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Parking Ban Update Hello Holyoke Community, The Reverse Parking Ban will be lifted at 7:00 PM on Thursday, December 4, 2025. There will be no parking ban in effect. Thank you for helping keep our streets safe and clear, Holyoke! Drive safely!

Actualización de la Prohibición de Estacionamiento Hola Comunidad de Holyoke, La prohibición de estacionamiento en el lado par terminará a las 7:00 p.m. el jueves 4 de diciembre del 2025. No habrá prohibiciones de estacionamiento vigentes. ¡Gracias por su cooperación y por ayudar a mantener nuestras calles seguras, Holyoke!

 

School Committee Meeting, December 8, 2025

DecDecember 8 2025

6:00pm - 7:00pm Fifield Room @ William J Dean Technical High School

1045 MAIN ST , Holyoke, Ma 01040

MEETING NOTICE

SCHOOL COMMITTEE AGENDA

DATE: December 8, 2025

TIME: 6:00 PM

LOCATION: Fifield Room, HOLYOKE HIGH DEAN CAMPUS, 1045 MAIN ST, HOLYOKE, MA 01040

https://hps-holyoke-ma-us.zoom.us/j/85287777627

Members of the public can access the meeting here:  

(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 DECEMBER 8, 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 –   E.N. White Elementary School 
  • 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, December 8, 2025. 
  • Comments will either be displayed or read during the meeting.
  1. PRESENTATIONS OF DEPARTING MEMBERS
  2. COMMUNICATION AND REPORTS
  3. Student Reports
  • HHS North
  • HHS Dean Campus
  1. Superintendent’s Report
  • Q1 Update (FYI)
  • Supporting families impacted by the fire (FYI)

 

  1. NEW BUSINESS 
  1. 1/2/26 Professional Development Day (Revision of School Calendar) 
    1. RECOMMENDATION: That the School Committee approve a change to the current year calendar to eliminate 1/2/26 as a professional development day.
  2. School Committee Meeting Dates 2026
  3.  Budget Transfer and Reports 

o   RECOMMENDATION: That the School Committee approve the attached budget transfer or refer it to the Finance and Operations Subcommittee for further discussion. 

o   RECOMMENDATION:  That the School Committee vote to accept the report of warrants approved as listed in the attached report. 

o   RECOMMENDATION: That the School Committee accept gifts and grants received in the attached report.

  1. Approval of Meeting Minutes

o   RECOMMENDATION: That the School Committee vote to accept and approve the meeting minutes of  11.3.25 School Committee Meeting Minutes 

o   RECOMMENDATION: That the School Committee vote to accept and approve the meeting minutes of  8.21.25 Finance and Operations Meeting Minutes

o   RECOMMENDATION: That the School Committee vote to accept and approve the meeting minutes of  9.11.25 Finance and Operations Meeting Minutes

  1. Updates of Committees 
  • Policy and Governance Subcommittee
  • Finance and Operations Subcommittee
    • From Contingency $38,293 To General Supply Purpose: To pay costs not covered by the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA)

o   RECOMMENDATION:  That the School Committee vote to approve the transfer from the contingency of $38,293 to General Supply for paying costs not covered by the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA). 

  • From Stipends $9,000 To Salaries, Purpose To pay for Dean students internships (Technology Department)

o   RECOMMENDATION:  That the School Committee vote to approve the transfer from Stipend in the amount of $9,000 to Salaries to pay Dean students internships (Technology Department). 

  • Joint City Council/School Committee
  • Local Control Subcommittee
  • Leadership, Accountability and Measurement Subcommittee

 

  1. ONGOING BUSINESS
  1. Superintendent Search Update

 

  1. ANNOUNCEMENTS
  • Dec 10th, at 6pm, Lawrence Presents: Raising a Reader (virtual event) 
  • Dec 11th at 9am to 10am, Lawrence Presents: Coffee Hour with Enlaces de Familia 
  • Dec 13th, 4pm to 7pm, OneHolyoke Community Dinner Celebration at Kelly School

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