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Holyoke committee rejects sending board goals to small subcommittee and forms ad hoc to bolster parent advisory councils

Holyoke School Committee · March 10, 2026
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Summary

The School Committee debated whether to send committee goals to a three‑member subcommittee (motion failed) and later formed an ad hoc group to review and report on parent advisory councils, citing weak parent participation in some advisory bodies.

On March 9 the Holyoke School Committee debated a motion by member Michaelson to discuss and establish committee goals and to send that work to the Leadership & Accountability subcommittee. Several members argued that setting goals is a full‑board responsibility and that a three‑person subcommittee could delay or obscure priority work. After extended discussion the motion to refer the goals to…

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