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Student summit on belonging prompts school committee praise and staff follow-up
Summary
A student-led summit on belonging at Holyoke Public Schools involving more than 70 students prompted faculty review of summit artifacts and plans to implement action steps; the committee voted to allow a student report during the Jan. 7 meeting.
The Holyoke Public Schools School Committee voted to suspend its rules and allow a student report at its Jan. 7 meeting, and a student speaker summarized a recent student summit focused on "belonging." The motion to suspend the rules and permit the student report passed by roll call vote; the committee recorded the motion as approved unanimously during the meeting.
An unnamed student speaker told the committee that the summit brought students and adults together to focus “on the idea of belonging in school.” Student leaders led conversations…
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