Select Board Actions Taken 6/11/19

Select Board Actions Taken 6/11/19

Library Gift • Veteran’s Gift • Hopkinton Public Library Foundation • Staff Appointments • South Asian Circle of Hopkinton •  Farmer’s Market  • Water and Sewer Rates The meeting video is available on the HCAM YouTube Channel and the Actions Taken are posted in blue below. TOWN OF 

School Committee Updates

School Committee Updates

At their June 12 meeting,  Jon Graziano was elected Chair, and Ellen Scordino was elected Vice-Chair of the Hopkinton School Committee.  The committee also voted to award a contract to Springboard Education to provide before and after school care at Hopkins School next year.  The program would 

Transportation Policy Forum Recap

Transportation Policy Forum Recap

Superintendent Dr. Cathy MacLeod, along with Ralph Dumas and Mary Ann Fitzpatrick “opened the conversation” about the proposed updates to the transportation policy last Thursday, December 5.  While they had hoped to discuss bus pass applications, childcare scheduling, bus stop switching and carry on items 

School Transportation Public Forum Thurs Dec 5

School Transportation Public Forum Thurs Dec 5

The Superintendent recently announced a Transportation Policy public forum to be held on Thursday at 6:00pm at the Middle School. Join her for an overview of proposed updates and changes related to bus pass application deadlines and late penalties, childcare scheduling, bus stop switching at the 

Budget Update: Grade 7 Class Size, Fees and more

Budget Update: Grade 7 Class Size, Fees and more

At its January 31 Working Session, the School Committee voted to submit a 2013-14 budget to the Town Manager, which represents a 4.4% increase over the current year’s budget. Key changes from the budget originally presented by Dr Hiersche in December include: 10% Reduction in 

Public Hearing Tonight at 7:30pm – 2013-14 School Budget

Public Hearing Tonight at 7:30pm – 2013-14 School Budget

ATTENTION! If you can only attend one school committee meeting a year, this is the most important one to attend. It is your chance to voice your opinion on class size, fees or any other school budget topic before the School Committee votes on a 

Discussion of Fees to Parents

Discussion of Fees to Parents

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 

January School Budget Discussions & Public Hearing

January School Budget Discussions & Public Hearing

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 

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 

School Budget Update

School Budget Update

A huge “Thank You” to everyone who came to the School Committee Public Hearing and/or wrote to the School Committee with your thoughts on the 2012-13 budget. Your voices truly do make a difference! A few days after the public hearing the School Committee sent 

Other Town and School Budget Updates

Other Town and School Budget Updates

Hopkinton town election has 18 seats up for grabsBy Michael Morton, Hopkinton Crierhttp://www.metrowestdailynews.com/news/x873521947/Hopkinton-town-election-has-18-seats-up-for-grabs#ixzz1jp1Z6ui7 The Town of Hopkinton seeks a new Finance Directorhttp://www.hopkinton.ma.us/hr/postings/FinanceDirector.pdf Area schools trying to rein in student feesBy David Riley, Metrowest Daily Newshttp://www.metrowestdailynews.com/news/x2062851446/Area-schools-trying-to-rein-in-student-fees#ixzz1jp1wcD69 Hopkinton selectmen take steps to regionalize servicesBy GateHouse News Servicehttp://www.metrowestdailynews.com/news/x58612511/Hopkinton-selectmen-take-steps-to-regionalize-services 

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