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School Committee Policy and Governance Subcommittee Meeting, October 8, 2025

Oct 8 2025

5:30 pm Holyoke Public Schools- Central Office

57 Suffolk St, Holyoke 01040

Policy & Governance Subcommittee Agenda 

DATE: 10/8/2025 

TIME: 5:30 pm 

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

On 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. 

Members of the public can access the meeting here: 

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

 

  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. 

  1. NEW BUSINESS 
  • Item 1: Middle School Pathway CTE Exploration and CTE Admission Policy Guidance (if it was reviewed by the full School Committee & sent to Policy Subcommittee; if not, move directly to Item 2)
  •  Item 2: ADF Nutrition Section review with MGL 111:223 (2) 
  • Item 3: ADDA & ADDA-R : Legal Opinion 
  • Item 4: BDFA-E (formerly BDFA E-1, E-2, E-3): Ms. Lafond, MASC Representative for policy review, to provide guidance after looking into the policies 
  • Item 5: DD : Ms. Lafond, MASC Representative for policy review, to provide guidance: Ms. Lafond explains that the School Committee cannot transfer their authority or abdicate and will seek professional opinion before speaking more on the topic. 
  • Item 6: Review the remaining section K: Community Relations 
    • https://z2policy.ctspublish.com/masc/browse/holyokeset/holyoke/z20000286
  • Item 7: Review Section L: Education Agency Relationships 
    • https://z2policy.ctspublish.com/masc/browse/holyokeset/holyoke/z20000319 

 

  1. OLD BUSINESS 
  • None

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