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Holyoke School Committee Meeting, October 15, 2024

Oct 15 2024

6:00 pm Fifield Room @ William J Dean Tech High School

1045 Main St, Holyoke 01040

 SCHOOL COMMITTEE AGENDA

DATE: October 15, 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 October 15, 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 – HHS Dean Campus- Freshman Exploratory
  • 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, October 15, 2024. 
  • Comments will either be displayed or read during the meeting.

    Communications and Reports

  1. Student Reports
  • HHS North-Student Representative
  • HHS Dean Campus- Student Representative
  1. Vice Chair Report
  • Change date of evaluation training
    • November 12, 2024 @ 6:30pm
  •   Appointments to Subcommittees

o   RECOMMENDATION: That the School Committee vote to approve the following appointments: Gladys Lebron-Martinez to the Policy and Governance Subcommittee and Finance and Operations Subcommittee, Orlando Isaza to the Leadership, Accountability and Measurement Subcommittee.

o   RECOMMENDATION: That the School Committee vote to remove Dr. Yadilette Rivera-Colon from the Policy and Governance Subcommittee.

o   RECOMMENDATION: That the School Committee vote to remove Eleanor Wilson from the Finance and Operations Subcommittee.

  1. Superintendent’s Report
  • Goal Development: Propose one professional practice goal, one student learning goal and 2-4 district improvement goals
    • Identify evidence that will show progress towards the goals
  1. New Business
  2. Field Trips- Out of State 

  RECOMMENDATION: That the School Committee vote to receive the approved Out of State Field Trips.

  1. MASC Resolution 

    RECOMMENDATION: That the School Committee vote to receive the resolutions and be prepared to discuss at the next scheduled School Committee meeting on October 28, 2024.

  1.     Orders
  1. Goal Development

     RECOMMENDATION: That the School Committee vote to accept the Receiver’s proposed professional practice goal, student learning goal, and district improvement goals.

  1. MCAS Resolution for Question 2

     RECOMMENDATION: That the School Committee vote to approve the resolution calling for passage of Question 2 to replace the MCAS graduation requirement.

  1. Community Advisory Team Appointments
  2. School Committee Appointments to the Community Advisory Team

   RECOMMENDATION: That the School Committee vote to approve the appointments of the two School Committee members to serve on the Community Advisory Team as follows: Orlando Isaza and Eleanor Wilson.

  1. Updates of Committees
  • Policy and Governance Subcommittee

 o   RECOMMENDATION: That the School Committee vote to receive and approve the minutes of the Policy/ Governance Subcommittee Minutes of March 18, 2024

 o   Yondr Procedure Update

  • Local Control Subcommittee 
  • Leadership, Accountability and Measurement Subcommittee
    • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion 
  • RECOMMENDATION: That the School Committee vote to refer to the Leadership, Accountability and Measurement Subcommittee the ongoing discussion and planning on the process for naming of the middle school.
  1. Ongoing Business
  2. Policy Revision
  • RECOMMENDATION: That the School Committee vote to recommend that the Superintendent/Receiver adopt said policies (BBA, BBBA/BBBB, BBBC) as revised.
  1. Announcements

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