Boston City Councilor Gabriela Coletta recognized Mayra Correa, the Family and Homeless Liaison for the Patrick J. Kennedy School for her dedication and service to BPS students and families.
“I’m thrilled to have honored Mayra Correa at the Boston City Council. Our office sought to connect with every Family liaison at every BPS school in our district. We wanted to understand how best to support them and advocate for them during the budget process seeing that they literally are the front lines of support within a school for families. The PJK has been identified by the Department of Education as having a student population that is 97.4% high needs, 88% of students do not speak English as a first language, and 81% are identified as low-income,” said Councilor Coletta. “We were struck by the level of compassion, dedication and commitment shown by Mayra in supporting her students and families at the PJK. She cares deeply about her students. Mayra is an example of the liaisons we want supporting students and answering our call in a time of need.”
“Thank you for the recognition. Your recognition inspires me to continue to pursue my passion with greater enthusiasm. Your acknowledgement of my work is truly humbling. I want to thank my school, the family engagement team and family for all their support.“ said Mayra Correa.