Budget Update: Grade 7 Class Size, Fees and more

Budget Update: Grade 7 Class Size, Fees and more

At its January 31 Working Session, the School Committee voted to submit a 2013-14 budget to the Town Manager, which represents a 4.4% increase over the current year’s budget. Key changes from the budget originally presented by Dr Hiersche in December include: 10% Reduction in 

Teacher Evaluations – New State Mandate

Teacher Evaluations – New State Mandate

You may have noticed a budget line item of $271,000 in Hopkinton’s 2013-14 budget for Educator Supervision and Evaluation. This is due to the new state regulations requiring more frequent and more detailed teacher evaluations. Although the new system is expected to produce better results, 

Public Hearing Tonight at 7:30pm – 2013-14 School Budget

Public Hearing Tonight at 7:30pm – 2013-14 School Budget

ATTENTION! If you can only attend one school committee meeting a year, this is the most important one to attend. It is your chance to voice your opinion on class size, fees or any other school budget topic before the School Committee votes on a 

Discussion of Fees to Parents

Discussion of Fees to Parents

At the January 17 School Committee meeting, one of the topics of discussion was fees to parents and whether some of the fees should be decreased, eliminated or remain the same. No decisions were made last week, but a list of topics discussed and a 

January School Budget Discussions & Public Hearing

January School Budget Discussions & Public Hearing

School Committee Meeting/Working Session Thursday, January 17, 2013 @ 7:30 PM Middle School Library, 88 Hayden Rowe St 7:30pm Regular Meeting 8:20pm Off-Camera Working Session – FY14 Budget Topics: Center School, Elmwood School, Hopkins School, and Technology Budgets, Overview of the New State-Mandated Educator Supervision/Evaluation System 

January School Budget Discussions & Public Hearing

January School Budget Discussions & Public Hearing

School Committee Working Session Thursday, January 10, 2013 @ 7:30 PM Middle School Library, 88 Hayden Rowe St Off Camera Working Session/FY14 Budget Topics: Special Education, Buildings & Grounds, and Central Office Budgets School Committee Meeting/Working Session Thursday, January 17, 2013 @ 7:30 PM Middle School 

Superintendent’s Preliminary Budget is 4% Increase, Maintains Reasonable Class Sizes

Superintendent’s Preliminary Budget is 4% Increase, Maintains Reasonable Class Sizes

The eHop board hopes everyone had a nice holiday vacation and wishes you all the best in 2013. Just before the break on December 20, Interim Superintendent Hiersche presented his preliminary 2013-14 budget (FY14) to the School Committee. The preliminary proposed budget is a 4% increase 

Save the Dates – January School Budget Discussions & Public Hearing

Save the Dates – January School Budget Discussions & Public Hearing

School Committee Meeting/Working Session – TONIGHT Thursday, January 3, 2013 @ 7:30 PM Middle School Library, 88 Hayden Rowe St 7:30pm Regular Meeting 8:30pm  Off-Camera Working Session – FY14 Budget Topics: High School, Middle School, and Athletic Department Budgets School Committee Working Session Thursday, January 10, 

This Thursday: First Look at Superintendent’s Budget for 2013-14

This Thursday: First Look at Superintendent’s Budget for 2013-14

Although holiday season is in full swing, it is also time for Hopkinton residents to get a first look at next year’s school operating budget. Since early fall, school administrators have been working on the budget and meeting with principals and department heads to understand 

School Committee Update and School Council Openings

School Committee Update and School Council Openings

After the May Town Election, the School Committee reorganized as they do every year. Nancy Burdick was elected Chair and Scott Aghababian was elected Vice Chair. Congratulations to them both from the Educate Hopkinton board! Contact info is below. Elmwood School has a new principal 

Town Meeting Begins Tomorrow at 7:00pm

Town Meeting Begins Tomorrow at 7:00pm

Hopkinton Annual Town Meeting Day 1Monday, May 7 at 7:00-11:00pmHopkinton Middle School AuditoriumThere are 58 articles to vote on in the warrant this year. Town meeting will repeat the following evenings 7:00-11:00pm until all the articles are voted. We expect Town Meeting to last 2-3 evenings. A 

2012-13 School Budget Letter from the School Committee

2012-13 School Budget Letter from the School Committee

Developing the Proposed FY 13 Budget was once again challenging due to the difficult economic environment. For FY13, we began the budget process with $423,000 less available offsets, compared with FY12. The School Committee, administration, and staff have worked hard to develop a responsible budget