Hopkinton Parent Teacher Association

Making a Difference Every Day...HPTA

Where to go for Information about Hopkinton Schools

How to contact key people and places:

School Phones:

Center 508-497-9875 Hopkins 508-497-9824 High School 508-497-9820

Elmwood 508-497-9860 Middle School 508-497-9830 Central Admin 508-417-9360

Staff Email: Format for all staff is first initial last name @hopkinton.k12.ma.us

Example: Superintendent Jack Phelan's address is JPhelan@hopkinton.k12.ma.us

School Committee:

Chairman Rebecca Robak 508-497-0830 rebeccarobak@aol.com

Vice Chair Nancy Burdick, 508.435.0926, nancyb88@hotmail.com

Parent Representatives to School Council:

Check each school's webpage

HPTA:

President (Town-wide) Jean Bertschmann 508-435-5195 jeanber65@hotmail.com

Vice President (Town-wide) Open

All HPTA Board members are listed at www.hopkinton.k12.ma.us/HPTA

SPEAC is a group of dedicated volunteer parents and guardians who work with the school district to ensure all children with special needs and learning disabilities are educated effectively. Our goal is to provide the resources needed from the preschool age child to the high school graduate and beyond. We assist families in reaching supports of all types. SPEAC meets monthly with administration to enhance communications. Find out more by visiting our web site: www.hopkinton.k12.ma.us/SPEAC. Find SPEAC under "Support Organizations". Or you may contact Karen Weiskerger at 508-497-3959 or Amy Lincoln at 508-497-0172 directly.

Information Sources:

Written:

Backpack flyers and notices: Usually sent home on Fridays

•  Backpacked items at the Middle and High Schools are not as frequent as at the elementary schools.

•  For Kindergarten through 6 th grade, the HTPA usually sends home notices in backpacks.

•  For 7 th through 12 th grade, flyers and notices are mailed, although not frequently.

•  Flyers and notices are also available at the magazine racks at the entrances to several of the buildings.

The Runner: Pre-K through 12 th grade bi-monthly newsletter is mailed home, one per family.

Principal's letters/memos: Issued periodically and come home in backpacks.

Superintendent's office newsletters and memos: Issued periodically and come home in backpacks.

School Handbooks:

•  The Source Book has District and HPTA calendars, information and key contacts. It is mailed home annually prior to the start of the school year. This is also available on the District Webpage.

•  School-specific handbooks are in the school agendas supplied by several of the schools to each student.

Interim Progress Reports & Report Cards: Sent home with your child. The distribution dates are listed in the Source Book . Contact your child's teacher with any questions. For Middle and High School students, parents should create an IPASS account (via the school website homepage) and check grades online.

Reports, Minutes and Plans: The Hopkinton School District 's Strategic Plan, School Committee meeting minutes, school improvement plans and School Council minutes are available in the Superintendent's office. Many are also available on the District webpage.

Local Media: Hopkinton Independent, Hopkinton Crier, MetroWest Daily News, Hopnews.com

Routine Meetings:

Parent/Principal Meetings: A Principal or guidance counselor hosts informal coffees (group meetings). These provide a chance to ask questions and gather information. Check the calendar in your Source Book and look for flyers during the year.

HPTA Meetings: General Meetings are held periodically during the year. The dates are in the Source Book and available on the website. Flyers will be sent home. Please attend.

Parent Education Programs: HPTA-sponsored programs are planned throughout the year, some with outside sources, to help us stay informed about issues facing children and parents. Many are listed in the Source Book, and updates are available on the website, and through backpack flyers.

School Committee Meetings: The School Committee meets the first and third Thursdays of the month at 7:30 PM in the Middle School Library. These meetings are televised on HCAM TV, Channel 8.

Electronic Media:

Hopkinton Schools Website (www.hopkinton.k12.ma.us): The site provides links to each school, the District Administration page, the School Committee page and the HPTA page, as well as links to other organizations which directly support the district. Each link provides information and email addresses for contacting teachers, principals and school administrators. Many teachers also have homework and classroom web sites.

ListServ ( http://www.hopkinton.k12.ma.us/newweb2/administration/listservs/listserv.php ): Sign up to receive e-mails from your children's schools, or from the district.

HPTA Website (www.hopkinton.k12.ma.us/hpta): The site provides information on the opportunities provided by the HPTA as well as contact information for all of the school-based HPTA Boards and the town-wide Board.

iPASS (ipass.hopkinton.k12.ma.us/school/ipass/syslogin.html): The site provides parents access to their child's historical student information such as attendance record and test scores. This is currently only available for High School and Middle School students. To sign up, visit the site and apply for a password.

www.schoolnotes.com: This site contains homework assignments for Middle and High School students.

HPTA E-mail: Members of the HPTA can sign up to be part of the e-mail service to receive updates of HPTA events, programs, activities and issues related to education.

Middle School eNews (www.eNewsbyHPTA.org): An e-mail service delivers updates of Middle School events, programs, activities and issues related to the Middle School. You do not have to be an HPTA member to subscribe.

HopNews (www.hopnews.com): HopNews is a local electronic newspaper which has many updates about school events and schedules.

EducateHopkinton (www.educatehopkinton.com): Educate Hopkinton's goal is to keep people up-to-date on the budget process and the Town's financial needs. Includes Town Meeting and Voter Information as well as many helpful links.

Cable:

•  Channel 8- programs (e.g., School Committee meetings), Hopkinton announcements/Community Bulletin Board (includes some school information)

•  Channel 10 - school announcements

Other:

Town Library: The library has copies of the School Committee's Strategic Plan for the Schools, Annual Report for the schools, The Runner, town studies, etc. It sometimes has signup/registration forms for various groups.

School Bulletin Boards: These are updated monthly and found in the lobbies of the various schools.