Town Government
Holland School Committee & Superintendent
The Superintendent
Deborah J. Boyd
About 218 students start their day at Holland Elementary, and the person who answers for their schooling also answers to four other towns. Deborah J. Boyd is Superintendent of the Tantasqua Regional and School Union 61 Districts, the shared system that serves Brimfield, Brookfield, Holland, Sturbridge, and Wales. Holland Elementary is its own district with its own elected School Committee, and when students reach grade seven they cross into the Tantasqua Regional schools in Sturbridge. The Superintendent proposes the school budgets, sets academic priorities, and is hired by and reports to the elected committees, which carry out an annual evaluation.
| Role | Superintendent of Schools, Tantasqua Regional and School Union 61 Districts |
|---|---|
| District office | 320A Brookfield Road, Fiskdale, MA 01518 |
| Phone | (508) 347-3077 |
| Website | tantasqua.org |
The School Committee
The Holland Elementary School Committee has five members elected by the town’s voters, and it sets policy for the town’s own PreK to grade 6 school, approves its budget, and hires and evaluates the Superintendent together with the other Union 61 committees. Holland voters also fill three seats on the Tantasqua Regional School Committee, which governs the junior high and high school; Laura Alden, Elizabeth Sitko and Candice Greene hold them, and Laura Alden and Candice Greene sit on both committees at once. The meetings are public, which means a Holland resident who shows up can speak.
Laura Alden
Erik Iller
James O’Connor
Candice Greene
Amanda Joppas
Full roster and terms: Holland Elementary School Committee at tantasqua.org.
The Schools at a Glance
- Holland Elementary: about 218 students, PreK to grade 6, the only school in town.
- Grades 7 to 12: Tantasqua Regional in Sturbridge, shared with four neighboring towns.
- Two rooms: elementary questions go to the Holland committee; junior high and high school questions go to the Tantasqua Regional committee.
- State data: DESE profile (code 01350000).
Meetings & Participation
- When: on the dates posted in the Holland Elementary School Committee calendar at tantasqua.org.
- Public comment: residents may address the committee with the chair’s permission. Check the agenda for sign-up details.
- Two committees: the elementary committee governs Holland Elementary; the Tantasqua Regional committee governs the schools your older students attend.
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