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Brooklyn board unanimously votes not to renew three non‑tenured teachers’ contracts, citing budgetary reasons
Summary
The Brooklyn Board of Education voted unanimously (6–0) to not renew the 2026–2027 contracts of three non‑tenured teachers—Kayla Martucci, Georgia Williamson and Esther Peterson—stating the actions were driven solely by budgetary constraints; the teachers will be placed on the district’s recall list.
The Brooklyn Board of Education voted unanimously on March 25 to not renew the teaching contracts of three non‑tenured teachers for the 2026–2027 school year, citing budgetary reasons only.
Dr. Melissa Perkins‑Banas moved to not renew the contract of Kayla Martucci; Justin Phaiah seconded. After brief discussion in which Ailla Wasstrom‑Evans called the decision “very difficult” and the board expressed support for the affected educators, the motion passed 6–0. Mrs. Raynor clarified that three non‑renewals were due to decreased enrollment and budget constraints, that the decisions were not performance dismissals, and that the affected teachers would be placed on the first recall list should openings occur.
Dr. Perkins‑Banas then moved, with Justin Phaiah recorded as second, to non‑renew the contracts of Georgia Williamson and Esther Peterson for the same budgetary reasons; both motions passed unanimously (6–0) with no additional discussion recorded.
The motions as recorded in the meeting minutes list the motions and vote tallies; the minutes do not record individual roll‑call votes by member name.
