CPS Superintendent's Update

Dear CPS Families,

As we close the chapter on another incredible school year, I am filled with immense pride and gratitude for our entire school community. This year has been filled with remarkable achievements, resilience, and growth. Our students have shown tremendous dedication and creativity, excelling in academics, sports, arts, and extracurricular activities. Their enthusiasm and commitment has been truly inspiring. I would like to thank our staff for going above and beyond, fostering a nurturing and stimulating environment for our students. Their unwavering passion for education and their adaptability in the face of challenges has been instrumental in our success. I am deeply thankful for their hard work and dedication to the students and families of Chelmsford. To our parents and guardians, your support and partnership has been invaluable. Your involvement in your child's education has made a significant impact, and we are grateful for your trust and collaboration. Thank you to all for remaining resilient, flexible, and determined throughout the school year. Next Wednesday, June 12th, is the last day of the 2023/24 school year for all students, and it is a half day of school. This will be my last weekly newsletter of the school year. I will be back in touch before the start of the 2024/25 school year.

Although we are closing out one school year, we are also preparing for the next. You can help us prepare by taking our 2024 Family Survey. We are currently surveying Chelmsford Public Schools families to gain insight into your perception of our schools and district effectiveness. We also want to better understand barriers to families accessing our schools and programs. We need your feedback to ensure we continue to provide high quality, rigorous learning experiences that meet the needs of our learners and prepare them for college and career. We partnered with Panorama Education to conduct our 2024 Family Survey. Panorama safeguards your privacy, keeping your responses anonymous. The survey should only take a few minutes to complete and will be a valuable source of information as we work to continuously improve our schools and district. The survey will be open until Friday, June 14th. You may access the survey at the following link. If you have multiple school-aged children, please feel free to fill out a separate survey to represent each individual child’s experience. The first question allows you to select the school your child attends. Thank you in advance for your participation and thoughtful responses. If you have any questions about the survey administration, please contact your children's building principal.

While heading into your well-deserved summer break, please take a moment to reflect on our accomplishments and the bonds we have strengthened. Let us also prepare for the exciting opportunities that lie ahead in the new school year. Together, we will continue to foster a community of learning, growth, and excellence. Thank you for an amazing school year. Enjoy your summer, and I look forward to welcoming everyone back with renewed energy and enthusiasm at the end of August.

Yours truly,

Jay Lang, Ed.D.

Superintendent of Schools

• Athletics Schedule
• PTO Meeting - McCarthy & Parker Schools, 6/10, 5:30 p.m.
• Last Day Of School, 6/12, Half-Day Schedules
• Comm. Ed. Summer Basketball Open House, 6/12, 5:00 p.m.

• School Committee Meeting, 6/18, 6:00 p.m.

Chelmsford High School held its 107th Commencement Exercises on Saturday, June 1, at the Tsongas Center in Lowell, celebrating 348 members of the Class of 2024.“This is truly a significant and exciting event,” said Principal Stephen Murray. CHS Principal Stephen Murray. According to Mr. Murray’s assessment, the unsaid and unwritten themes for the Class of 2024 were selflessness and hope. “This class spent their time supporting the community and helping others in need in providing hope,” he said, acknowledging their countless volunteer hours and good deeds. “Thank you for bringing patience, love and caring in a time when our world needs more of it.”Superintendent Dr. Jay Lang told the graduating seniors to be proud of how far they’ve come since they were freshmen in the fall of 2020.. Please visit our website to read more and view the gallery of pictures from the events.

Members of Special Olympics Massachusetts and the Final Leg Law Enforcement Torch Run (LETR) stopped by McCarthy Middle School on Tuesday, June 4, to help kick off Unified Game Day for Chelmsford Public Schools. This was the second year CPS has hosted a Special Olympics Massachusetts Unified Game Day, following a trial run in 2023. “We are thrilled to be here for this inclusive event that focuses on leadership, good sportsmanship, community building and, most importantly, having fun,” said Katie Simes, the health, physical education and consumer sciences coordinator for Chelmsford Public Schools. Please visit our website to read more about this event.

The Council of Chelmsford Schools (CoCS) has awarded scholarships to two worthy seniors who recently graduated from Chelmsford High School. Each spring, the CoCS awards two scholarships, in the amount of $1,000 each, to two graduating CHS seniors who plan to attend a two- or four-year college in the fall. The Council also awards $100 to each of the Chelmsford Public Schools staff members who inspire the recipient essays. During its meeting on Thursday, June 6, the CoCS invited the two scholarship winners to read their essays.

This year’s recipients were Lyla Kiloski, who plans to attend the University of Rhode Island to double-major in sports media and communications and Delia Schiefen, who will be attending Quinnipiac University to study health sciences and physical therapy. The subject of Ms. Kiloski’s essay was Jennifer Orsini, her Whittier House counselor. She credits Ms. Orsini with not only being incredibly easy to talk to, but also helping choose her current career path. Ms. Schiefen wrote her essay about Matt Bartos, her advisor in LIME Club. She commended Mr. Bartos for his selflessness, and how he’s always willing to help students. In her essay, Ms. Schiefen quoted the famous proverb, “Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.” She credits Mr. Bartos with “teaching her how to fish” academically since she was a freshman.

Members of the Chelmsford High Theatre Guild took home six TAMY awards over the weekend, including Best Overall Production for “Mamma Mia!” “This is a huge honor,” said Christy Whittlesey, Fine Arts Coordinator for Chelmsford Public Schools. The 17th annual High School Musical Theatre Awards (The TAMYS), presented by Theatre at the Mount/Mount Wachusett Community College, were held on Sunday, June 2. The event recognizes excellence in high-school musical theater within a 50-mile radius of the college. “The TAMY Award program recognizes the extraordinary amount of work, creativity and devotion that faculty and students pour into their high school theatrical productions,” said Gail Steele, director of Theatre at the Mount. Please visit our website to read more about this award.

Parker Middle School’s Best Buddies has a field trip to Sully’s on June 6. The Parker Best Buddies club has been recognized as the 2024 Rookie of the Year Chapter for the state of Massachusetts, and is now being nominated at the national level.

Chelmsford Public Schools held a public information session related to the Parker Middle School Building Project on Thursday, March 28. Superintendent Dr. Jay Lang shared a plethora of information about the project as the district moves into the Massachusetts School Building Authority‘s Eligibility Period on April 1. If you weren’t able to make it, please watch the video below.

Please see our list of open positions at the Chelmsford Public Schools. We would love for you to join our team.

Chelmsford High School has a cashless system for admittance to its regular season home athletic events. To get your tickets, CHS has partnered with GoFan.co, a digital, cashless ticketing app used by more than 10,000 schools, for fast and convenient payments for regular season home games. CHS fans are encouraged to download the GoFan app. For Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association postseason tournaments, the MIAA also utilizes GoFan.co as its own ticketing system. Visit the MIAA Ticket Information page.

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
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Twitter: @ChelmsfordPS