By Wesley Lowery Globe Correspondent

Roughly 200 supporters of Boston Public Schools Superintendent Carol Johnson gathered Saturday morning at Bethel A.M.E. Church in Jamaica Plain, proclaiming that the embattled superintendent will not be going anywhere.

“Our schools need a leader with integrity and honesty,” said the Rev. Raymond Hammond, the church’s pastor. “Carol Johnson has been and will continue to be that leader.”

The rally took place just one day after a group of public school parents began a petition drive calling for Johnson to resign. The superintendent has come under fire after the Globe reported Sunday that she took no action to discipline a headmaster who admitted to beating his wife last year.

Johnson has since apologized for her handling of the incident and crafted a draft policy that would automatically put employees facing charges of serious misconduct on administrative leave.

On Saturday morning, supporters argued that Johnson actively seeks and listens to community input when making major decisions and cited increasing graduation rates, among other achievements, as evidence of her effective leadership.

Johnson would not comment on last week’s calls for her resignation from Councilor John Connolly, although many of the speakers slammed him for what they deemed a politically motivated move.

“We’ve got the greatest public school administrator in the country,” said the Rev. Miniard Culpepper, pastor of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church in Roxbury. “We love you John Connolly, but she’s not going anywhere.”

Speakers at the rally included numerous clergymen and community leaders. Council members Felix Arroyo, Tito Jackson, and Ayanna Pressley were among those who spoke in support of Johnson.