Hopkinton's Move To Get Bigger Stopped Because Of Size

By Matt Gleason

Hopkinton School District came up a short in its bid to add Dunbarton to the District. Hopkinton would have doubled in size and moved up from Division III to Division II. The District would have added 150 kids and, according to superintendent of Hopkinton Schools Steve Chamberlin, this would have meant a new building. The bid to make Hopkinton a regional school fell short because of lack of space, as a new building would have meant increasing taxes and the Hopkinton or Dunbarton taxpayers would not have been up for that.

According to Hopkinton's Superintendent the idea has been in the works for 11 years now. Dunbarton’s lease with Goffstown School District ends in 2014. "It would have been a great idea to join the two districts and expand and grow as a district," said Chamberlin, "but it won't happens this time around." Dunbarton is already looking at other options including Bow School District.

Hopkinton is going to need to keep its eyes open because if numbers start shrinking, teachers will lose jobs and it would be harder maintain a level of education excellence.