School Committee Policy and Governance Subcommittee Meeting, January 14, 2025

CITY OF HOLYOKE 

SCHOOL COMMITTEE 

Policy & Governance Subcommittee Agenda

DATE: 1/14/2025

TIME: 5:30 PM

LOCATION: Central Office, 57 Suffolk Street, Holyoke MA 01040

On March 29, 2023, Governor Healey signed into law a supplemental budget bill which, among other things, extends the temporary provisions pertaining to the Open Meeting Law to March 31, 2025. Specifically, this further 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 language does not make any substantive 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. 

Members of the public can access the meeting here: 

https://hps-holyoke-ma-us.zoom.us/j/85266232176?pwd=ci9tWEs3cG81SkQxdXZ rWW5GenBXQT09 

1. 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. 

2. NEW BUSINESS

Item 1: Review and recommended updates for School Committee Policies – Section E

Item 2: Review and recommended updates for School Committee Policies – Section F

Item 3: Approve minutes from 11.20.24 Policy and Governance Meeting Minutes  

3. OLD BUSINESS 

• None

4. FOLLOW UP MEETING  

• Next Meeting Tuesday, February 4, 2025 at 5:30 Suffolk Street, Holyoke, MA