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April 10, 2008

Pride in public schools fuels positive involvement

Joe Fitzgerald:

According to her job description, West Roxbury’s Kathleen Colby is the YMCA’s liaison to the classrooms of this city, charged with assuring parents that Boston public schools offer “good and valid options” for their children.

That, of course, challenges a widely held assumption that public education in this city is a wasteland.

“I’ve heard that, too,” she said. “Absolutely. And the people who make that assumption are absolutely wrong. There are fabulous things happening in this city that no one knows about because no one writes about them.”

When the Y created the job five years ago, Colby was such an obvious candidate that she began receiving calls and e-mails from friends and teachers, urging her to apply.

“It’s not a job as much as it’s a passion,” she explained. “I’ve been talking about our schools for years because of what my own kids have experienced. We’ve received so much that I just can’t help wanting to give something back.”

Colby's son is a student at Boston's Latin School. BLS is part of the Boston public schools but "admits students on a competitive basis".

Posted by Jim Zellmer at April 10, 2008 2:33 PM
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