Dr. Marcella R. Kelly School

When the state’s Board of Elementary and Secondary Education voted on April 28, 2015 to take receivership of Holyoke Public Schools, there was no clear path back to local governan...

Holyoke Public Schools is exiting “chronically underperforming status” one week from today—on Tuesday, July 1, 2025—after 10 years under state governance. Education Secretary and ...

The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education announced on Monday, June 23, that Holyoke Public Schools will exit chronically underperforming status on July 1...

The National Weather Service has issued an Excessive Heat Watch from Sunday through Tuesday evening, with dangerously hot conditions and heat index values up to 110 degrees pos...

Although school will soon be out for the summer, healthy meals are available at no cost for kids and teens (ages 18 and under) during the week, starting on Tuesday, July 1. The S...

Holyoke Public Schools is ending the 2024-25 school year celebrating significant accomplishments at every grade level in every school. “Proud. Grateful. Amazed. Energized. Hopefu...

This week’s Together for Holyoke newsletter has been released. Check your email inbox, your text messages, or follow this link for the news behind our latest headlines. What's ...

HPS families and staff will be saying goodbye to SchoolBrains and saying hello to PowerSchool effective July 7. Like SchoolBrains, the PowerSchool online platform offers an inte...

Families looking for fun, rewarding, engaging—and free!—activities for their children this summer should consider enrolling them in a variety of educational summer opportunities f...

What do packages of cinnamon raisin oatmeal and macaroni and cheese have in common? The way the Feed The Kids team makes them, each is a complete, balanced, and nutritious meal f...

After a chilly rainy spring, temperatures are expected to rise to the lower 90s later this week, according to the National Weather Service . While these temperatures are not unusu...

The Holyoke Public Schools communications team has earned national recognition for their work on key initiatives tied to some of the district’s highest priority focus areas, inclu...

Signing up for a first library card is an exciting milestone for many children, but it’s not every day that a young reader also gets to celebrate the occasion with games, crafts, ...

Holyoke students, teachers, staff, and families will perform random acts of kindness on Tuesday, May 27 as part of Shine On Day to honor the memory and lasting legacy of former SH...

The last day of the 2024-25 school year for students will be June 18, presuming there are no additional school closures for weather or other emerging reasons. Note : Schools will...

Holyoke Public Schools offers a variety of educational summer opportunities for district elementary, middle, and high school students. Registration is open now for summer learnin...

In this week’s second installment of the district’s “Superintendent Spotlight” video, Superintendent Anthony Soto speaks with Executive Director of Academics Rebecca Thompson and ...

There are a number of health-related steps families must take each year to ensure their children can start school on time in August and to ensure they have any required medication...

Fifth grade students at Kelly School weren’t sure what a neuroscience activity day would look like, but most would agree that they didn’t anticipate holding a real brain in their ...

Superintendent Anthony Soto and Executive Director of Finance Sean Mangano presented a recommended budget for the 2025-26 school year to the School Committee on Monday, May 12. T...