Holyoke School Committee Meeting, March 24, 2025

MEETING NOTICE

SCHOOL COMMITTEE AGENDA

DATE: March 24, 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 MARCH 24, 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 –  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. Monday, March 24, 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

• FY26 Budget Update
• Q2 Update

 

1. Vice Chair Report

• None 

 

5. NEW BUSINESS 

1. School Committee Budget Transfer

o   RECOMMENDATION: That the School Committee vote to approve the budget transfer of $109, 000 from the vacancy savings from teacher salaries in order to contract for Registered Behavior Technicians and ABL program 

1.   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. Timeline for Superintendent Evaluation Cycle 

• RECOMMENDATION: That the School Committee vote to accept and approve the timeline for the Superintendent Evaluation Process to be academic year from July to June, beginning school year 2025-2026. 

1. Legal Services for General Counsel and Collective Bargaining

• RECOMMENDATION: That the School Committee vote to accept and approve the Legal Services for General Counsel and Collective Bargaining proposal. 

1. Out of State Field Trips- UCONN

•   RECOMMENDATION: That the School Committee vote to accept the out of state field trip to University of Connecticut. 

 

7. ANNOUNCEMENTS

• March 26, 2025 Policy and Governance Subcommittee Meeting at 5:30pm Central Office 
• March 31, 2025 Local Control Subcommittee Meeting at 5pm. Location to be determined.