Spring Updates and Exciting Developments at Hilltop

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Dear Hilltop Community,

I am excited to give you all a quick update about some of the developments happening here at school. Many are related to actions identified in the Strategic Plan, and/or suggestions for continuous improvement that have come from our community (surveys, comments, conversations, and discussions).

We have made great progress on:

  • Community engagement with the Community Association
  • Parent collaboration and education around the “Smartphone and Social Media Community Pledge”
  • Obtaining a full Campus Needs Plan for the maintenance and future needs of the current campus
  • Initiating work with a consultant who can support a Long Term Campus Use Plan to stage future projects
  • Strategizing for use of a STEM Fund gift to augment STEM curriculum and spaces!
  • Holding a Lunch Pilot Program for May to gauge viability (effort and cost) and interest/needs
  • Renovating the main building to provide a second Toddler Classroom and additional breakout rooms for small group lessons  
  • Tweaking the school calendar to more fully align with the local district and reorienting teacher in-service days to further prioritize families’ schedules
  • Revising the school logo and doing a “rebranding” to better reflect who we are as a school – Stay tuned!!

Things that are newly in the works include:

  • Reinstating Ultimate Frisbee as a spring after-school sport!
  • Now offering Pickleball as a new spring after-school sport!
  • Implementing a Girls on the Run program in the 2025/26 school year
  • Planning to offer Mandarin lessons for multiple levels after school in the 2025-26 school year
  • Augmenting our existing fundraising strategy to incorporate mission/item specific fundraising opportunities that allow for more donor engagement and community enthusiasm
  • Revitalizing the Garden Committee

If anyone would like to learn more about any of these exciting efforts, please reach out to me, and I’d love to talk with you and/or put you in touch with someone who is directly working on the project you are interested in!

I hope everyone has been able to enjoy this beautiful spring weather, and I look forward to connecting with you at upcoming spring and end of school events!

Tamara