CPS Superintendent's Update

Dear CPS Community,

Last night at 9:04 p.m. marked the official start of Fall in new England with much welcomed warm days and cooler nights. The Fall season brings with it the official transition to winter where daylight becomes noticeably different leading us to the Winter Solstice in December. There will be many traditional Fall activities and events in the days and weeks ahead; I hope you are able to partake in some of these fun festivities with your families.

I am pleased to report we had another wonderful week in the district with many events, including open houses and sporting events as we enter the last week of September. If you have not had a chance to participate or are looking for a way to become involved with our schools, I encourage you to reach out and join your school’s PTO. Our school PTOs are a great way to learn more about the happenings in our school community and allow you to be part of creating and conducting activities that enhance our students’ educational experience. Please visit the PTO page on our CPS website for individual school PTO contact information.

Traffic Alert – When planning for next week, families with students and staff members at the Harrington, Parker, and Chelmsford High Schools are advised Chelmsford DPW will begin their road milling and paving project on Graniteville Road next Wednesday, September 28th. The road work on Graniteville Road will take place on Wednesday (9/28), Thursday (9/29), and Friday (9/30), weather permitting. The project will run from the Graniteville Road @ Davis Road intersection and continue to Graniteville Road @ School Street. The area around the schools is expected to be impacted, particularly on Wednesday. The Chelmsford Police Department will have detail officers in place and do everything possible to allow school bus and commuter traffic to flow with minimal interruption. The school department is working closely with the bus company to minimize disruption in routes to the schools. Please keep an eye out for additional notifications and plan additional time for pick-up and drop off-times in this area next week.

Please have a wonderful weekend, I look forward to connecting next week.

Yours truly,

Jay Lang, Ed.D.

Superintendent of Schools

• View complete athletics schedules here.

• Chelmsford High School - Open House, 9/28 6:00 p.m.

• Grs. 7 & 8 McCarthy MS & Parker MS - Open Houses, 9/29, 6:00 p.m.

• McCarthy MS Photo Day, 9/29, All-Day

• Parker MS Photo Day, 9/29, All-Day

• SAT Testing - 9/30, 8:30 a.m.

• SEPAC Meeting, 10/6, 6:30 p.m.

The Chelmsford Special Education Advisory Council (SEPAC) would like to invite you to their first meeting of the school year. This first meeting will be virtual. Please use the link below to join us online. For more information out the Chelmsford SEPAC, please visit our page on the district website.

SEPAC Meeting
Thu, Oct 6, 2022 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM (EDT)
Please join my meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone.
https://meet.goto.com/811518285

You can also dial in using your phone.
United States: +1 (408) 650-3123
Access Code: 811-518-285

Students from Team 6-1, Mr. Maier & Mr. Conley, presented gifts to the Parker Nurses, Mrs. Kamenides and Mrs. Folley, as a thank you for all their hard work over the past few years.

Six seniors were recently honored as Chelmsford High School named its Lions Pride/Rotary Student of the Month recipients for the month of September, announced CHS Principal Stephen Murray. Seniors Rishi Ajmera and Arjun Lingala were named from the Emerson House while Prateek Motagi, and Divya Sambasivan were honored from the Hawthorne House, and Marty Coleman and Keval Patel from the Whittier House. To learn more about these students, please visit our website.

It doesn’t matter the subject. Football. His teammate and brother, Jack. His parents, Tony and Natalie. His Lebanese heritage. His 4.3-grade point average. Even his many injuries — broken hand bones, broken fingers, and three broken ribs. Mitri will sport an ear-to-ear smile. He even smiles when asked about being diagnosed with cancer just weeks before his Chelmsford High freshman football season. The senior captain smiles because he’s so thankful to be healthy. To read more about Mitri, please visit the following Lowell Sun link.

The dates for Chelmsford High School Theatre Guild production this year is 'Legally Blonde'. The show will run from November 17th-19th. Auditions and production are underway. Stay tuned for more information.

Mrs. Cooper’s Gr K & 1 South Row music classes read The Squiggle by Carole Alexa Schaefer and then moved around the room w/scarves & ribbons to traditional Chinese music to imagine their own squiggles.

It’s a long title, but Chelmsford High School Librarian and Assistive Technology Specialist John O’Sullivan promises his latest book will transform teaching special needs students. Mr. O’Sullivan’s book is geared toward teachers that work with special needs students to help them learn all the shortcuts and nuances to make the best use of Google Workspace and provide the best learning experience.

Please use the following link to access the K-12 CPS Family and Student Handbook and CHS Handbook Addendum for the 2022/23 School Year.

Chelmsford Public Schools has partnered with Paper to provide unlimited access to trained tutors so every student can ask questions, work through problems, and grow their confidence—at no cost to families.

Paper is an online, on-demand tutoring service that provides students with unlimited, 24/7 academic support. Whether they’re stuck on homework, studying for a test, or need someone to read and make suggestions for their writing, there will always be experts available online to assist students one-on-one in all subject areas and in more than four languages. See Paper FAQs to learn more.

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!

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.

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
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Twitter: @ChelmsfordPS