BPS Superintendent Mary Skipper

The mayorally appointed School Committee gave Superintendent Mary Skipper a mark of “proficient” upon completing her first year. But the formal evaluation’s results did not incorporate the many voices who testified to the broken promises of communication and community engagement, rash building decisions, persistent transportation disasters and a budget process that was embarrassingly uninformed.

The inconclusive findings of an investigation into Boston Public Schools’ treatment of senior administrators of color have left critics frustrated.