Holyoke Public Schools

New principals named locally

Posted on Thursday, July 15th, 2021 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Jim Russell, Masslive
Date: 7/13/2021
Link: Complete Article

Michelle Hernandez will be the next principal at the K-6 Fort River Elementary School in town. Amherst Regional Superintendent Michael Morris, on Monday, confirmed her appointment. In a message to parents, caregivers and staff, he wrote that Hernandez “will begin her tenure on August 2, 2021, after completing her commitments to her current school.” She… [Read More]

Holyoke, Amherst schools get grants to diversify teaching staffs

Posted on Monday, December 16th, 2019 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Scott Merzbach, Daily Hampshire Gazette
Date: 12/16/2019
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Two local school districts are receiving part of $1.8 million in state and federal money to support enhancing the diversity of their classroom teachers through both recruitment and retention. Holyoke public schools and the Amherst-Pelham Regional School were both awarded grants through the District Teacher Diversification Pilot program, which will benefit about 500 individuals in… [Read More]

Holyoke voters being asked for $54 million to replace aging middle schools

Posted on Friday, September 27th, 2019 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: DUSTY CHRISTENSEN, Daily Hampshire Gazette
Date: 9/28/2019
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HOLYOKE — When temperatures soar outside, classrooms inside William R. Peck Middle School can get even hotter. Andrea Salvas, the assistant principal at the school, which serves students in grades four through eight, remembers seeing teachers with sweat soaking through their shirts on the first day of school this year. And her thoughts jumped to… [Read More]

Leeds Elementary principal announces departure

Posted on Wednesday, May 8th, 2019 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Great Jochem, Hampshire Daily Gazette
Date: 5/7/2019
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NORTHAMPTON — This school year will be Sal Canata’s last as principal of Leeds Elementary School. He announced Tuesday that he is leaving to be principal of Holyoke STEM Academy, a public middle school, starting July 1. “I weighed the decision. I wavered quite a bit,” Canata told the Gazette. “I came to the conclusion… [Read More]

2 high schools to merge into one ‘Holyoke High School’ with 2 campuses, spelling end of ‘Dean Tech’

Posted on Wednesday, January 10th, 2018 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Mike Plaisance, Masslive.com
Date: 1/7/2018
Link: Complete Article

HOLYOKE – Holyoke High School and William J. Dean Technical High School will merge and become one school with two campuses effective for the 2018-2019 school year, officials said Friday. “The idea is one city, one school,” said Stephen K. Zrike, the state-appointed receiver in charge of managing the Holyoke public schools. The merger to… [Read More]

First draft of turnaround recommendations from Holyoke schools local stakeholders released

Posted on Thursday, June 18th, 2015 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Michelle Williams, Springfield Republican
Date: 6/18/15
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HOLYOKE, MA – During its second-to-last meeting, the Holyoke Public Schools local stakeholders group discussed a five-page list of recommendations to the receiver. The local stakeholders group is a short-term advisory committee that will help guide turnaround efforts. After its final meeting on July 1, its recommendations will be sent to Stephen K. Zrike, the new city schools receiver… [Read More]

“Lifelong educator” Steve Zrike chosen to lead Holyoke schools

Posted on Monday, June 1st, 2015 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Kait Walsh & Anthony Fay, WWLP
Date: 6/1/2015
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HOLYOKE, MA (WWLP) – Steve Zrike has been chosen as the new leader for the Holyoke Public Schools. Zrike was announced as the permanent receiver for the district during a news conference in Holyoke early Monday afternoon. The Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education voted last month to put the district into state receivership,… [Read More]