https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J79q3XfBOAM&list=PL8WekT6kxX1B3xlP6fIr3QmhJButK4GkU&index=2 Superintendent Evan Bishop continues to form his administrative team, and at Thursday’s School Committee meeting, he announced that Sarah Ellam was selected to be the...
The Elementary School Building Committee voted unanimously Tuesday to partially fund a sewer capacity engineering study requested by the Department of Public Works. The approved not-to-exceed total is $23,000. ESBC chair Jon Graziano explained that DPW director Kerry...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8ccuyfOFGg The Hopkinton school district has a disproportionate number of white students identified with specific learning disabilities, according to the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. Director of Student Services...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8ccuyfOFGg&list=PL8WekT6kxX1B3xlP6fIr3QmhJButK4GkU The School Committee on Thursday approved a revised fiscal year 2027 operating budget totaling $71,207,200 — a reduction of $629,288. The change occurred because of a request by...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVKzPgcw8bo&list=PL8WekT6kxX1B3xlP6fIr3QmhJButK4GkU&index=1 During a Zoom meeting Wednesday night, the School Committee reaffirmed its decision to move forward with paving on Loop Road as part of the Hopkins School project. The...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iggKudFTT6Y&list=PL8WekT6kxX1B3xlP6fIr3QmhJButK4GkU&index=1 Members of the Select Board took a vote Thursday to put their displeasure on the record about how the School Committee is proceeding with paving work on Loop Road as...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iggKudFTT6Y&list=PL8WekT6kxX1B3xlP6fIr3QmhJButK4GkU&index=1 The School Committee on Thursday voted to fill two administrator positions and welcomed a new high school principal, contingent upon successful contract negotiations....
Elementary School Building Committee members on Tuesday spoke about recent conversations with neighbors regarding what Vertex managing director Jeff D’Amico called “hiccups” near the Charleswood School project site. ESBC chair Jon Graziano said it seemed like an...
One in 10 women suffer from endometriosis, and it typically takes 7-10 years to diagnose. Those statistics were enough to prompt a group of Hopkinton High School students to launch a community awareness campaign about the topic. The project is featured as part of the...
The School Committee on Thursday approved several items that widen the scope of the Hopkins School project. The addition portion of the project was completed and turned over in December, two months early, giving Vertex (owner’s project manager) time to look at...
During Thursday’s School Committee meeting, Superintendent Evan Bishop outlined the restructuring of his administrative team in the wake of an impending retirement and departure. Assistant Superintendent for Finance and Operations Susan Rothermich is retiring, while...
Susan Rothermich, the School Department’s assistant superintendent for finance and operations, is retiring at the end of the school year, prompting a search for her successor, the superintendent announced Friday. In an email to the Independent, Superintendent Evan...
The former Marathon School assistant principal accused of assaulting a disabled veteran from West Bridgewater at a Plainville casino two years ago decided to share his side of the story with the Independent the day before the anniversary of the incident. Eric Mitchell...
Developers of Charleswood School will seek an alternative irrigation well site following a drilling attempt that did not yield water. During Tuesday’s Elementary School Building Committee meeting, Vertex project manager Chris Kenney said the area was drilled to a...
During a brief meeting Thursday, the School Committee learned that former Elmwood School Principal Anne Carver was hired as a long-term substitute assistant principal at Marathon School. The committee also approved changes to the program of studies at the high school....
The Hopkinton High School Science & Engineering Fair was held Wednesday in the HHS cafeteria.
What started as a high school club has transformed into a nonprofit organization that aims to help the unhoused. Called Hopkinton Advocacy for the Unhoused (HAU), the initiative is the brainchild of HHS senior Madhav Saxena. Saxena serves as president of the 26-member...
The director of student services for the Hopkinton Public Schools is leaving her role at the end of the school year to return to the Holliston Public Schools, according to announcements by school officials. The initial announcement was made at the Jan. 22 Holliston...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1MJ9BeTn0s&list=PL8WekT6kxX1B3xlP6fIr3QmhJButK4GkU&index=1 The School Committee on Thursday approved contracts for an adaptive playground project at Marathon Elementary School as well as energy management services at the high...
The School Committee on Thursday heard an update on the admissions policy for Keefe Regional Technical High School. A new state mandate means a lottery system will be used. Attending on behalf of the Framingham-based technical school were Keefe Tech Superintendent...
