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• District Updates
• Athletic Department Updates
• Early Learning Center Updates
• Berkowitz School Updates
• Hooks School Updates
• Kelly School Updates
• Sokolowski School Updates
• Clarke Ave. Middle School Updates
• Wright Middle School Updates
• Chelsea High School Updates
• Messages From Our Community Partners

The first meeting of the school year of the Superintendent's Student Advisory Council was today at Chelsea High School!

Students gathered for a meal, shared feedback on the start of the school year and worked together to advise district and school leaders on a draft AI Policy for the district.

The Administrator of Special Education and Pupil Personnel Services, Cindy D. Rosenberg, presented an overview of special education and parent/guardian's legal rights to 43 adults participating in the ILP program. The participants were highly engaged throughout the presentation and asked thoughtful, insightful questions that contributed to a meaningful discussion.

Chelsea Public Schools had two publications come out this week that highlighted our district-wide systems to support our multilingual learners.

Chelsea Public Schools Director of Multilingual Education Dr. Alberto Carrero and Bilingual Program Lead & CHS AP Spanish Language teacher Ana Lynn Romero co-authored an article featured in the Fall 2026 edition of Soleado, a publication of Dual Language Education of New Mexico! The article captures the evolution of CPS' Caminos program and how the bilingualism of our students is an incredible strength.

In EdWeek, CPS and the Browne Middle School were featured in an article that highlights how different schools across the country approach supporting older multilingual students. The article highlights the work happening at the Browne, where the school is continuing its transition toward becoming a full dual-language school as part of our district-wide Caminos program.

Use the buttons below to read both articles!

Chelsea High School is once again teaming up with Boston Landmarks Orchestra for a FREE Hispanic Heritage Month Concert!

Two weeks from today, students in the CHS Orchestra will perform alongside the Boston Landmarks Orchestra at the CHS Auditorium! The concert will be on Friday, October 2, at 7:00pm.

Admission is free, but registration is required. Please click here to register and for more information.

We so excited for our students to continue to have the opportunity to perform "side-by-side" with the Boston Landmarks Orchestra!

📸 | A picture of students and Boston Landmarks Orchestra musicians rehearsing for the 2025 Hispanic Heritage Month Concert at CHS.

Parents and caregivers of students with disabilities are invited to join the Chelsea Public Schools Special Education Parent Advisory Committee (SEPAC) for its first meeting of the 2026-27 school year this Tuesday, September 29, from 9:00–10:00 a.m. at 77 Webster Avenue in Chelsea!

This meeting will feature special guest Victoria Paulino, Executive Director of EdNavigator. Come meet fellow families, connect with SEPAC, and learn more about resources and support available to students and families.

Check out our upcoming games.

Soccer-Abigail Castro & Haylee Canas Constanza

Cross Country-Sadiel Hernandez

Here we go again - the Red Devil Turkey Tort is coming the Saturday before Thanksgiving. Team award for the school with the most staff participation is in play again this year with the Hooks returning as defending champs! All proceeds go to the J. Barry Dwyer scholarship fund and CHS athletics. Questions: martineaum@chelseaschools.com

We had so much fun celebrating Apple Day! Our students tasted different kinds of apples, shared which one they liked best, and made our own class graph. So much learning, tasting, and fun with Mr. Mungillo & Ms. Viviana!

Berkowitz School welcomed over 150 families to our open house on September 22nd. Families traveled throughout the school with their Berkowitz passports connecting with teachers, math & literacy coaches, and specialists to learn about their child's curriculum and school day.

Thank you to the Boston University Dental clinic partnership fo helping keep our studnets healthy, informed, and educatoed about the importance of good oral health.

Students and Staff celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month Spirit Fridays by wearing a t-shirt or jersey from a Latin American country. We have lots of smiling faces celebrating their heritage here at the Hooks!

This week in Music class the students are learning how to play small bells for the “C Major Scale” as a group. They will also be learning to play a group song reading notes on the Music Staff. The song of the week is the classic children’s song: “The Wheels on the Bus.”

After reading several Cinderella stories from different cultures, 2nd graders began co-creating their own version of Cinderella as a class this week! We have been learning how to plan a narrative, including the elements of fairy tales, recognizing patterns across Cinderella stories.

Our First graders in 220 are continuing to learn what it means to be a good friend! This past week during Read to Grow, we read Big Al and talked about how our words and actions can affect others. We learned that a character's feelings can change throughout a story.

Teachers made plans for an upcoming peer observation protocol at the September 23rd faculty meeting.

Kelly School students and staff celebrated their favorite colors today! Pink was very popular.

Sokolowski is celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month with daily spotlights during morning announcements, giving students a chance to learn about Hispanic and Latino leaders, artists, and changemakers. Last Friday, we added a taste of Latin American culture to the celebration by sharing Brazilian pão de queijo, or cheese bread, with staff.

The Sokolowski School celebrated 9/25 with some “9 to 5” vibes, honoring all of the staff members who work hard each day to support our students. Our Dolly Trolley rolled through classrooms with treats, music, and plenty of pink, while also celebrating Dolly Parton, a longtime champion of children, literacy, and education.

The Sokolowski School welcomed families for our Open House on Tuesday evening. Families visited classrooms, connected with teachers and staff, and learned more about what students will be working on this year. Soko spirit was on full display, including one family who came dressed in their matching Red Triangle gear!

Clark Avenue School participated in their first Drop Everything and Read of the year. All students and staff "dropped everything and read" for the first 30 minutes of the day. Students were able to read ALL over the building in classrooms, hallways, stairwells, music rooms and more! The feedback from students and staff were overwhelmingly positive and we can't wait to do it again.

The Wright Academy welcomes 70 caregivers to our Annual Open House on September 23rd! The Instructional Coaches table distributed 70 books and many resources for home-school reading and math partnerships. Thank you to Angie Garcia, teachers, staff, caregivers, and our community partners for making this a great night to build connections and celebrate the start of beautiful and positive relationships!

Chelsea Public Schools is proud to announce that Chelsea High School senior Sebastian Molina Regil has been recognized in the 2027 National Merit Scholarship Program as a Commended Student.

On September 24th, 2026, the Community Action Programs Inter-City Inc. (in partnership with the City of Chelsea and Bay Cove Human Services) hosted the 11th Annual Overdose Candlelight Vigil at Chelsea Square. A solemn yet hopeful evening, this vigil allowed for members of the community to come together to recognize all the emotions that come with knowing or being someone in the throes of addiction, remembering those that have lost their lives, and rejoicing those who are working towards the road to recovery.

Vocalists from the CHS Cantare, under the direction of Ms. Dana Sheridan and support from Ms. Shannon Chick and Mr. Pete Pappavaselio, assisted in this event through both performance and event service. Before the event began, students helped set up tea lights for the Candlelight Vigil, had their dress rehearsal on stage, and helped pass out purple ribbons - the official symbol for National Recovery Month.

During the ceremony, students listened to real stories from recovering addicts, survivors, family members, and community members and watched other musical performances. Along with the event organizers, CHS Cantare students Alex Chang (‘27), Sofia Guerrero Flores (‘27), Helen Ponce (‘27), Kellsie Rae Rinaldi (‘28), and Keri Williams (‘29) helped read the names of those who have lost their lives due to addiction. The event ended with Cantare performing a beautiful rendition of the traditional secular round “Dona Nobis Pacem” - which translates to “Grant Us Peace.” CHS Cantare is grateful to have been a part of this program every year since the Overdose Candlelight Vigil’s inception.

Parents, principal, assistant principals, and Family Liaisons had a wonderful time connecting and building community during the first Coffee Hour at Chelsea High School! It was a great opportunity to share conversation, hear from families, and strengthen our school community together.

CHS and COA Students teamed up to volunteer for the 5K running event on September 5th. Today they were recognized alongside 2 CHS staff Jackie Bernal and Jay Velez and COA staff Angie Barrientos. Our Students time and effort does not go unrecognized. We appreciate all you do for our community.
Jackie, Angela and Jay also took part in the Chelsea Road Race.

Did you know that Boston Children's Chorus (BCC) has a Community Chorus program that is FREE for Chelsea students in 2nd-5th Grade??

The chorus meets on Saturdays at the Williams School from 9:00am-10:30am. There will also be additional rehearsals and performances throughout the year (including a concert at Symphony Hall on MLK Weekend!).

Families — you can sign up today, and join BCC as early as this Saturday: https://bostonchildrenschorus.org/sing-with-us.