School Committee approves RBT funding transfer, legal‑services RFP and field trip; enters executive session
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The committee approved a $109,000 transfer to contract registered behavior technicians, authorized an RFP for general counsel and collective‑bargaining services, approved an out‑of‑state student trip to Yukon, and voted to enter executive session on personnel and bargaining.
The Holyoke School Committee took several formal actions on March 21, approving personnel support, procurement steps and an out‑of‑state field trip before moving into executive session for contract and bargaining matters.
The committee voted to transfer $109,000 from teacher salaries to contractor services to fund three registered behavior technicians supporting the ABL program at STEM and Morgan schools. The motion was made by Mister Esaza and seconded by Mister Collimore; the motion passed by voice vote.
The committee also approved a request to issue a request for proposals (RFP) for legal services for general counsel and collective bargaining to cover services after July 1. The RFP vote was moved by Mister Sheehan and seconded by Ms. Stansley Williams and passed unanimously.
An out‑of‑state field trip request for the Engineering and Life Sciences Academy to visit Yukon — about 40 students and chaperones — was approved; district staff said there will be no student cost and the travel is covered within existing budgets. The presenter asked for more detailed forms for future out‑of‑state requests to ensure school committee members have consistent cost and participation information.
Finally, the committee voted to enter executive session for "nonunion personnel, interim superintendent contract, and discussions of collective bargaining, Holyoke Teachers Association." The motion was made by Mister Sheehan and seconded by Miss Densley Williams. A roll call vote followed and members present voted to enter executive session.
Ending: All formal votes described above were passed during the March 21 meeting; the committee then convened an executive session to discuss personnel and bargaining matters.