Boston School Committee to elect new superintendent

The largest school district in Massachusetts will have a new superintendent in the coming days.

The Boston School Committee must decide this Wednesday between the two finalists to determine who will take the reins of the district.

Tommy Welch she is a familiar face in Boston because she has led schools in East Boston, North End, and Charlestown since moving to Massachusetts 7 years ago at the request of then superintendent Tommy Chang.

In his journey he has taken the reins of more than 7,000 students, and has built good relationships with parents, educational groups, among others.

Speaking Spanish has allowed him to connect directly with Latinos, and even just weeks after his arrival he set up community meetings in coffee shops to interact with student representatives.

Your opponent is Mary Skippera well-known educational leader who was born and raised in Massachusetts.

Since 2015, he has led the Somerville school district. During his leadership, graduation rates, school attendance, and performance on state MCAS tests all improved. In addition, school dropouts decreased.

Although both candidates have enough credentials to lead the complicated Boston School District, once again the city where 44 percent of the students are Latino, will be left wanting a Hispanic superintendent.

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