzer, Headmaster, Boston Green Academy Suzanne Lee, Former Principal of the Josiah Quincy Elementary School, Co-Chair of the English Language Learner (ELL) Task Force Cole Moran, Teacher, Charlestown High School James Morton, President and CEO, YMCA of Greater Boston Alexandra Oliver-Dávila, Former Chair of the Boston School Committee and Executive Director of Sociedad Latina Elizabeth Pauley, Associate Vice President, Education to Career and Health and Wellness, The Boston Foundation Tanisha Sullivan, President, NAACP Boston Dave Sweeney, Former Chief of Staff to Boston Mayor Marty Walsh To learn more about the participants and see a video version of the episode highlighting each speaker, visit BostonSuperintendent.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices