Holyoke School Committee Local Control Subcommittee Meeting, May 13, 2024

CITY OF HOLYOKE 

SCHOOL COMMITTEE 

LOCAL CONTROL SUBCOMMITTEE AGENDA

DATE: MONDAY, May 13TH, 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 the meeting is being live-streamed and run live on the City’s community TV channel.

• NEW BUSINESS

○ Item #1 – Holyoke Public Schools School Committee Capacity Building– Policy section

• Policy Development
  • Maintain an established Policy Sub-Committee (chair Mrs. Wilson, Ms. Tensley-Williams, and Dr. Rivera-Colón).
  • Periodically review and recommend for approval district policies (e.g., medical emergency response plans, Local School Wellness Policy, meal charge policy, etc.).
  • Discuss and recommend for approval the district’s school choice participation plans.
  • Review policies implemented during receivership.

○ Item #2 – Discussion on next steps for capacity building around policy.

• Recommendation for hiring MASC to lead the policy review. 

○ Item #3 – Approval of 04-08-2024 and the 04-23-2024 meeting.

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 Shaena Gubala, in care of the Receiver’s Office, 57 Suffolk Street, Holyoke, MA 01040.