Worcester Technical High School Naming Committee
Regular MeetingWorcester, MA · September 24, 2025
Agenda
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CLERK OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE
WORCESTER PUBLIC SCHOOLS
20 IRVING STREET
WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS 01609
The Worcester Public Schools/Worcester Technical High School Naming Committee
will hold an in-person meeting:
on: Wednesday, September 24, 2025
at: 10:30 a.m. Executive Session followed immediately by Open Session;
Conference Room at Worcester Technical High School, 1 Officer Manny
Familia Way, Worcester, MA 01605
*This meeting/hearing of the Worcester Technical High School Naming Committee will be held in-person at the location provided
on this notice. Members of the public are welcome to attend this in-person meeting.
ORDER OF BUSINESS
A. General Business Items taken in Executive Session
The Worcester Public Schools.Worcester Technical High School Naming
Committee Created to Consider the Haas Foundation Grant is convening in
executive session under Purpose 1 to discuss an Open Meeting Law complaint
filed by Nicole Apostola against the Worcester Public Schools Naming
Committee Created to Consider the Haas Foundation Grant.
B. Public Comment-Any member of the public may address the Committee
regarding any item before them for two (2) minutes. Those speaking will state
their name, their residence, and the item on which they wish to speak for the
record. Those speaking may do so in person or via remote participation.
Those wishing to address the Committee in a language other than English are
asked to notify the Clerk of the Committee in advance, so the Committee
may be provided with an interpreter. Members of the Committee may not
respond to the comments of the public at the meeting. Click to view Policy
BEDH-Public Comment
C. N. Approval of Grants and Finance Items
Response from Administration
To accept a donation in the amount of $500,000 from the Gene Haas
Foundation to Worcester Technical High School (through the Worcester
Educational Development Fund) to be used for renovations and remodeling of
the Advanced Manufacturing space, to be named the Gene Haas Center for
Advanced Manufacturing, for a period of twelve years.
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Recommendation: Approve and refer back to School Committee
Q. Adjournment
Kristi Turgeon, Clerk of the School Committee