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Read: What Mayor Wu said about Boston schools Superintendent Brenda Cassellius stepping down

Both the mayor and the superintendent released letters on Monday announcing the "mutual" decision.

Boston schools Superintendent Brenda Cassellius, center, speaks to reporters in January as Mayor Michelle Wu, right, and City Councilor Erin Murphy look on. Jonathan Wiggs /Globe Staff

By Christopher Gavin

In a trio of letters Monday, Mayor Michelle Wu, Boston Public Schools Superintendent Brenda Cassellius, and Boston School Committee Chair Jeri Robinson announced Cassellius will step down from her post at the end of the school year.

Wu wrote the three parties reached the “mutual decision” after several days of conversation over the district’s “progress, future, and leadership.”

Here’s what each of the leaders wrote in their letters:

Mayor Michelle Wu

Mayor Michelle Wu Letter (1) by Christopher Gavin on Scribd

Superintendent Brenda Cassellius

Superintendent Letter 2.7.22 by Christopher Gavin on Scribd

School Committee Chair Jeri Robinson

School Committee Chair Letter to BPS Community (1) by Christopher Gavin on Scribd

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