Education, civil rights and community organizations are demanding that Boston Public Schools Interim Superintendent Laura Perille not be considered for the permanent position, and that a timeline be set to find her successor from a diverse range of experienced candidates.
Eleven groups, including the Black Educators’ Alliance of Massachusetts (BEAM), the Boston Branch of the NAACP, the Boston Network for Black Student Achievement and Citizens for Public Schools, have three main requests for the upcoming search to replace Perille, who was nominated by Mayor Martin Walsh and voted into the interim superintendent position by the Boston School Committee July 2.
“It is imperative that the process is one that will generate the most highly qualified educational leader, and that the process is an inclusive and transparent one,” said the groups’ joint statement released Wednesday Sept. 12, pointing to the impact this future appointment will have on more than 50,000 students and families across the city.