Superintendent Carol Cavanaugh emailed school families Tuesday with a reminder that the first window to make a request for a change in students' learning models opened today and closes Thursday at 5 p.m. This is one of only two windows during which a request can be...
Hopkinton Public Schools
Hopkinton schools to close for 2 days after another positive test at high school
All Hopkinton schools will switch to fully remote learning Tuesday and Wednesday after a second Hopkinton High School student tested positive for COVID-19, the district announced Monday evening. "It has come to the District’s attention that we have another COVID-19...
Superintendent clarifies situation regarding COVID-positive student
Following is a statement from Hopkinton Public Schools superintendent Carol Cavanaugh about the Hopkinton High School student who tested positive for COVID-19 earlier this week. As the Town of Hopkinton now knows, the Hopkinton Public Schools have had their first...
District asks that more students to take buses to alleviate traffic issues
Parents are being asked to change course and have their children take the bus, if possible, to alleviate traffic backups that impacted the opening of school, superintendent Carol Cavanaugh told members of the Hopkinton School Committee on Thursday night. Traffic has...
Teachers ‘disappointed’ with district but ‘will be in classrooms on Wednesday’
The question of whether to livestream some live classes is holding up an agreement between the Hopkinton Teachers Association and the school district for the upcoming school year, superintendent Carol Cavanaugh told the School Committee at its meeting Monday night....
School Committee statement: Teachers have received ‘last best offer’
Following is a statement the Hopkinton School Committee released Monday night. The Hopkinton School Committee tonight made a last best offer to the Hopkinton Teachers Association (HTA) regarding a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) related to working conditions and...
Superintendent: District has tentative agreement with teachers union
A tentative memorandum of agreement has been reached between the Hopkinton Teachers Association and the Hopkinton school district, superintendent Carol Cavanaugh...
Superintendent: District, teachers union ‘working really hard’ to finalize agreement
Representatives for the Hopkinton Teachers Association and the school department have been “working really hard’’ on negotiations for a...
Superintendent Cavanaugh: Negotiations with teachers ‘feels really positive’
Hopkinton Public Schools superintendent Carol Cavanaugh, during an appearance on Tuesday’s Hopkinton Hangout Hour on HCAM, acknowledged that time is running out to finalize an...
Hopkinton teachers: Concerns about return ‘still linger in our minds’
Editor's note: Following is a statement from Hopkinton Teachers Association president Becky Abate, in response to Friday's statement from the Hopkinton School Committee. Although statements are not typically issued during negotiations, and are even more rarely issued...
Superintendent: Schools will rely on metrics before making changes to learning model
Moving schools to a fully remote model or a complete return to class will depend on varying factors, including the numbers and specifics of cases in town and opinions of local and state health departments, superintendent of schools Carol Cavanaugh shared with School...
Superintendent: HPS unlikely to move to fully in-person learning anytime soon
The Hopkinton schools are unlikely to switch to a fully in-person model anytime soon, superintendent of schools Carol...
School Committee approves hybrid learning plan, Sept. 16 start date
Hopkinton School Committee members agreed unanimously Thursday to start school using a hybrid model that combines in-person learning and...
Hopkinton Teachers Association issues statement questioning safety of returning to school
Editor's note: During Thursday's School Committee meeting, the following letter from Hopkinton Teachers Association president Becky Abate regarding school reopening plans was read. Editor's notes/explanations are in brackets []. To the members of the Hopkinton School...
Superintendent, principals address racial bias in Hopkinton schools
Conversations about race can be difficult, but they are vital — and they are happening in the Hopkinton schools, superintendent Carol Cavanaugh, Hopkinton High School principal Evan Bishop and Hopkinton...
HPS superintendent Cavanaugh: Negotiations with teachers ‘going very well’
Hopkinton Public Schools superintendent Carol Cavanaugh, speaking on HCAM's Hopkinton Hangout Hour on Tuesday afternoon, indicated plans are continuing for schools in town to reopen on Sept. 16. Assuming...
Superintendent shares school reopening details with anxious families
Superintendent Carol Cavanaugh shared further details of the two possible options for school reopening Thursday night during a presentation...
Families must inform Hopkinton schools by Aug. 3 if/how their children will return
A presentation on the fall reopening of school will be delivered Thursday at 7 p.m. by superintendent Carol Cavanaugh at the Hopkinton School Committee meeting. The presentation, to be delivered via Zoom, will be followed by a question-and-answer period. Cavanaugh...
HPS considers day-on, day-from-home option for students
A return to school with a schedule that combines one day of in-person education with one day of remote learning has the support of both school district administrators and the reentry advisory group as of now, superintendent Carol Cavanaugh told members of the...
HPS superintendent introduces trio of new hires
At the July 9 School Committee meeting, superintendent Carol Cavanaugh introduced three new hires in the Hopkinton Public Schools. Chris Ocampo is the new Hopkinton Middle School assistant principal. He has spent the past decade in a variety of roles in the Framingham...