As the meeting was held in the Lecture Hall, it was not available for broadcast. Wireless internet was available in the room but only as part of the School network, hence access to certain parts of the internet (i.e. Facebook) were not available. I was able to record the meeting. Assuming the audio is worth listening too, I'll make it available this week.
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| about 15 parents participated in the School Committee meeting at the FHS Lecture Hall on Tuesday |
The focal point of the meeting were several updates on the high school and all the good work being done there. Check the live reporting for updated links, photos and notes on the individual presentations covering
- the high school overall
- Panther TV
- Health and physical education
- Science, Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) program
- the transition of the Tutoring Center to the Academic Center
- recently released numbers on the graduation rate and drop out rate
- Commencement planning
There was a good communiy presence to discuss the recent Parmenter incident and Tuesday's FHS incident. Most of the parents left after that portion of the meeting. Check the live reported notes for details on this portion of the meeting. The quick summary is the school district is
- re-evaluating their current access process
- some of the buildings (i.e. the older ones) would need renovation to provide a more secure access
- the facility cost would need to be allocated as part of the Town budget
- parents would prefer to ere on the side of caution and have more 'administrative lockdowns' than less
Good Friday, Apr 3rd will be a half-day if necessary. Apr 11 and Apr 21 will also be used if the current 2 snow days available are used up. This passed by a 5-2 vote with some interesting discussion where Committee Chair Muallen went on record to agree with opposing views expressed by Committee members O'Malley and Jewel.
For all the live reporting captured during the meeting check here
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