School Committee Oversight Exit and Library Policy

At a glance

• What: the School Committee's request to lift state-oversight 'Exit Assurances', library-materials policy updates and school safety.
• Where it stands: The November 9 agenda asks to lift the Exit Assurances memo and refers MASC library-materials policy updates, including a new reconsideration policy, to Policy and Governance.
• Next: Policy and Governance review.

Details

• Councilor J. Rivera's order invites the Superintendent to Public Safety on high school safety.
• Councilor Magrath-Smith asked for a joint Council and School Committee look at professional-development days on election days.

Sources

• The city's posted agendas and approved minutes on https://www.holyoke.org/departments/public-meetings/ and meeting video from the Holyoke Media YouTube channel.

Log

2026-09-15 - City Council

• Councilor Magrath-Smith asked for a joint Council and School Committee look at professional-development days on election days. See School Committee Oversight Exit and Library Policy.

2026-11-09 - Committee on Public Safety

• High school safety, with the Superintendent invited (Councilor J. Rivera's order). See School Committee Oversight Exit and Library Policy.

2026-11-09 - School Committee

• Request to lift the 'Exit Assurances' memo (state-oversight exit). See School Committee Oversight Exit and Library Policy.
• MASC library-materials policy updates including a new reconsideration policy, referred to Policy and Governance. See School Committee Oversight Exit and Library Policy.