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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 …
A group of parents and residents has started a petition to keep Grade 7 class sizes small for the 2013-14 school year. The preliminary budget presented to the School Committee allows for class sizes of 21 for 6th graders, 26 for 7th graders, and 18 for …
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 …
Yesterday was the application deadline for companies wishing to apply for casino and/or slot parlor licenses in Massachusetts. The state Gaming Commission received 11 applications each including a $400,000 non-refundable application fee. Read the MGC final applicant list. There were three applications for Region A, …
Information on the DISC (Downtown Initiative Steering Committee) 25% Design will be presented to the public tomorrow, Thursday, January 17 at 10:00-11:00am in Town Hall Room 215. Click here to view the Construction Plans (54 page pdf file)
Although we just blogged a few days ago, there was some important news yesterday about which we felt our readers would want to be informed. So please excuse the frequency of our emails this week. The interview dates for the Superintendent candidates have been announced. …
In a press release yesterday, HPS Human Resources announced that Ms. Milly Katzman has been appointed as Interim Principal for Center School. She is a retired K-8 principal from Brookline. See below for the full press release.
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 …
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 …
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, …
Also at the December 20 School Committee Meeting, the finalists for Hopkinton Superintendent were announced. Twenty people applied for the position. The Screening Committee recommended four finalists for further consideration. In alphabetical order: Mr Joseph F Baeta (Superintendent, Holbrook Public Schools) Dr Steven A Hiersche …
1-to-1 Laptop Program Update At the December 20 School Committee meeting, Kathy Dooley and Ashoke Ghosh presented an update on the 9th Grade 1-to-1 Laptop program, including results of a recent survey of teachers, students and parents. The majority of survey respondents were positive about …