CPS Superintendent's Update

Dear CPS Community,

I hope you had a wonderful summer and time to enjoy the incredible weather we encountered these past two months. I am looking forward to welcoming students and families back to school for the 2022/23 school year and am especially excited to welcome our new kindergarten and pre-school students as they begin their school careers with us! Our facilities, administrative, and teaching staff have worked hard to prepare our buildings and classrooms to be ready to greet students upon their arrival next week. As I toured the schools and spoke with different staff members preparing their classrooms, everyone is excited to start the year off with your children. As a reminder, students in grades 1 – 9 return to school on Tuesday, August 30th. All students K – 12 will attend school on Wednesday, August 31st and Thursday, September 1st. There is no school for all students on Friday, September 3rd. School will resume on Tuesday, September 6th after the Labor Day weekend. If you have not done so already and wish for your child(ren) to ride the big yellow school bus to/from school, please be sure you have registered for the bus. Information on how to register is provided below.

I am pleased to announce that we are again back to in-person learning. Our COVID protocols will be the same as they were at the close of last year. As a district, we are mask optional. Individuals who elect to wear masks regularly or occasionally will be supported in their choice. If a student tests positive for COVID, regardless of COVID vaccination status, they must quarantine (stay out of school) for five days from either symptom onset or a positive test result (if asymptomatic). Please continue to notify and work with our school nursing staff to identify required quarantine and return-to-school dates. As we witnessed from experience over the past two years, COVID protocols are amended and updated regularly. Please refer to the CPS Health Services website for current COVID protocols. We will not be implementing COVID pool testing, at-home test kits, test-and-stay, or identifying close contacts of COVID-positive individuals this year. Changes in protocols will be communicated with families throughout the year.

Again, welcome back to school. I will begin regular communications as the school year begins. In the meantime, please take time to review news from the summer and enjoy pictures of activities from the past few weeks leading up to the start of school. Please enjoy your weekend, we are going to have a great 2022/23 school year in Chelmsford!

Yours truly,

Jay Lang, Ed.D.

Superintendent of Schools

The CPS Health Services Department is committed to providing evidence-based/ best practice holistic nursing care to the unique, culturally diverse students of Chelmsford Public Schools. In collaboration with all stakeholders, we advocate for their safety and healthcare needs. We are dedicated professionals who are committed to bridging health care with education and making a positive impact on the present and future wellness of Chelmsford’s school community. Please visit the Health Services page on the website for all your health services needs.

As our schools reopen, this is a final reminder that all students riding the school bus must be registered regardless if a fee is required.

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Please keep in mind the following:

• All riders must be registered online.
• INCOMPLETE REGISTRATION: Anyone who has received an e-mail message regarding an incomplete bus registration and/or has not completed the registration will not receive a bus pass or be on the driver’s passenger roster.
• ALTERNATE ADDRESS: Any student using an alternate address must contact the transportation department immediately. All riders' addresses are automatically reset to the home address each year. Alternate addresses must be for all 5 days of the week.
• FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE: Anyone who has chosen the 'seeking financial assistance' option during registration must apply and be approved for the free and reduced lunch program.

For more information, contact the Transportation Office at 978-251-5100 or by e-mail at brekalisp@chelmsford.k12.ma.us.

Each year, the schools hold an open house for families to visit and learn more about what students are learning at school. Please mark your calendars with the following dates below to visit your child(ren) schools!

These amazing athletes from Chelmsford High School's Football and Hockey teams once again came to the Community Education building this morning to perform community service. What an incredible group of young people who worked so hard today! Special thanks to our own Adam Hirsch who directed the team.

Thank you to @AggregateUK for volunteering their time and staff to support the new Center Elementary Playground playground. The playground effort has been a great collaboration between the town, schools, and the support of companies willing to go that extra mile.

This past week, our CHS students participated in their annual band camp, led for the past 25 years by Roz Bonnar and Matt Sexauer, to kick off the school year. This year they had visitors from The Residence at Freeman Lake attend the CHS Band Camp rehearsal. One audience attendee even tried her hand at directing the group! It was a great time had by all!

The Chelmsford Public Schools utilizes School Spring to advertise job postings and the online application process. To apply for any of our positions, please visit our website.

The mission of the Chelmsford Public Schools is to educate, engage, prepare, and empower well-rounded and knowledgeable learners who PERSEVERE through challenges, demonstrate RESPECT and INTEGRITY in their words and actions, are DEDICATED to their community, and display EMPATHY as global citizens while discovering and pursuing their full potential.

Email: information@chelmsford.k12.ma.us
Website: https://chelmsfordschools.org
Location: 230 North Road, Chelmsford, MA, USA
Phone: (978) 251-5100
Facebook: facebook.com/chelmsfordpublicschools
Twitter: @ChelmsfordPS