eHop Updates

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 …

Board of Selectmen, Town Committee Openings and Road Closure Updates

Board of Selectmen, Town Committee Openings and Road Closure Updates

After the May Town Election, the Board of Selectmen reorganized as they do every year. Ben Palleiko was elected Chair and John Mosher was elected Vice-Chair. Congratulations to them both from the Educate Hopkinton board! Town Hall also has two new faces this month.

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 …

Support Educate Hopkinton via Amazon.com or Direct Donation

Support Educate Hopkinton via Amazon.com or Direct Donation

Thank you so much to the 13 families who have donated to Educate Hopkinton this year! We have raised over $180 so far, which represents one third of this year’s fundraising goal of $545. We have enough to cover our website hosting fees which are …

Interim Superintendent Interviews Tonight and Wednesday

Interim Superintendent Interviews Tonight and Wednesday

At their June 7 meeting, the School Committee voted to appoint Dr Mary Ann DeMello the Acting Superintendent for July 1 to July 31, 2012. They also voted at that time to move forward with a search for an Interim Superintendent for the 2012-13 School …

Documents and Recent News Articles on the Superintendent’s Resignation

Documents and Recent News Articles on the Superintendent’s Resignation

Superintendent Transition Plan – HPS Press Release June 8, 2012https://ehop.org/pdf/Superintendent-Transition-Plan-6-8-12.pdf Superintendent Resignation Announcement – HPS Press Release May 25, 2012http://www.hcam.tv/news/landman-resigns-effective-june-30-2012 Settlement and Severance Agreement Between Dr Landman and Hopkinton School Committee (pdf) – May 17, 2012 https://ehop.org/pdf/Superintendent-Landman-Settlement-05-17-12.pdf Dr Landman’s Letter of Resignation (pdf) – May …

New: Subscribe to Town Emails, Traffic Updates and More

New: Subscribe to Town Emails, Traffic Updates and More

Have you checked out the new Town of Hopkinton website http://www.hopkintonma.gov? Thanks to Chris McClure, the town’s new IT Director, town government information is now a lot more accessible. You can subscribe by email to meeting agendas, traffic/road closure updates, police log, youth commission announcements …