Holyoke School Committee Meeting, April 14, 2025

MEETING NOTICE

SCHOOL COMMITTEE AGENDA

DATE: April 14, 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, 2025, 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 June 30,2027. 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 June 30,2027. 

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 14, 2025. 

 

• 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 –  McMahon School 

• 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. Monday, April 14, 2025. 
• Comments will either be displayed or read during the meeting. 

4. COMMUNICATION AND REPORTS
5. Student Reports

• HHS North
• HHS Dean Campus

1. Superintendent’s Report

• Alternative Program 
• Class Rank
  •  RECOMMENDATION: That the School Committee vote to move the class rank proposed changes to the appropriate Sub Committee 
• Middle School Work Group (FYI)

1. Vice Chair Report

• Evaluation Plan 

o   RECOMMENDATION: That the School Committee refer to the Leadership, Accountability and Measurements the creation of the evaluation plan of the Receiver/ Superintendent. 

5. NEW BUSINESS 
6.         Out of State Field Trips- 

o   RECOMMENDATION: That the School Committee vote to accept the out of state field trip to New England Air Museum on May 1, 2025. 

o   RECOMMENDATION: That the School Committee vote to accept the out of state field trip to Brownstone Outdoor Adventure Park on May 27, 2025. 

o   RECOMMENDATION: That the School Committee vote to accept the out of state field trip to Brownstone Outdoor Adventure Park on June 6, 2025. 

1.     Approval of Meeting Minutes

o   RECOMMENDATION: That the School Committee vote to accept and approve the meeting minutes of 11.21.24 Finance and Operations Subcommittee Meeting  Minutes. 

o   RECOMMENDATION: That the School Committee vote to accept and approve the meeting minutes of 12.17.24 Finance and Operations Subcommittee Meeting Minutes

 

1. Order 
   1. Introduced by Committee Member Ms. Ellie Wilson that the Receiver/ Superintendent gather information the following and present back to the School Committee at the next regular scheduled meeting of the Holyoke Public School Committee.

• Attendance: How many high school students have met the threshold for the District to officially withdraw them and are still on the books affecting our attendance rate?
•  CTE: I would like to know how many students currently out of district at the CTE program were enrolled in Holyoke District school during their 8th grade year. 

1. D.    Updates of Committees 

• Policy and Governance Subcommittee
• Finance and Operations Subcommittee
• Joint City Council/School Committee
• Local Control Subcommittee
• Leadership, Accountability and Measurement Subcommittee

6. ONGOING BUSINESS
7.   Policy Updates/ Removal/ Addition 

o   RECOMMENDATION: That the School Committee vote to accept and approve that all School Committee policy updates, including adding and removing policies will be effective July 1, 2025.