Massachusetts / School Boards / Chelsea Public Schools
The committee voted unanimously to accept a $6,000 private grant from the Tide Center, an estimated $4,000 gift of backpacks and supplies from the Family Resource Center, and to approve a superintendent‑recommended camping trip for Chelsea High School on Nov. 7–8.
Massachusetts / School Boards / Chelsea Public Schools
The School Committee approved three consent-agenda items — a $6,000 Tide Center grant, about $4,000 in donated backpacks and supplies, and an overnight field trip for 20 students — by unanimous roll-call vote.
Massachusetts / School Boards / Chelsea Public Schools
Student representatives told the committee seniors secured a venue for graduation events, most seniors submitted college applications with counselor support, performers are preparing for a December concert, and the Unified Sports basketball program offers inclusive play opportunities.
Massachusetts / School Boards / Chelsea Public Schools
Assistant Superintendent Michelle Martinello told the school committee Chelsea High now uses 15 trained security guards, a school resource officer, random searches and Yonder pouches for cell phones; survey results on metal detectors were mixed and committee members asked about grievance procedures and operational delays at arrival.
Massachusetts / School Boards / Chelsea Public Schools
The committee presented certificates and group photos to Chelsea High’s boys soccer team for a GBL championship and honored custodial and buildings-and-grounds staff across district complexes for service and student support.
Massachusetts / School Boards / Chelsea Public Schools
Assistant Superintendent Dr. Blake Canty reported PreK–8 attendance above 90 percent, high-school attendance near 85 percent, a 1.19 percent high-school dropout rate, and net enrollment gains in fall months; student representatives summarized college-application work, extracurriculars and early results of the Yonder-pouch phone policy.
Massachusetts / School Boards / Chelsea Public Schools
Assistant Superintendent Michelle Martinello told the School Committee that Chelsea High currently employs 15 security guards and has introduced random searches, wand screening and a Yonder pouch system for student devices to improve safety and enforce a no-phone policy.
Massachusetts / School Boards / Chelsea Public Schools
The school committee recognized Chelsea High boys soccer (GBL champions), presented an educator award (nominee Jose Bejarra Galvez) and honored custodial and buildings-and-grounds teams across district sites with certificates and group photos.
Massachusetts / School Boards / Chelsea Public Schools
The school committee voted 6-0 (three absent) to approve a consent agenda that accepted multiple gifts, a $150,000 DESE fair-share earmark for 2025-26, a $1,043,390 interdepartmental transfer for FY2026 and approved Chelsea High School's updated graduation requirements effective Oct. 31, 2025.
Massachusetts / School Boards / Chelsea Public Schools
Interim CHS Principal Alan Boscley described the district's rollout of Yondr phone pouches, enforcement steps for violations and early anecdotal improvements in classroom engagement and reductions in hallway incidents; the committee asked for continued tracking and quantitative data.