Board Letter to the Community

Dear Friends and Colleagues of Chelsea School:

This letter announces a change in Chelsea School's leadership. Head of School Tony Messina has achieved the goals he developed with the Board of Governors in 2005: he improved Chelsea's visibility in the community, stabilized its administration and built an excellent special education faculty. Tony now wishes to explore different options for working towards school reform, including educational consulting and the charter school movement. For these reasons, Tony has decided not to return as Head of School for the academic year of 2011-2012. Kate Fedalen, current Assistant Head of School, will serve as the Interim Head beginning July 1, 2011. Tony will continue to work closely with Kate through the summer in preparation for the next school year to ensure a smooth transition in leadership.

Kate brings to the position six years of working with Tony as Assistant Head of School as well as 23 years of experience at Chelsea School. The Board is confident in Kate's leadership and believes that along with a wonderful, veteran teaching staff, Chelsea School's mission and vision will continue on the positive path set forth by Tony and his management team. Before beginning a national search for a new Head of School, the Board will undertake a comprehensive strategic plan to ensure that Chelsea School continues in a positive direction,

The Board wishes to thank Tony for his six years of leadership and his dedication to the students and staff. Tony has made significant improvements to academic programming and school community development, and has increased Chelsea School's visibility in the metropolitan area. We are grateful for his service and wish him all the best.

Please contact us at TheChelseaSchoolBoard@yahoo.com with any questions.