School Committee Local Control Subcommittee Meeting, December 9, 2024

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CITY OF HOLYOKE 

SCHOOL COMMITTEE 

LOCAL CONTROL SUBCOMMITTEE AGENDA

DATE: MONDAY, DECEMBER 9th, 2024 

TIME: 5:00 PM 

LOCATION: FIFIELD ROOM, HOLYOKE HIGH DEAN CAMPUS, 1045 MAIN ST, 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=ci9tWEs3cG81SkQxdXZrWW5GenBXQT09

 

• 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 it is live streamed via zoom.

• UPDATES ON 
• CAPACITY BUILDING PLAN

Workstream 1: Superintendent Hiring

• Final Community Advisory Team (CAT) Members Chosen
• External vendor facilitation for CAT meetings approved

Workstream 2: Superintendent Evaluation

• Receiver’s proposed professional practice goal, student learning goal, and district improvement goals were approved.

Workstream 3: Policy Development 

• Policy and Governance Subcommittee met to review Section A Foundations and Basic Commitments & Section B Board Governance and Operations
• The sections will be available to the School Committee and Receiver to review at the start of December.
• Each section will be reviewed, first pass, by the School Committee at upcoming meetings.
• Sections C General School Administration and Section D Financial Management will be reviewed by the Subcommittee on December 18. The goal is to complete both sections; if there are any remaining topics, they will be moved to the January 2025 meeting.

Workstream 4: Finance and budget

• Facilities developing capital plan, held initial meeting to review process.
• Threshold for budget transfer between for cost centers of 25,000 was approved.
• Budget guidelines discussion. Full committee feedback.
• Payroll projection completed.
• Development of quarterly report underway Bimonthly reports for July/August and September/October presented to the subcommittee.
• Subcommittee approved budget guidelines and priorities recommendation.
• Subcommittee discussing protocol for warrant signing.
• Collective Bargaining Planning Team – Mr. Sheehan appointed

Past School Committee Training Dates

• Budget: September 23rd
• Superintendent evaluation: November 12th

•  APPROVAL OF MINUTES

1. 1. Minutes 10-07-2024
   2. Minutes 10-30-2024
   3. Minutes 11-12-2024

• RECOMMENDATION: That the School Committee vote to approve the meeting minutes of the Holyoke School Committee Local Control Subcommittee meeting minutes of 10.7.2024, 10.30.2024, and 11.12.2024