School Choice Update

School Choice Update

At its January 26 public hearing on School Choice, the School Committee voted not to accept students into Hopkinton schools via the Massachusetts School Choice program. Every year they must decide by June 1 if Hopkinton will accept school choice students the following year. We 

Hockey Rink, Casino, School Choice and School Budget Public Hearings

Hockey Rink, Casino, School Choice and School Budget Public Hearings

Parks and Recreation Hearing on Legacy Farms Land / Hockey RinkMon. January 23 @ 7:30-8:30pmHopkinton Town Hall, Room 215Read previous EH blogs on this topic. Regional Forum on Casino LegislationThurs. January 26 @ 7:30pmAdams Middle School Auditorium, 323 Woodland St, HollistonPlease join members of your 

REMINDER – Preliminary 2012-13 School Budget

REMINDER – Preliminary 2012-13 School Budget

Click to view a pdf file of the Superinendent’s Preliminary 2012-13 School Budget Presentation. Or on HCAM-TV you can watch a brief 7 minute summary of the budget presentation or watch the whole meeting. Follow this link: hcam.tv/videos/superintendent-landman-presents-preliminary-budget Please note that school budget discussions are 

Preliminary 2012-13 School Budget

Preliminary 2012-13 School Budget

Superintendent Landman presented his preliminary 2012-13 (FY13) school budget at the December 20 School Committee meeting. Some highlights are included below. Please note that nothing is final at this point, this is just the beginning of a process. The School Committee will provide feedback to 

Save the Dates – January School Budget Discussions & Public Hearing

Save the Dates – January School Budget Discussions & Public Hearing

School Committee MeetingThursday, January 5, 2012 @ 7:00 PMMiddle School Library, 88 Hayden Rowe StRegular Meeting/Working Session – FY13 Budget Topics:Center School, Elmwood School, Hopkins School, Draft Town Meeting Articles, Daycare Drop-Off Fee, Bus Fee, Full-Day Kindergarten Fee School Committee MeetingThursday, January 12, 2012 @ 

School Budget Presentation – Tues Dec 20

School Budget Presentation – Tues Dec 20

School Budget Presentation – Tues Dec 20TONIGHT, Superintendent Landman will present his preliminary 2012-13 budget (FY13) to the School Committee. This is usually a very informative presentation and is your chance to see what might get cut and what might get added to the budget. 

Save the Dates – Survey Results, Budget Discussions & Public Hearing on the School Budget

Save the Dates – Survey Results, Budget Discussions & Public Hearing on the School Budget

School Committee Meeting – Survey ResultsWednesday, January 4, 2012 @ 6:30 PM Middle School Library, 88 Hayden Rowe StJoint School Committee Meeting with the Board of Selectmen to discuss Center School Community Survey results. School Committee MeetingThursday, January 5, 2012 @ 7:30 PM Middle School 

Enrollment Update – 3rd Grade Now Surpasses Grade 8 as the Largest “Bubble” Year

Enrollment Update – 3rd Grade Now Surpasses Grade 8 as the Largest “Bubble” Year

At its October 6 meeting the School Committee reviewed final enrollment data for the current school year. Grade 3 is now the largest class in Hopkinton with 298 students, surpassing Grade 8, which had been the largest group last year when those students were in 

Educate Hopkinton Fall Survey Results – Final

Educate Hopkinton Fall Survey Results – Final

Thank you to everyone who took our fall budget topics survey! Although our survey is not scientific, it does give the Educate Hopkinton board some direction, and at least a rough idea of what topics are of most interest to our readers. 1) What Hopkinton 

Educate Hopkinton Fall Survey Results

Educate Hopkinton Fall Survey Results

What budget topics are Hopkinton residents most interested in this year? Although our survey is not scientific, it does give the Educate Hopkinton board some direction, and at least a rough idea of what topics are of most interest to our readers. If you would 

What Hopkinton budget topics/issues are residents most interested in this year?

What Hopkinton budget topics/issues are residents most interested in this year?

We passed out a survey at our event on September 25. If you were unable to attend, please click on the link below to take our brief one-page survey: http://www.rationalsurvey.com/s/1566

Town Meeting Results Continued – Articles #34-42 and Article 7 Reconsidered

Town Meeting Results Continued – Articles #34-42 and Article 7 Reconsidered

ARTICLE 34: Fire Department Tender Truck. On 5/2/11 a motion for NO ACTION FAILED 83-57 after a standing count. On 5/3/11 a motion was made by the Fire Chief for $350,000 to be borrowed. An amendment to make this a debt exclusion PASSED Clear Majority.