Hopkins board rates superintendent effective; Oracle ERP implementation flagged for attention

At its June 24, 2025 meeting, the Hopkins Public School Board publicly summarized an anonymous year-end review of the superintendent, reporting broadly positive evaluations and flagging one significant operational project for further work.

Chair Andreesen read results from an anonymous board feedback survey the district distributed as part of its year-end review process. The summary said 86% of directors rated the superintendent “highly effective” or “effective” in responsiveness to the community during times of tension, while 14% rated responsiveness as “good.” On communication and transparency, 100% of respondents rated the superintendent “effective” or “very effective.” In strategic clarity and leadership poise categories, the board reported similarly strong ratings: 86% rated the superintendent “highly effective” or “effective” on strategic clarity, and 100% rated leadership poise and presence as “highly effective” or “effective.”

Chair Andreesen read two representative comments from the survey: “The superintendent clearly listens, is responsive, and cares about community concerns. Doing things like Soup with the Soup demonstrates she's out there interacting with the community and listening.” Another comment read, in part, “I have full confidence in [the superintendent’s] ability to lead Hopkins through challenging times with authenticity, strategic focus, and a deep commitment to advancing Vision 02/1931.” Both comments were presented to the board as anonymized survey excerpts.

The board reported that, overall, about 90% of the superintendent’s annual goals are “on track.” Goals were grouped into three categories: teaching and learning (including literacy, math, and talent development goals); school and district culture (including school safety, schoolwide goal setting and attainment, and employee engagement and retention); and operations (including a transportation audit goal, bond referendum goal, and a budget goal). The board said those categories are generally on track.

The summary identified one area requiring attention—approximately 10% of the superintendent’s goals—specifically the Oracle enterprise resource planning (ERP) implementation in the operations category. Board members acknowledged that the Oracle ERP work is a large undertaking and said staff will continue work over the summer on implementation, efficiency, accuracy and user adoption.

Director Roper thanked the chair and echoed appreciation for the superintendent’s work. No formal action or evaluation vote was taken at the meeting; the board read the anonymized summary into the record and invited additional comments.

The chair said she would post the full summary document for community members who want details about the superintendent’s goals and progress. Board members also noted resources from the Minnesota School Boards Association for prospective school board candidates and indicated the clerk’s office would provide assistance for anyone seeking further information.

Ending: The board ended the meeting with a brief moment of silence and adjourned at 7:28 p.m.