Chelsea Public Schools community outreach highlighted by Rennie Center
On one day last summer, Supt. Almi Abeyta, members of the School Committee and her staff hit a pivot point.
After emergency schooling had wrapped up, video graduation had transpired, racial issues in the district had surfaced and many were simply coming up from survival mode after months treading water – it was time to think about school again.
The first thing to figure out was how in the world would the Chelsea Public Schools (CPS) engage with parents and students in a pandemic. With engagement historically challenging in Chelsea, adding a pandemic to the mix made seem insurmountable.