School Committee Policy and Governance Subcommittee Meeting, November 14, 2024

City of Holyoke 

School Committee 

Policy and Governance Subcommittee Agenda 

Date: 11/14/2024 

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=ci9tWEs3cG81SkQxdXZrWW5Gen BXQT09 

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 via zoom. 

NEW BUSINESS 

Item 1: Legal opinion 

• What happens if City Council does not confirm the School Committee’s recommendation for naming middle school 

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

• AA SCHOOL DISTRICT LEGAL STATUS 
• AB THE PEOPLE AND THEIR SCHOOL DISTRICT 
• AC NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICY INCLUDING HARASSMENT AND RETALIATION (approved by Receiver/Superintendent 5/10/2024) 
• ACAB SEXUAL HARASSMENT 
• ACE NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF HANDICAP 
• ACGA CIVIL RIGHTS GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE 
• ACGB TITLE IX SEXUAL DISCRIMINATION GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE 
• AD MISSION STATEMENT 
• ADB SUBSTANCE ABUSE POLICY 
• ADB-E DEFINITIONS – SUBSTANCE ABUSE 
• ADC SMOKING ON SCHOOL PREMISES 
• ADDA BACKGROUND CHECKS 
• ADDA-R DCJIS MODEL CORI POLICY 
• ADF HOLYOKE SCHOOL DISTRICT’S WELLNESS POLICIES ON PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND NUTRITION 
• ADE COMMITMENT TO ACCOMPLISHMENT

Item 4: Review and recommended updates for School Committee Policies – Section B 

(Note: Some policies have been recently reviewed by the School Committee and are awaiting Receiver/Superintendent approval) 

• BA SCHOOL COMMITTEE OPERATIONAL GOALS (SC approved update 9/23/2024) ● BAA EVALUATION OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES (SC approved update 10/15/2024) 
• BB SCHOOL COMMITTEE LEGAL STATUS (SC approved update 9/23/2024) 
• BBA SCHOOL COMMITTEE POWERS AND DUTIES (SC approved update 9/23/2024)
• BBAA SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEMBER AUTHORITY (SC approved update 9/23/2024) 
• BBBA SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEMBER QUALIFICATIONS (SC approved update 10/15/2024) ● BBBB OATH OF OFFICE (SC approved update 9/23/2024) 
• BBBC SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEMBER RESIGNATION (SC approved update 9/23/2024) 
• BBBE UNEXPIRED TERM FULFILLMENT 
• BCA SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEMBER ETHICS 
• BDA SCHOOL COMMITTEE ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING 
• BDB SCHOOL COMMITTEE OFFICERS 
• BDC APPOINTED COMMITTEE OFFICIALS 
• BDD SCHOOL COMMITTEE-SUPERINTENDENT RELATIONSHIP 
• BDE SUBCOMMITTEES OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE 
• BDF ADVISORY COMMITTEES TO THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE 
• BDFA SCHOOL COUNCILS 
• BDFA-E-1 SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLAN 
• BDFA-E-2 SUBMISSION / APPROVAL OF THE SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLAN 
• BDFA-E-3 CONDUCT OF SCHOOL COUNCIL BUSINESS 
• BDG SCHOOL ATTORNEY 
• BE SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEETINGS 
• BEC EXECUTIVE SESSIONS 
• BEDA NOTIFICATION OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEETINGS 
• BEDB AGENDA FORMAT 
• BEDD SCHOOL COMMITTEE RULES OF ORDER 
• BEDF VOTING METHOD 
• BEDG MINUTES 
• BEDH PUBLIC COMMENT AT SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEETINGS 
• BEE SPECIAL PROCEDURES FOR CONDUCTING HEARINGS 
• BG SCHOOL COMMITTEE POLICY DEVELOPMENT 
• BGB POLICY ADOPTION 
• BGC POLICY REVISION AND REVIEW 
• BGD SCHOOL COMMITTEE REVIEW OF REGULATIONS 
• BGE POLICY DISSEMINATION 
• BGF SUSPENSION OF POLICIES 
• BHC SCHOOL COMMITTEE-STAFF COMMUNICATIONS 
• BHE USE OF ELECTRONIC MESSAGING BY SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEMBERS 
• BIA NEW SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEMBER ORIENTATION 
• BIBA SCHOOL COMMITTEE CONFERENCES, CONVENTIONS, AND WORKSHOPS
• BID SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEMBER COMPENSATION 
• BJ SCHOOL COMMITTEE LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM 

Item 4: Vote to receive and approve the meeting minutes of Policy and Governance Subcommittee meeting of 10.18.24 Policy/ Governance Subcommittee Minutes.