A Message from Our Superintendent

Preparing Our Scholars to be Change Makers

Dear Families,

Our children are precious and they are our future. Where our children attend school is important. In Hopkins, our goal is to provide rigorous learning that is personalized, culturally affirming, and inquiry driven. Compelling research from some of the nation’s top universities finds that students who are educated in diverse, integrated schools, similar to Hopkins, benefit in the following ways:

• Engage in deeper-levels of critical thinking and are stronger problem solvers

• Have a higher sense of belonging in their school and community

• Have higher levels of civic engagement and participation

• Feel an increased sense of physical safety at school

• See more growth in test scores, particularly in the high school years

• Have more practice using leadership skills and are better prepared for the real world

Hopkins graduates are fully prepared for a dynamic world. We thank our educators for shaping our students into disciplined scholars. Hopkins graduates are the change makers the world needs to see!

Sincerely,

Dr. Rhoda Mhiripiri-Reed Hopkins Public Schools Superintendent