2 finalists announced for Boston Public Schools Superintendent

BOSTON — The two finalists for the open up Boston Public Educational facilities Superintendent situation were announced Tuesday. They are Superintendent of Somerville Public Schools Mary Skipper and Location 1 Superintendent for Boston Public Educational facilities Dr. Tommy Welch. 

Dr. Brenda Cassellius declared in February that she would be stepping down at the close of the school calendar year. She succeeded Tommy Chang who resigned following a few several years.

Skipper has been the superintendent in Somerville for 7 several years. Prior to that, she was the Community Superintendent of Superior Colleges for BPS, exactly where she oversaw 34 large faculties serving roughly 19,500 students. 

Welch oversees 15 schools, serving around 7,000 pupils across Charlestown, East Boston, and the North End as the Area 1 Superintendent. Welch has labored in city education for about two a long time. He joined BPS in 2015 soon after staying the principal of a Los Angeles higher university.

The public interviews will just take position on Thursday and Friday. They will be open up by using Zoom and Boston Town Tv. 

The College Committee will satisfy up coming Wednesday evening to vote.