Holyoke School Committee Meeting, September 23, 2024

MEETING NOTICE

SCHOOL COMMITTEE AGENDA

DATE: September 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 SEPTEMBER 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. 
• 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, September 23, 2024. 
• Comments will either be displayed or read during the meeting.

4. Communications and Reports:
5. Student Reports

• HHS North- Student Representative
• HHS Dean Campus- Student Representative

1. Superintendent’s Communications
2. Vice Chair Report
3. New Business:
4. Alternate Delegate to the Annual MASC Conference November 2024
5. 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 Revision

• BA- School Committee Operational Goal
• BAA-Evaluation of School Committee Operational Procedures
• BB- School Committee Legal Status
• BBAA- School Committee Member Authority

 

RECOMMENDATION: That the School Committee vote to recommend that the Superintendent/Receiver adopt said policies (BA, BAA, BB, BBAA) as revised.

1. Ward Vacancy Appointment 

RECOMMENDATION: That the School Committee vote to receive the legal opinion from the legal department of the City of Holyoke regarding ward vacancy appointment. 

1. Process of Filling Ward Vacancy Position 
2. MASC Training

• Budget Process, Including the development of guidelines & priorities

7. Announcements: