The resignation by Superintendent Guillory is the latest in a long and troubling list of departures of educator-leaders of color from the Public Schools of Brookline over the past decade. Whether they choose to leave or are let go, both outcomes indicate a failure to retain that reflects poorly on Brookline and impacts PSB’s ability to attract educator-leaders of color now and in the future. PSB staff tell us it is widely known that educators of color are put under the microscope in Brookline. Unfortunately, in our roles as members of the School Committee, we have seen this firsthand.
While we three believe wholeheartedly in the evidence-based importance of an educator pool that reflects Brookline’s student body and the world around it, another concern is that Brookline is not immune to the educator shortage plaguing the United States. Brookline cannot afford to be thought of as a town that is unwelcoming to employees of color if we want to hire and retain talented professionals of all backgrounds to teach Brookline students.
All of us should consider how we can be part of a solution to this problem.
Mariah Nobrega
Suzanne Federspiel
Sarah Moghtader
The letter writers are members of the Brookline School Committee.
Read the original article, Schools superintendent Guillory will resign on June 30