Brooke Roper - Hopkins School Board

Resource ALERT!

This past weekend was full of celebration, connection, and community 💙

On Friday, I had a great time at the 2026 ResourceWest Spring Fest. Thank you to Tracie Stanton and the entire ResourceWest team for your continued investment in West Metro families, students, and communities, and for being an incredible partner of Hopkins Public Schools.

Thank you as well to Dominique Pierre-Toussaint for the invitation and Dr. Palmer for joining me as my guest — I’m excited for your new journey as Principal at Hopkins High School 🙌🏾.

On Sunday, I kicked off Teacher Appreciation Week alongside some of my Hopkins colleagues at the 62nd Minnesota Teacher of the Year ceremony!

Congratulations to all 128 nominees, including 21 amazing Hopkins educators, and a special shoutout to Amy Phung of Meadowbrook Elementary and Sher Unruh Friesen of Glen Lake Elementary for being named among the 11 finalists — that’s a huge honor 👏🏾

That said, congratulations to David Davis of St. Louis Park Public Schools on being named the 2026 Minnesota Teacher of the Year 🎉

Additionally, I’d like to send a BIG THANK YOU to all the educators across the world for being stewards of education and for your dedication to our students and schools. You are deeply loved, appreciated, and valued 🥹

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Congratulations to Dr.Michael Thomas on being selected as Hopkins Public Schools next Superintendent!

I’m looking forward to working alongside of you to help advance our district forward 👏🏾

Dr. Michael Thomas was selected as the sole finalist for superintendent of Hopkins Public Schools by unanimous board decision on Monday, April 20, 2026. Read more in the full news release: https://www.hopkinsschools.org/district/communications/news/article/~board/district-news/post/hopkins-school-board-selects-dr-michael-thomas-as-next-superintendent