Holyoke School Committee Meeting, May 27, 2025
6:15pm - 7:15pm Fifield Room @ William J Dean Technical High School
1045 MAIN ST , Holyoke, Ma 01040
MEETING NOTICE
SCHOOL COMMITTEE AGENDA
DATE: May 27, 2025
TIME: 6:15 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).
Today, March 29, 2025 Governor Maura Healey signed into law bodies to H.62, as amended by S.2506 (which contains the final form of the bill), entitled “An act Relative to Extending Certain COvid-19 Measures Adopted during the State of Emergency” (“ACT). Of interest to all governmental public bodies in Massachusetts, the Act extends until June, 2027, the authority for meetings of multiple-member bodies to be held in an entirely remote or hybrid format. All public bodies may hold fully remote or hybrid meetings, without the physical presence of a quorum of the public body, as long as “adequate, alternative means” of public access is also provided.
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 MAY 27, 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. TUESDAY MAY 27, 2025.
- Comments will either be displayed or read during the meeting.
- COMMUNICATION AND REPORTS
- Student Reports
- HHS North
- HHS Dean Campus
- Superintendent’s Report
- Feedback on SOP’s and Timeline. SIP Timeline
- Summer School Summary
- Update on Capital Plan
- Vice Chair Report
- Add July 21, 2025 (tentative) for a School Committee Meeting
- NEW BUSINESS
- Out of State Field Trips
o RECOMMENDATION: That the School Committee vote to accept the out of state field trip to the University of Memphis, Tennessee on June 4th-7th.
o RECOMMENDATION: That the School Committee vote to accept the out of state field trip to Mystic Aquarium, Mystic, CT on May 29, 2025.
- Approval of Meeting Minutes
o RECOMMENDATION: That the School Committee vote to accept and approve the meeting minutes of 12.18.24 Policy and Governance Subcommittee Meeting Minutes
o RECOMMENDATION: That the School Committee vote to accept and approve the meeting minutes of 4.2.25 Policy and Governance Subcommittee Meeting Minutes
- Updates of Committees
- Policy and Governance Subcommittee
- Finance and Operations Subcommittee
- Joint City Council/School Committee
- Local Control Subcommittee
- Leadership, Accountability and Measurement Subcommittee
- ONGOING BUSINESS
o RECOMMENDATION: That the School Committee vote to accept and approve the FY 26 Budget.
- ANNOUNCEMENTS
- June 5th, Lawrence Presents: 3rd-5th grade Field Day.
- June 6th, Lawrence Presents: Pre-K- 2grade Field Day
- June 9th, Morgan Pre-Kindergarten Celebration from 9:30am to 10:30am
- June 9th, Lawrence Presents: Fun Day for Pre-K- 2nd grade. Welcome the Science Heroes, from 1pm to 3pm.
- June 13th, Opportunity Academy Graduation at the War Memorial.
MEETING NOTICE of EXECUTIVE SESSION
SCHOOL COMMITTEE AGENDA
DATE: May 27, 2025
TIME: 7:00 PM
LOCATION: Fifield Room, HOLYOKE HIGH DEAN CAMPUS, 1045 MAIN ST, HOLYOKE, MA 01040
- CALL TO ORDER ~ ROLL CALL ~
Not open to the public because an open meeting may have a detrimental effect on the bargaining position of the public body for the purpose of the Holyoke Teachers Association contract.
- NEW BUSINESS
- Update on Collective Bargaining