The Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education will hold a public hearing Monday on putting the Holyoke schools into receivership.
State education commissioner Mitchell Chester is recommending a state takeover of the Holyoke Public Schools following years of poor test scores, high dropout and low graduation rates.
Holyoke Superintendent of Schools Sergio Paez, who has been in the job less than two years, said there are recent signs of improvement.
" Every transformation of every district requires time," he said during a meeting with reporters last month.
The Lawrence public schools were put into receivership in 2011 and state education officials say test scores and graduation rates have dramatically improved.
