Reasons to Participate: Art, Preschool and 'Academic Milestones

Learn what issues the art curriculum review will cover: Hopkins Public Schools is launching a review of its art curriculum, with the department scheduled to make recommendations during the 2011-2012 school year. At Thursday’s board meeting, school board directors will discuss what issues they’d like to see covered during the curriculum review process.

Find out what’s ahead for Ready 4 K: The district’s Ready 4 K program helps low-income children and English language learners who have not had a chance to attend preschool prepare for kindergarten. The first class wrapped up at Alice Smith in the spring of 2010, and the district added a second program at Eisenhower Elementary this fall. School board directors will discuss the program’s performance, continuing it into the 2012-2013 school year and its expansion to other elementary schools. Find out more about the program at Thursday’s School Board meeting.

Discuss Hopkins’ “academic milestones”: For the past six months, School Board directors have been discussing so-called academic milestones that measure how well students are performing. At Thursday’s board meeting, directors will vote on nine proposed milestones.

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Meeting schedules

Hopkins Zoning and Planning

• 6:30 p.m. Tuesday
• Council chambers,

Hopkins School Board

• 7 p.m. Thursday
• Boardroom,