November 20, 2024
The Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) held its monthly meeting on Tuesday, November 19, in the auditorium of Holyoke High School North, drawing edu...
Acting Commissioner Johnston announces provisional exit from receivership for Holyoke Public Schools
October 29, 2024
On Tuesday, October 29, Acting Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education Russell D. Johnston announced his provisional decision to remove Holyoke Public Schools’ chronic...
October 3, 2024
In partnership with the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE), the Holyoke School Committee is developing a plan to transition from state receivers...
August 21, 2024
After five months of discussions, research, and planning, members of the Holyoke School Committee on Monday, August 19, voted unanimously to adopt a Capacity Building Plan as the ...
March 26, 2024
On Monday, March 25, Massachusetts Acting Education Commissioner Russell Johnston met first with members of the Holyoke School Committee’s Local Control Subcommittee and then lat...
February 2, 2024
On Friday, February 2, Massachusetts Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education Jeffery C. Riley released a statement (English ) (Spanish ) in response to the Holyoke Scho...
September 22, 2023
With the first year of Holyoke Public School’s “Moving Forward” strategic plan now completed, district leaders have documented the gains achieved to date and have set new benchmar...
September 19, 2023
On Tuesday, September 19, the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) released accountability results for all Massachusetts schools and districts bas...
July 21, 2023
The National School Public Relations Association recently recognized Holyoke Public Schools’ communications efforts with seven Publications and Digital Media Excellence Awards for...
May 30, 2023
Superintendent Anthony Soto met with the Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education on Tuesday, May 23 to provide an update on district achievements since 2015 whil...
March 9, 2023
HPS has scheduled two public input sessions to provide updates and gather feedback on the first year of the district’s strategic plan, and to seek input on proposed focus areas fo...
November 7, 2022
On Monday, October 17, HPS Superintendent Anthony Soto will lead a presentation for the Holyoke School Committee about the district’s most recent MCAS scores, including a review o...
November 7, 2022
On Monday, August 22, Holyoke Public Schools released a complete, multi-year strategic plan that articulates the district’s focus for the next several years.
The strategic pla...