eHop Updates

eHop Survey, Landman’s New Job, HHS Principal Search and Hopkinton gets $450,000 TIF Payback

eHop Survey, Landman’s New Job, HHS Principal Search and Hopkinton gets $450,000 TIF Payback

Reminder: Don’t forget to take the eHop Annual Subscriber Survey! It is only one page with just 10 questions. It should take less than five minutes to complete. Click Here to Take the Survey Former Hopkinton Superintendent Jonathan Landman has taken a new job as an assistant 

Save the Date for “Know Your Vote” on the Elmwood Roof

Save the Date for “Know Your Vote” on the Elmwood Roof

Educate Hopkinton will be hosting a “Know Your Vote” Question and Answer Forum about the Elmwood School Roof Project on Monday, November 19 at 7:00 pm at HCAM-TV Studios, 77 Main St (Lower Level), Hopkinton. Residents are invited to attend the forum in person or 

eHop Annual Subscriber Survey – We Want to Hear from You

eHop Annual Subscriber Survey – We Want to Hear from You

We’d like to know how we are doing and what topics you are most interested in for the coming year, so we can better tailor our emails to our audience. Please take a moment to complete our brief survey. It is only one page with 

Permanent Building Committee’s Report of the Condition and Need Assessment of Town Buildings

Permanent Building Committee’s Report of the Condition and Need Assessment of Town Buildings

On September 18, the Board of Selectmen held a joint meeting with the School Committee, the Capital Improvement Committee and the Appropriations Committee, to discuss the Permanent Building Committee’s Report of the Condition and Need Assessment of Town Buildings and the development of the town’s 

Reminder – State Election Coming Up November 6

Reminder – State Election Coming Up November 6

As if anyone could forget with all the political robo-calls we’ve been getting. There is no school on Tuesday, November 6 due to a Teacher Professional Day. If you will be out of town, you may submit an absentee ballot, which must be returned by 

Hopkinton High School Principal Resigns

Hopkinton High School Principal Resigns

Hopkinton High School Principal Alyson Geary Resigns after eight years in the district, effective December 31 – Read more from HCAM at http://www.hcam.tv/news/hs-principal-resigns

Check Out our New Website – Now Accepting Local Ads

Check Out our New Website – Now Accepting Local Ads

The Educate Hopkinton board is pleased to announce that we have re-designed our website over the summer. The site was originally designed in 2007 and our content had outgrown the format of the site, so it was time for a face-lift and upgrade. Please check it out 

Educate Hopkinton Board Updates

Educate Hopkinton Board Updates

The Educate Hopkinton Board is pleased to announce that we have a new board member, Mary Pawela, who was voted in at our September 7, 2012 board meeting. As always please feel free to contact any of us with questions about school and town government 

Save the Dates – Elmwood School Roof and State Rep Debate

Save the Dates – Elmwood School Roof and State Rep Debate

Save the Date for a Fall Special Town Meeting and Special Town Election (Ballot Vote) to vote on funding for a new roof for Elmwood School. More details coming in next week’s email. Monday, October 15 – State Rep Debate LIVE, 7:00 PM on HCAM-TV 

School Committee to Enter Contract Negotiations With Dr. Steven Hiersche (from Framingham Schools) as Interim Superintendent

School Committee to Enter Contract Negotiations With Dr. Steven Hiersche (from Framingham Schools) as Interim Superintendent

To recap the process to date, Assistant Superintendent, Dr Mary Ann DeMello, is now the Acting Superintendent through July 31, 2012. An Interim Superintendent Search Screening Committee was formed in June, consisting of two School Committee members and four HPS Administrative Team Members.

New Childcare Transportation Waiver for 2012-13 School Year

New Childcare Transportation Waiver for 2012-13 School Year

New for the 2012-13 School Year, in order for parents to have their children bussed to an alternate bus stop (not their home residence) such as a daycare, the daycare provider must contract with the school and pay a $100 fee per child. (The fee 

Downtown Initiative Steering Committee (DISC) Update

Downtown Initiative Steering Committee (DISC) Update

After failed town meeting votes on the expansion of the Bill’s Pizza parking lot behind town hall and on the undergrounding of utilities on Main Street downtown, the Downtown Initiative Steering Committee (DISC) has regrouped to come up with a modified plan that will have