School Superintendent
A Message to the Students of Chelsea High School in our community. This is hands-on and to the point. In addition Dr. Almudena (Almi) G. Abeyta , Chelsea Superintendent
to including our nation’s Founding Doc- uments in multiple languages, the Pocket Guide explains how to send Letters to the Editor expressing concerns about news coverage, how to file Freedom of Information requests, how to apply for political intern- ships here, and even how to launch your own campaign for public office. Chelsea is your city. Superintendent Abeyta encourages you to fully assume your re- sponsibilities and your rights as a citizen of Chelsea, of Massachusetts, and of the United States. Chelsea’s students can lead the way on this and become a model for young people throughout the country. Dr. Abeyta completed her bachelor’s degree in Communication and Journalism at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and holds two master’s degrees and a doctorate degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Education, Cambridge, Massachusetts. In 2015, she was awarded the first Association of Latino Administrators and Superintendents (ALAS) Latina Administrator of the Year award, and in 2021 she was award- ed the Latinos for Education La Lucha Award.
of Public Schools, has arranged for the free distribution to the stu- dents at Chelsea High School of this Student Pocket Guide for Civic Engagement created specifically for Chelsea.
Her 27 years directing public schools in Santa Fe, New Mexico, Somerville, and Boston have shown Dr. Abeyta that opportunities to enrich students’ lives can extend far beyond the im- proved teaching systems she has implemented in her various leadership roles. She believes ev- ery student can learn how to assume his or her rightful role as a citizen, an activist even, with significant input into the operations — and the future — of our city. In short, every student is entitled to be included in the full range of Chelsea’s municipal policies and government. This Pocket Guide will show you how to do that. While originally conceived as a resource to help students complete their Civics Action Project, required for graduation, the Pocket Guide has a higher purpose as it shows you how to assume a personal leadership role with-
School Committee Members as of January 2024
Katherine Cabral, Vice-Chair, At Large
cabralk@chelseaschools.com shawnpo626@yahoo.com nevilles@chelseaschools.com
617-982-8546 857-258-5551 603-231-1385
Shawn O’Regan, District 1 Dr. Sarah Neville, District 2
Jonathan Gomez-Pereira, District 3
gomezpereiraj@chelseaschools.com 617-466-9540 balderasm@chesleaschools.com 857-222-8244 covascaraballoc@chelseaschools.com 617-233-0172
Mayra Balderas, District 4
Claryangeliz Covas Caraballo, District 5
Ana Hernandez, Chair, District 6
garcia1208@gmail.com
617-504-2195
Lucia Henriquez, District 7 Yessenia Alfaro, District 8
henriquezl@chelseaschools.com 617-792-9414
yalfaro1@gmail.com
617-259-6659 617-466-4456
Veronica Dyer-Medina, School Committee Clerk vdyermedina@chelseama.gov
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Students Pocket Guide for Civic Engagement
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