School Committee Policy and Governance Subcommittee Meeting, May 20, 2025

SCHOOL COMMITTEE 

Policy & Governance Subcommittee Agenda 

DATE: 5/20/2025 

TIME: 5:30 pm 

LOCATION: Central Office, 57 Suffolk Street, Holyoke MA 01040 

On March 29, 2025, Governor Healey signed into law An Act Relative to Extending Certain State of Emergency Accommodations, which, among other things, extends the expiration of the provisions pertaining to the Open Meeting Law to June 30, 2027. Specifically, this 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 Act does not make any new changes to the Open Meeting Law other than extending the expiration date of the temporary provisions regarding remote meetings from March 31, 2023, to June 30, 2027. 

Members of the public can access the meeting here: 

https://hps-holyoke-ma-us.zoom.us/j/85266232176?pwd=ci9tWEs3cG81SkQxdX Z rWW5GenBXQT09 

1. 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. 

2. NEW BUSINESS 

Item 1: Review and recommended updates/addition/deletion of School Committee Policies – Sections I: https://z2policy.ctspublish.com/masc/browse/holyokeset/holyoke/z20000163 Section J: https://z2policy.ctspublish.com/masc/browse/holyokeset/holyoke/z20000223 

Item 1: Review and Approve meeting minutes

• 12.18.24 Policy and Governance Meeting Minutes 

• 3.6.25 Policy and Governance Meeting Minutes 

3. OLD BUSINESS 

• None