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Your school leaders
Mayor Michelle Wu
1 City Hall Square, Suite 500, Boston, MA 02201
Phone: 617-635-4500
Web form: boston.gov/departments/mayors-office
Boston School Committee
2300 Washington Street, Roxbury, MA 02119
Phone: 617-635-9014
Written testimony: lparvex@bostonpublicschools.org
Superintendent Mary Skipper
2300 Washington Street, Roxbury, MA 02119
Phone: 617-635-9050
A sample message you can send in two minutes
Dear [Mayor Wu / Superintendent Skipper / Members of the School Committee],
I'm a Boston resident concerned that based on the 2026 MCAS results only 29% of BPS students in grades 3–8 are reading proficiently — and only 29% in math, with far lower outcomes for our historically marginalized groups of students. Boston invests $1.7 billion a year in its public schools, and our children deserve far better outcomes for that level of investment.
I'm asking you to: (1) set measurable, public goals for reading and math proficiency; (2) report progress to families in plain language, school by school; and (3) show how the budget is being directed toward evidence-based instructional practices and curriculum in all subjects. In addition, what is the plan to bring all students to grade-level in reading and math?
Every child in Boston deserves a quality education. Please tell me what you will do this school year to make that vision a reality.
Sincerely,
[Your name], [Your neighborhood]
Boston School Committee members
Jeri Robinson
2300 Washington Street, Roxbury, MA 02119
Phone: 617-635-9014
Written testimony: lparvex@bostonpublicschools.org
Rachel Skerritt
2300 Washington Street, Roxbury, MA 02119
Phone: 617-635-9014
Written testimony: lparvex@bostonpublicschools.org
Dr. Stephen Alkins
2300 Washington Street, Roxbury, MA 02119
Phone: 617-635-9014
Written testimony: lparvex@bostonpublicschools.org
Rafaela Polanco Garcia
2300 Washington Street, Roxbury, MA 02119
Phone: 617-635-9014
Written testimony: lparvex@bostonpublicschools.org
Franklin Peralta
2300 Washington Street, Roxbury, MA 02119
Phone: 617-635-9014
Written testimony: lparvex@bostonpublicschools.org
Lydia Torres
2300 Washington Street, Roxbury, MA 02119
Phone: 617-635-9014
Written testimony: lparvex@bostonpublicschools.org
Quoc Tran
2300 Washington Street, Roxbury, MA 02119
Phone: 617-635-9014
Written testimony: lparvex@bostonpublicschools.org
Mah Noor
2300 Washington Street, Roxbury, MA 02119
Phone: 617-635-9014
Written testimony: lparvex@bostonpublicschools.org
Boston City Council Committee on Education
Councilor Julia Mejia
Boston City Hall, 5th Floor, Boston, MA 02201
Phone: 617-635-4217
Email: Julia.Mejia@boston.gov
Councilor Brian Worrell
Boston City Hall, 5th Floor, Boston, MA 02201
Phone: 617-635-3131
Email: brian.worrell@boston.gov