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Town budget season has begun. At their October 21 meeting, the Board of Selectmen approved the FY16 Budget Statement as recommended by the Town Manager. The budget statement calls for more directed spending on the core mission and frontline services, maintaining level funding for current …
School budget season is in full swing. The various school departments have already begun presenting their preliminary budgets to the School Committee. There will be a public hearing on the budget on January 8, where you can give your feedback on the budget. FY16 Technology …
Tuesday, November 4 – Polls open 7:00am-8:00pm Hopkinton Middle School Brown Gym Info on State Ballot Questions: http://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/ele14/pip14idx.htm Short 1-minute videos on each ballot question by WBUR: http://www.wbur.org/2014/10/18/massachusetts-ballot-questions-videos View a sample Hopkinton Ballot What’s on the Hopkinton Ballot: Senator in US Congress Edward J Markey, …
Over the summer, Educate Hopkinton sponsored the July monthly Veterans’ Breakfast at the Senior Center. Thank you to everyone who helped us raise the money by participating in our June flamingo fundraiser. To learn more about Hopkinton’s Veterans in time for Veteran’s Day, please visit …
Join the Town’s Visioning Group for a conversation on the future of Hopkinton on Tuesday, October 28 at 7:00-9:00pm, at the Senior Center, 28 Mayhew Street. The Town of Hopkinton, with assistance of professional planning consultants, is conducting a workshop as part of the community visioning project. The purpose …
At their September 18 meeting, the School Committee unanimously voted to adopt the 2014-2020 Strategic Plan: Read the Full 2014-2020 Strategic Plan Strategic Plan Objectives: EFFECTIVE SCHOOL LEADERSHIP Attract, develop, and sustain an effective school leadership team Establish a clearly defined set of goals aligning the …
Over the summer Chris Howell was hired as Hopkinton’s new Finance Director, replacing Christopher Ketchen who left last spring to become the Town Manager of Lenox. Howell comes to Hopkinton from Dedham, where he was a financial analyst. He has a masters degree in public administration from Suffolk University …
At the October 2 School Committee meeting, Superintendent Dr MacLeod presented the annual school enrollment as of October 1. The enrollment for this year is currently at 3,462 students, or 36 students more than NESDEC‘s projection. This makes 2014-15 tied with 2009-10 as the district’s all time highest …
On June 17 and 19, Superintendent Dr Cathy MacLeod held public forums on the Strategic Plan Overview, which was put together over the past year incorporating feedback from various forums and survey data. The Mission Statement of “Learn, Create, and Achieve Together” remains the same, but …
On June 3 and 4, Superintendent Dr Cathy MacLeod held two public forums to explain the philosophy behind co-teaching, which is one of the instructional interventions that will be offered for students who need it next year in Math and English Language Arts (ELA) in …
Thank you to everyone who has participated in our second annual Flamingo Flocking Fundraiser. We had a lot of fun and have raised over $700. The flocks are now sold out for this year, but click here if you got flocked and want to find …
On June 17, Superintendent Dr Cathy MacLeod held a parent forum about the Common Core. It is available for viewing on the HCAM.tv website under Programs > HCAM-ED Specials. See below for the documents presented at the meeting. For More Info: Handout 1: Massachusetts Curriculum …