School overview
Albert D. Holland School of Technology
How Holland Tech is governed, funded, and changing for students and families. Part of Boston Public Schools.
Who makes decisions for Holland Tech?
Holland Tech is a traditional grades 7-12 Boston Public School governed by the appointed Boston School Committee. Its School Site Council is the school-level body that participates in budget and improvement planning, while its parent council supports family participation. Current public pages do not provide the council's roster, meeting schedule, minutes, or improvement plan.
The Boston School Committee controls district money and policy
Committee agendas name Holland Tech when grants or district programs reach the school. Those agenda listings establish what was scheduled for consideration, not whether every item was ultimately approved.
The school-level council has a thinner public record
A City public notice confirms the School Site Council and references SSC/SPC support, but current public pages provide no council agendas, minutes, roster, or school improvement plan.
Families have several participation channels
The official profile lists parent-teacher conferences, family nights, workshops, volunteer options, school committees, newsletters, a food pantry, and clothing and food assistance.
The missing online council record does not show that the council is inactive; it means families cannot independently follow its current decisions through a recurring public archive.
What is on the public record
BPS classifies Holland Tech as a traditional school.
This is the district budget, not Holland Tech's school allocation. BPS does not provide Holland Tech spending or per-student spending on this budget page.
A continuing grant item scheduled for committee consideration; Holland Tech's individual share is not stated.
A continuing FY27 grant item scheduled for committee consideration; the school-specific share is not stated.
Major projects
Campus Without Walls planning, year 2
Continuing grant increase was on the July 8 agendaHolland Tech's head of school is one of four school leaders attached to a $40,000 Campus Without Walls planning-grant increase. The official notice identifies academic instruction as the focus but does not describe Holland Tech's share or the planned activities.
- School Committee agenda schedules the continuing FY27 grant increase for consideration
Funding
Campus Without Walls Planning Grant
$40,000 shared across four named high schools; no school-specific split is published.
Additional career and technical pathways
Culinary arts, engineering, and clean energy are listed as plannedThe school profile lists biotechnology and design/visual communication as current pathways and culinary arts, engineering, and clean energy as planned additions.
- Official profile verified as currently listing three pathways as planned; it provides no launch date
Funding
Not stated in the school profile
Committee agendas also list shared Perkins career-technical funds, but do not tie a Holland Tech amount to these specific pathways.
Recent news
Built from six official BPS and City of Boston records collected for the trailing year, prioritizing school-specific publications and School Committee notices that explicitly name Holland Tech.
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