Holyoke School Committee Meeting, April 23, 2024

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MEETING NOTICE

 

SCHOOL COMMITTEE AGENDA

 

DATE: April 23, 2024

TIME: 6:00 PM

LOCATION: Fifield Room, HOLYOKE HIGH DEAN CAMPUS, 1045 MAIN ST, HOLYOKE, MA 01040

 

Members of the public can access the meeting here:  https://hps-holyoke-ma-us.zoom.us/j/85266232176?pwd=ci9tWEs3cG81SkQxdXZrWW5GenBXQT09 

(Spanish Interpretation will be available).    

 

On March 29, 2023, Governor Healey signed into law An Act Relative to Extending Certain State

of Emergency Accommodations, which, among other things, extends the expiration of the

provisions pertaining to the Open Meeting Law to March 31, 2025. Specifically, this extension

allows public bodies to continue holding meetings remotely without a quorum of the public body

physically present at a meeting location, and to provide “adequate, alternative” access to remote

meetings. The Act does not make any new changes to the Open Meeting Law other than

extending the expiration date of the temporary provisions regarding remote meetings from

March 31, 2023, to March 31, 2025. 

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 28 OF THE ACTS OF 2009, SECTIONS 17-20 (FORMERLY SECTION 23B OF CHAPTER 39) OF THE MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL LAWS, THAT A REGULAR MEETING OF THE HOLYOKE SCHOOL COMMITTEE WILL BE HELD ON APRIL 23, 2024.

• CALL TO ORDER ~ ROLL CALL ~ PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

• Pursuant to M.G.L. c. 30A, s. 20, I am hereby informing all attendees that a video and audio recording is being made of the meeting and the meeting is being live-streamed and run live on the City’s community TV channel. 

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• PUBLIC COMMENT- Members of the public wishing to submit public comments can email sgubala@hps.holyoke.ma.us no later than 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 23, 2024 

 

1. Comments will either be displayed or read during the meeting.

 

• COMMUNICATION & REPORTS:

• STUDENT REPORTS

1. HHS North Campus- Student Representative
2. HHS Dean Campus- Student Representative

 

1. VICE CHAIR REPORTS

1. MASC day on the Hill 

https://www.masc.org/event/day-on-the-hill-2024/ 

 

• NEW BUSINESS 

1. Masc Conference Delegate Selection
2. Policies for second review: 

CHC – DEVELOPMENT AND DISSEMINATION OF PROCEDURES

DBJ- BUDGET TRANSFER AUTHORITY

DH-BONDED EMPLOYEES AND OFFICERS

 

• ONGOING BUSINESS –Updates from Subcommittees

1. Policy & Governance Subcommittee
2. Finance/Operations Subcommittee
3. Joint City Council/School Committee
4. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Subcommittee- Draft Renaming Plan
5. Local Control Subcommittee 
6. Out of State Field Trip- Sullivan Middle School

 

• ANNOUNCEMENTS –

1. 1. Career Day at Kelly School- April 24, 2024 – All day
   2. SEPAC- ESY & Summer School Options- April 24, 2024 at 6:00pm
   3. SuperHero Literacy night at E.N. White – April 25, 202 at 5:00pm
   4. Middle School Building Committee meeting – May 2, 2024 at 6:00pm
   5. Local Control Subcommittee meeting – May 13, 2024 at 5:00pm 
   6. ELPAC District Meeting- May 13, 2024 at 6:00pm
   7. DPAC Meeting- May 14, 2024 at 6:00pm

 

The listing of matters are those reasonably anticipated by the Chair which may be discussed at the meeting.  Not all items listed may in fact be discussed and other items not listed may also be brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by law.

*The Holyoke Public Schools makes available a public discussion period for persons in the audience to address the Committee on specific agenda items.  In order to hear as many speakers as possible, the Committee asks individuals to continue their remarks for two (2) minutes.  Any person wishing to submit longer testimony should give copies to the Committee Secretary before the meeting so that they may be distributed to Committee members.  The speaker can then summarize this testimony at the meeting within the two (2) minute time period.  Persons wishing to speak should register with the Committee Secretary immediately before the meeting begins.  Individuals who request specific items to be included on the Committee’s agenda should mail a written request fifteen (15) days in advance of a Committee meeting date to Shaena Gubala, in care of the Receiver’s Office, 57 Suffolk Street, Holyoke, MA  01040.