School Committee Organizational Meeting, January 7, 2025

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MEETING NOTICE

SCHOOL COMMITTEE AGENDA- ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE

DATE: January 7, 2025

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 NOVEMBER 25, 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. 
• STUDENT SHOWCASE – None 

• PUBLIC COMMENT- Members of the public wishing to submit public comments can email ifeliciano@hps.holyoke.ma.us no later than 3:00 p.m. Tuesday January 7, 2025. 
• Comments will either be displayed or read during the meeting.

4. COMMUNICATION AND REPORTS-None
5. NEW BUSINESS-

1. 1. ELECTION OF VICE CHAIR –   Committee members will state their choice for Vice Chair.

7. ONGOING BUSINESS– None 
8. ANNOUNCEMENTS– 

• • January 8, 2025- Lawrence School: Coffee & Talk Hour at 8:45am 
  • January 8, 2025-DPAC (District Advisory Council) at 6pm  
    • Register in advance for this meeting: https://hps-holyoke-ma-us.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYodeqqrz8vHNYbt_lJbYsEryX9Q9gDABoO
  • January 9, 2025-HPS Affinity Groups at 3:45pm, Dean Tech
  • January 9, 205- Middle School Building Committee at 6pm. 
  • January 13, 2025- School Committee Meeting at 6pm, Dean Tech
    • Meeting Link: https://hps-holyoke-ma-us.zoom.us/j/81136895654
  • January 13, 2025- School Committee Meeting at 6pm, Dean Tech
  • January 14, 2025- SEPAC Event at 5:30pm, Holyoke Merry-go-Round.
  • January 15, 2025- Lawrence School Site Council at 4pm 

• Link:https://hps-holyoke-ma-us.zoom.us/j/85254315011?pwd=YkNZbVB1cVllc0ZWRnN1V2s1WEtiZz09