HPS School Council Openings – Deadline to Apply is 8/20

HPS School Council Openings – Deadline to Apply is 8/20

Now that the summer is underway, it is great time to think about how you can support your child and make a difference in your child’s education and your community next year! Below are the School Council opportunities for the school year 2017-18. Duties include: 

New School Vote – Results & Next Steps

New School Vote – Results & Next Steps

Question 1 – New Elementary School PASSES Yes 1211 No 431 After passing both the Special Town Meeting and Special Town Election votes by overwhelming majorities, the new elementary school has kicked off into the next phase– design development. During the design development phase, the Elementary 

Vote Monday – New School and Parks & Rec Facility

Vote Monday – New School and Parks & Rec Facility

All Hopkinton precincts vote at the Middle School. Polls are open 7:00am-8:00pm on Monday, November 9. There are two debt-exclusion ballot questions. Although voters at the October 26 Special Town Meeting voted to borrow money for both the new school and the parks and recreation 

New School & Indoor Recreational Facility Pass First Hurdles

New School & Indoor Recreational Facility Pass First Hurdles

Unofficial Results – Special Town Meeting – Monday, October 26 Read the Special Town Meeting Warrant Live Warrant Article Tracker Spreadsheet School Building Project  – $43,229,373 PASSED Oliver Lane Retaining Wall – $320,000 from Free Cash PASSED Unpaid Bills from Previous Fiscal Year – $10,701.69 Free Cash  PASSED Ride 

Special Town Meeting Begins at 7:00pm @ HS Athletic Center

Special Town Meeting Begins at 7:00pm @ HS Athletic Center

Hopkinton Special Town Meeting Monday, October 26 at 7:00-11:00pm High School Athletic Center – New Location! Read the Special Town Meeting Warrant Live Warrant Article Tracker Spreadsheet – Updated throughout the evening by Town Hall There are 11 articles to vote on in the warrant. We expect Special 

Photo Gallery of Special Town Meeting Articles

Photo Gallery of Special Town Meeting Articles

For your visual reference, here’s a photo gallery of other articles coming up at Special Town Meeting on October 26:

Article #1 Elementary School Building Project

Article #1 Elementary School Building Project

The first article up at the October 26 Special Town Meeting will be to vote on appropriating money to build a new elementary school to replace the existing Center School.  Because it will be funded by a debt exclusion, it must pass by a 2/3 

List of Special Town Meeting Articles with Details & Links

List of Special Town Meeting Articles with Details & Links

Hopkinton Special Town Meeting Monday, October 26 at 7:00-11:00pm High School Athletic Center – New Location! Read the Special Town Meeting Warrant There are 11 articles to vote on in the warrant. We expect Special Town Meeting will only last one evening and may finish before 11:00pm. As usual 

Community Forum: Early Childhood Education Plan and Building Design Direction

Community Forum: Early Childhood Education Plan and Building Design Direction

The Elementary School Building Committee is hosting a community forum tonight, June 15th at 7pm  at the Hopkinton Middle School library.  To purpose of the forum is for citizens to see functional and practical design merge with Hopkinton’s education goals to create a blueprint for an 

Early Childhood Education Forum Recap

Early Childhood Education Forum Recap

Nearly 50 parents turned out on November 18 for the Early Childhood Learning Education Forum lead by the Superintendent and Principal of Center School, Dr. Cathy MacLeod and Lauren Dubeau.  Discussion focused on the benefits of creating a Pre-K – 1 education center and a standard 

Early Childhood Education: “A Vision for the Future” Forum

Early Childhood Education: “A Vision for the Future” Forum

Several parents and community members joined Dr. MacLeod and the Administrative Leadership Team on November 6th.  Don’t miss out on the next opportunity to meet with Dr. Cathy MacLeod, Superintendent, and Mrs. Lauren Dubeau, Center School Principal, who will share their plans for improving Early Childhood 

School Spruce Up Day

School Spruce Up Day

The HPS is sponsoring a Spruce-Up Day which will take place on August 24th from 8am-11am at all of the schools in preparation for the first day. Volunteer adults are welcome to bring children to help with basic clean-up like pulling weeds, laying mulch, picking up trash, and