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Hopkins opens 2025–26: enrollment, staffing, transportation and student supports highlighted
Summary
Superintendent Mary Pirie Reid and department leaders reported the district opened the 2025–26 year on schedule for about 7,000 students, noted hiring and retention progress, highlighted early childhood expansion and enrichment programs, and described transportation startup problems the district will review in an after‑action process.
Hopkins Public Schools leaders reported the 2025–26 school year opened on time with approximately 7,000 students across 11 schools and several district programs. Presenters summarized summer hiring, early‑childhood expansion, summer learning and enrichment programs, school nutrition participation gains, transportation startup challenges and an after‑action commitment from the superintendent to review problems that affected families at the first‑week bell.
NUT GRAF: District leaders said they welcomed staff and students, filled many vacant roles over the summer, expanded early‑childhood and preschool partnerships, and served large summer programs. At the same time, transportation routing and morning pickup delays at several sites prompted board members and the superintendent to request an…
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