Hope is on the way!  We are hoping most of our staff are vaccinated or have appointments to be vaccinated.  If you have not yet been vaccinated or are unable to find an appointment, please reach out for help.  We have several members that have gone above and beyond to help staff get appointments.  Dr. Lang was able to get 2 members appointment in addition to Sue Rosa having 58 members vaccinated with unaccounted for vaccine!  Dr. Lang and Sue Rosa will try to help get those 58 individuals appointments for the second dose but if you are able to set up your own appointment, that's okay as well -

(Updated 3/6) The Senate passed a $1.9 trillion stimulus package proposed by President Joe Biden that would dedicate an additional $170 billion for K-12 schools and higher education, as well as spending billions more to prop up the state and local governments that are critical to funding education.

The package, approved 50-49 on Saturday, now goes back to the House for a final vote. House members initially passed the measure on Feb. 27 by a largely party line vote, but the Senate amended several aspects, including funding for education. Both houses cleared the way in early February for

The link below will explain pool testing.  The Union encourages all members to sign up for this important mitigation effort in the fight against Covid 19.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6aky6ZyHQs

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According to Commonwealth Magazine, “Riley is looking to leverage state regulations to push districts to bring students back to the classroom. Adopting an aggressive posture in a debate that has divided the education community, Riley said he’ll seek authorization to deem remote instruction time not eligible to be counted toward state-required ‘structured learning time’ hours…The power play by state officials would try to work around the strong local control of schools in Massachusetts. State leaders cannot directly mandate school reopenings, but Riley is looking to use the regulatory levers he

The Chelmsford Federation of Teachers will be looking for delegates to their annual convention being held via zoom.  The convention is on May 1st!  Keep your eyes and ears out and we will let you know how many delegate seats are available!

More to come.