Joint Committee of the City Council and School Committee Meeting December 10, 2025
Published December 3, 2025, 1:39 p.m.
City Council
Holyoke Massachusetts
Pursuant to the Massachusetts Open Meeting Law, G.L. c. 30A, §§ 18-25,
Chapter 2 of the Acts of 2023,
notice is hereby given of a meeting of the committee on
Joint Committee of the City Council and School Committee
Wednesday, December 10, 2025
6:30 PM
Meeting to take place at
Holyoke City Hall, 536 Dwight St
and can be accessed remotely on Zoom Meetings
Per order of the Chair: Kevin Jourdain
Remote access via www.zoom.us
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82058978912?pwd=D5kVHa7vpga6cGQLHYAhEGAU02Y4bB.1
Meeting ID: 820 5897 8912 Meeting Passcode: 421570 or by call in at 1 (646) 558-8656 with the same Meeting ID and Passcode.
Live Spanish interpretation will be available on local access channel 15 using the television’s SAP option, through the live stream on the city website, as well as on the Zoom feed by clicking the interpretation option and choosing Spanish.
Agenda
Item 1: Minutes of August 14, 2025 meeting.
Item 2: 11-19-24 (copy) BARTLEY, VACON – The City consider installation of flashing Crosswalk signals at the two crosswalks proximate to Metcalf. Refer to Mayor, DPW, C.E., Receiver, Joint Committee.
*Tabled 2-12-25, 8-14-25
Item 3: 5-20-25 From Christina Schilling, email regarding speeding in school zones.
*Tabled 8-14-25
Item 4: 10-21-25 I. Rivera, Greaney – Order: That the Special Education Department within the School Department be invited to a joint meeting of the School Committee and City Council to provide an update on measures taken to mitigate turnover of specialized special education staff. Families have raised concerns regarding the constant turnover and its impact on children receiving special education services.
Item 5: 12-20-22 (Referred from DGR 12-2-25) I. RIVERA – Order that the honorable city council invite representatives of Holyoke Community College, Westfield State University and the Five Colleges to discuss ways they could better support a path for Holyoke youth to gain equitable access within these schools.
Item 6: 12-17-24 (Referred from DGR 12-2-25) Ocasio- Order that the City change the use of the lot at the corner of Adam and South Summer from being a 24hr parking to a Residential Parking from 5pm to 7am. Morgan School Staff Parking from 7am- 5pm.
Item 7: 9-29-25 From Dr. Yadilette Rivera-Colon, School Comm Vice Chair, letter regarding Superintendent Search Screening Committee
Administrative Assistant: Jeffery Anderson-Burgos
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 may also be brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by law. Agenda subject to change up to two business days (48 hours) prior to posted meeting time.