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Media Center
Back to School 2025-26
Welcome to Your School Hub!
Find information you need to make the most out of your school year.
Start of School
Grades 1-5
First day of school is Tuesday, Sept. 2
Kindergarten Information
Meadowbrook's Kindergarten Visiting Day is Tuesday, September 2
The first full day of kindergarten will be on Wednesday, September 3.
Do you need support for collecting school supplies?
ResourceWest provides school supplies to help students start the school year strong. Their Back-to-School program offers a new backpack filled with basic, grade-specific school supplies to registered K-12 students.
For more information about how to register or donate, visit the ResourceWest website.
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Hopkins High School Auditorium
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Panera Bread, 5680 Cedar Lk Rd S, St Louis Park, MN 55416, USA
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Hopkins North Middle School, 10700 Cedar Lake Rd, Minnetonka, MN 55305, USA
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Nutrition
The Free School Meals Program was signed into law in the spring of 2023. This state-funded program allows us to provide meals at no cost to all students. The Free School Meals Program offers one free breakfast and one free lunch to each student every school day. Additional food items will require payment. Rates are below.
Second Student Meal: $5.25
Extra Milk: $0.60
Extra Student Entree: $3.30
Extra Fruit or Vegetables: $0.75
Students must have money in their accounts to purchase any additional items.
Complete your Educational Benefits Application today:
It is very important that all families continue to fill out their applications for educational benefits. School funding is impacted by our free and reduced-price eligibility, so it’s important this number is as accurate as possible. In addition, students and families may qualify for other program fee reductions based on their eligibility for free or reduced-price meals. Download an application for meal benefits at HopkinsSchools.org/nutrition or call Nutrition Services at 952-988-4060.
Breakfast & Lunch Menus Special Diet Request Form Free Meal Benefit Application
Transportation
All general education families who are assigned a bus will receive their bus route information on August 22 by email. Please know, at this time, you are not able to look up transportation information in Infinite Campus. We are using a new routing software and are working through integration complexities. We expect to have this resolved soon, but for now, please refer to your emails for your routing details.
If you have questions, please email schoolbus@hopkinsschools.org. We will get back to you as quickly as possible, but due to back-to-school routing our response may be delayed.
Attendance
If your child is ill or will not be in school for other reasons, please fill out our attendance form or call the absentee number at 952-988-5110.
Leave the following information: student's name, teacher's name, and reason for absentee or tardy. If your child will be absent due to travel or for some reason other than illness, please contact the school for instructional activities.
Before/After School Care
Kids & Company is Hopkins Public Schools' before- and after-school and summer care program for children in kindergarten through fifth grade. A fee-based program, Kids & Company is offered in each of the District's six elementary schools.
At this time Kids & Company is at full capacity for the 2025-26 school year.
Our Kids & Company Management Team meets weekly to review staffing levels to accommodate contract requests. As soon as we have sufficient staff to safely and satisfactorily accommodate more children, we will begin accepting additional contracts from the waitlist.
If you have a contract on the waitlist, you will be notified by email when your contract is has been accepted. You can continue to monitor your placement on the Kids & Company Placement Dashboard.
We are encouraging all families to explore additional childcare options as there is no guarantee of placement before the school year starts. You can visit Hopkins Community Education Youth Enrichment for before and after school classes.
Policies & Legal Notices
Policies are available in each school office, from the District’s Administrative Office, and on our website.
Communication Systems
Canvas Learning Management System
Canvas is our District-wide learning management system. Using Canvas, teachers can collaborate to build world-class, student-centered experiences delivered in person, distance, or hybrid. Canvas allows each student’s learning to be in one central place. In addition, parents are able to observe and access their child’s classroom experience.
All parents and caregivers should create a Canvas Observer Account (parent account).
Infinite Campus Parent Portal
Parents and guardians can access attendance, schedule, fees, and final grade reports in their Infinite Campus Parent Portal. If you have not logged in for a while, this is a great time to check your contact information and to verify that your census and ethnicity information is up to date. If you do not currently have an account, you can request an account on our website.
School Closings and Emergencies
Our email notification system will be used to inform you about unexpected delays or school closings. We will also post this information on our website, social media, and television stations such as WCCO TV (Channel 4), KSTP TV (Channel 5), KMSP TV (Channel 9), and KARE (Channel 11). An announcement will be sent as early as 5:30 a.m. when school needs to close or start late. Early dismissal from school in session will be announced approximately one hour before dismissal.
Translations/Interpreters
Hopkins offers translation and interpreter services for families whose primary language is not English. Please contact your school if you need support.