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Holyoke native Anthony Soto named receiver-superintendent of public schools >Published: 7/1/2021 7:26:31 PM
HOLYOKE One of Holyoke’s own has become the next leader of the city’s public schools
On Wednesday, the state’s education commissioner appointed Anthony Soto as the receiver-superintendent of Holyoke Public Schools (HPS) a role he had held on an interim basis since the state, in a still-unexplained move, asked former receiver-superintendent Alberto Vázquez Matos to resign in March.
An HPS graduate and Holyoke native, Soto served as chief finance and operations officer in the district since 2016 and previously worked for a decade as a financial analyst and budget director in Springfield Public Schools.
HOLYOKE The state education commissioner asked the receiver-superintendent of Holyoke Public Schools to resign earlier this year and paid him $102,500 in severance.The details are included in a separation agreement, obtained by the news outlet.
School districts across Massachusetts are receiving a major influx of cash from the federal government, and with students now back in the classroom, many are reimagining education in the post-pandemic era. Congress approved three rounds of funding to help schools safeguard against COVID-19 and rebound in the years ahead. Those bills – including the Biden administration’s signature American Rescue Plan.
Congress will provide roughly $2.8 billion for educational programs in Massachusetts, representing a historic opportunity for Boston and other school systems.