Holyoke School Committee Meeting, June 23, 2025

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MEETING NOTICE

SCHOOL COMMITTEE AGENDA

 

DATE: June 23, 2025

TIME: 6:00 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. 

 

• 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. Monday, June 23, 2025. 

• Comments will either be displayed or read during the meeting.

 

4. COMMUNICATION AND REPORTS

 

4. Student Reports

• HHS North
• HHS Dean Campus

1. Superintendent’s Report

• Student and Family Handbook (DRAFT)
• Employee Handbook (DRAFT)

1. Vice Chair Report-None 

 

1. NEW BUSINESS 
2. Exit determination on the Holyoke Public Schools from Chronically Underperforming Status- Update from Interim Commissioner Tutwiler
3. FYI – Staff Summer Conferences 
4.   Approval of Meeting Minutes- 

o   RECOMMENDATION: That the School Committee vote to accept and approve the meeting minutes of 3.27.25 Finance and Operations Subcommittee Meeting Minutes. 

o   RECOMMENDATION: That the School Committee vote to accept and approve the meeting minutes of 4.17.25 Finance and Operations Subcommittee Meeting Minutes

o   RECOMMENDATION: That the School Committee vote to accept and approve the meeting minutes of 3.24.25 School Committee Meeting Minutes 

o   RECOMMENDATION: That the School Committee vote to accept and approve the meeting minutes of 4.14.25 School Committee Meeting Minutes

o   RECOMMENDATION: That the School Committee vote to accept and approve the meeting minutes of 4.28.25 School Committee Meeting Minutes

o   RECOMMENDATION: That the School Committee vote to accept and approve the meeting minutes of 5.12.25 School Committee Meeting Minutes 

1. Budget Transfers – 

• May 6th Budget Transfer 

o   RECOMMENDATION: That the School Committee vote to approve the budget transfer of unspent funds to purchase math curriculum and contract with a firm to audit phone lines for the amount of $54,386.

• June 17 Budget Transfer 

o   RECOMMENDATION: That the School Committee vote to approve the budget transfer of unspent funds from Dean vacant position for instructional materials/equipment for the purchase of new computers for the Programming & Web Shop in the amount $33, 375. 

1. Updates of Committees 

• Policy and Governance Subcommittee
• Finance and Operations Subcommittee
• Joint City Council/School Committee
• Local Control Subcommittee
• Leadership, Accountability and Measurement Subcommittee

 

6. ONGOING BUSINESS

• Policy for Discussion
  • DJE- Procurement Requirement 
• Policy Second/ Final Reading 
  • BE-School Committee Meeting 
  • BEC-Executive Session
  • BEDA- Notification of School Committee Meetings
  • BEDB-Agenda Format 
  • BEDD- Rules of Order
  • BEDF-Voting Method
  • BEDG-Minutes
  • BEDH-Public Comment at School Committee Meeting

o   RECOMMENDATION: That the School Committee vote to approve as a second reading, and to adopt policies to be effective as of July 1, 2025

 

7. ANNOUNCEMENTS

• June 27th, Family Fun Day, Morgan Elementary and Metcalf Middle School are excited to announce that we are teaming up with the Holyoke Safe Neighborhood Initiative, Mass Mutual, and Enlace de Familias to host a Family Fun Day Summer Hangout, Jackson Courts, (off Canal Street, South Holyoke) from 5:30 – 7:30 PM 

 

The listing of matters are those reasonably anticipated by the Chair which may be discussed at the meeting. Not all items listed may in fact be discussed and other items not listed may also be brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by law.* The Holyoke Public Schools makes available a public discussion period for persons in the audience to address the Committee on specific agenda items. In order to hear as many speakers as possible, the Committee asks individuals to continue their remarks for two (2) minutes. Any person wishing to submit longer testimony should give copies to the Committee Secretary before the meeting so that they may be distributed to Committee members. The speaker can then summarize this testimony at the meeting within the two (2) minute time period. Persons wishing to speak should register with the Committee Secretary immediately before the meeting begins. Individuals who request specific items to be included on the Committee’s agenda should mail a written request fifteen (15) days in advance of a Committee meeting date to Irene Feliciano, 57 Suffolk Street, Holyoke, MA 01040.