School Committee approves grants, budget transfers, hygiene gifts and bullying policy; authorizes special-education prepayment

The Chelsea School Committee on June 4 approved a consent package of grants, gifts and budget adjustments, authorized a special-education prepayment, and adopted the district bullying policy and the 2025–26 student handbooks.

The committee approved acceptance of multiple private and public grants and gifts, including: $5,000 from the Boston University Consortium Council; $23,630 from the “1 8 Foundation” to support civic engagement at the middle schools over three years; $70,800 from the 1 8 Foundation for the Investigating History program over three years; $106,500 from the 1 8 Foundation for middle-school Open Sci Ed over three years; $3,913.28 from the University of Massachusetts for SNAP outreach; $52,700 from the Hestia/ SDF fund to support Boston Children’s Choir after‑school programming and related student navigation supports; gift cards worth $600 from the Sonta Club of Chelsea; and hygiene products valued at $66,516 donated by Hope and Comfort for districtwide students. All of those items were…