School Committee Finance and Operations Subcommittee Meeting, December 18, 2025

Finance & Operations Subcommittee Agenda

December 18, 2025

5:30 p.m.

Conference Room

57 Suffolk Street, Holyoke MA

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. 

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

Members of the public can access the meeting here:  

New Business

• Budget Transfers: School Committee Budget Transfer  to BCBA’s

Recommend the following budget transfer to the School Committee: 

From: Pupil Services $167,000 to Contracted Services

Purpose: To fund 2 vacant Board Certified Behavior Analyst   (BCBA) positions from outside vendors

• Principle Salary Range: Draft Principal Increase SY25-26 Performance

2025-2026 & 2026-2027

Old Business: 

• Accept Minutes of 11-20-25
• FY26 Budget Priorities