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Thursday, March 28, 2024
Comprehensive School Facilities Community Forum - April 8 at 6 PM
Friday, March 8, 2024
Community Relations Subcommittee Meeting- March 11 at 5 PM
"The listing of matters are those reasonably anticipated by the Chair which may be discussed at the meeting. Not all items listed may in fact be discussed and other items not listed may also be brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by law."
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Community Relations Subcommittee Meeting- March 11 at 5 PM |
Tuesday, April 11, 2023
Legislative Forum hears of limited help from state funding for school budget issue (audio)
FM #970 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 970 in the series.
This session of the radio show shares the 5th Annual Franklin, MA School Committee Legislative Forum held on Monday, April 10, 2023.
The meeting was conducted in a hybrid format: School Committee members, key guests, and the public were in person in the Lecture Hall at Franklin High School. Others participated virtually via the Zoom webinar set up.
Senator Becca Rausch, and State Representative Jeffrey Roy participated in this 5th annual Forum
Links to the meeting agenda and my notes are included in the show notes. The recording runs about an hour and forty-five minutes, so let’s listen to the Legislative Forum held April 10, 2023.
Audio file -> https://franklin-ma-matters.captivate.fm/episode/fm-970-fps-legislative-forum-04-10-23
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Agenda doc https://franklinps.net/district/events/93796
My notes https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oUmnGWn3v7UrVk-2xU1aXisoca6aB07x/view?usp=share_link
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We are now producing this in collaboration with Franklin.TV and Franklin Public Radio (wfpr.fm) or 102.9 on the Franklin area radio dial.
This podcast is my public service effort for Franklin but we can't do it alone. We can always use your help.
How can you help?
If you can use the information that you find here, please tell your friends and neighbors
If you don't like something here, please let me know
Through this feedback loop we can continue to make improvements. I thank you for listening.
For additional information, please visit Franklinmatters.org/ or www.franklin.news/
If you have questions or comments you can reach me directly at shersteve @ gmail dot com
The music for the intro and exit was provided by Michael Clark and the group "East of Shirley". The piece is titled "Ernesto, manana" c. Michael Clark & Tintype Tunes, 2008 and used with their permission.
I hope you enjoy!
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Monday, April 10, 2023
School Committee: 2 key events this week - Legislative Forum Monday, School Budget vote on Tuesday
Saturday, April 8, 2023
5th Annual Legislative Forum scheduled for April 10, 2023 at 6:30 PM
5th Annual Legislative Forum scheduled for April 10, 2023 at 6:30 PM |
Sunday, March 26, 2023
Community Relations Subcommittee Meeting - March 29 (virtual only)
"The listing of matters are those reasonably anticipated by the Chair which may bediscussed at the meeting. Not all items listed may in fact be discussed and other items not listed may also be brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by law."
Monday, March 20, 2023
5th Annual Legislative Forum scheduled - Monday, April 10, 2023
- The growing need for school-provided social services
- FY24 State budget
- The Student Opportunity Act
- Unfunded and underfunded state and federal education mandates
- Educator wellness and workforce elasticity amid the national teacher shortage
- Special Education funding
5th Annual Legislative Forum scheduled - Monday, April 10, 2023 |
Wednesday, March 15, 2023
Franklin Public Schools hosts "Legislative Forum" on April 10, 2023
"The listing of matters are those reasonably anticipated by the Chair which may be discussed at the meeting. Not all items listed may in fact be discussed and other items not listed may also be brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by law."
Franklin Public Schools hosts "Legislative Forum" on April 10, 2023 |
Wednesday, March 8, 2023
Less than 20 participate in Redistricting Forum; hear overview & get answers to questions (audio)
This session of the radio show shares the Franklin Public Schools Redistricting Forum conducted in person at the FHS Media Center on Tuesday, March 7, 2023.
This is the first of 2 forums for public input, this being in person, the next (scheduled for March 13) will be a virtual meeting. The same material is to be presented at both meetings.
Quick Recap
Review of the objectives and timeline
Presentation on 3 options depicted in a new “storymap”
Feedback solicited from the less than 20 participants, mostly clarification questions around the choices and rationale for such
Survey form to collect feedback distributed as the meeting closed. If the survey doesn’t provide enough room for your input use the redistricting email to submit that redistrictinganalysis@franklinps.net
Next steps -
Second public forum scheduled for Mar 13 with same material
Next advisory meeting Mar 21 to prepare for School Committee presentation
School Committee presentation scheduled for Apr 25
School Committee vote scheduled for May 9
The meeting audio recording runs about 89 minutes. Let’s listen to Redistricting Forum held at FHS on March 7, 2023
Audio file -> https://franklin-ma-matters.captivate.fm/episode/fm-955-fps-redistricting-forum-1-03-07-23
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Agenda doc for Mar 7, 2023 meeting ->
Storymap with the three options ->
https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/9db1fa2830964554ba24ddb4558556fa
Redistricting Advisory Committee page ->
https://www.franklinps.net/school-committee/2023-redistricting-advisory-committee
My notes in one Twitter threader document
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nWZR-XL2N79-p8duC_8vwbSMZTiTveEJ/view?usp=share_link
The photo album shared via Twitter of the pix taken of the meeting and presentation slides https://photos.app.goo.gl/VbZgf8aFb41P9F9B6
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We are now producing this in collaboration with Franklin.TV and Franklin Public Radio (wfpr.fm) or 102.9 on the Franklin area radio dial.
This podcast is my public service effort for Franklin but we can't do it alone. We can always use your help.
How can you help?
If you can use the information that you find here, please tell your friends and neighbors
If you don't like something here, please let me know
Through this feedback loop we can continue to make improvements. I thank you for listening.
For additional information, please visit Franklinmatters.org/ or www.franklin.news/
If you have questions or comments you can reach me directly at shersteve @ gmail dot com
The music for the intro and exit was provided by Michael Clark and the group "East of Shirley". The piece is titled "Ernesto, manana" c. Michael Clark & Tintype Tunes, 2008 and used with their permission.
I hope you enjoy!
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You can also subscribe and listen to Franklin Matters audio on iTunes or your favorite podcast app; search in "podcasts" for "Franklin Matters"
Saturday, March 4, 2023
Franklin Public Schools seeks public input on proposed options amid redistricting analysis process
- March 7 at Franklin High School Media Center from 6 PM - 8 PM
- March 13 virtually via Zoom from 6 PM - 8 PM
Option 1 - Proposes that current district attendance boundaries remain the same while a Master Facilities Plan is conducted. ASMS/Keller spaces will continue to be used flexibly. Both administrative teams at the complex will continue to work together to utilize the available space to accommodate the needs of all students.Option 2 - Proposes a change to district attendance boundaries in an attempt to balance enrollment while also maintaining geographic contiguity and undertaking a Master Facilities Plan, which may result in further redistricting based on the outcome.Option 3 - While the current district attendance boundaries remain the same as Option 1, there is a consideration for including a "Buffer Zone" for designated areas of the former Davis Thayer attendance boundary, which could allow families to opt-in to Oak Street and/or Parmenter Elementary School for specific zones as a special consideration.
1. The District will not provide transportation, and parents/guardians of students who request to transfer must transport their child to and from school.2. Requests are taken on a first-come, first-served basis based on room availability.3. Families approved for the voluntary buffer zone opt-in may be subject to a reassignment of their district boundary pending the results of a Master Facilities Plan.
About the Franklin Public School District:The Franklin Public School District strives to nurture a safe, supportive, inclusive and collaborative learning environment in each of our 10 schools. We believe in providing an engaging and rigorous curriculum with exemplary instructional practices that will support and challenge students to reach their full potential through personalized learning opportunities. Our goal is to develop the necessary social-emotional, academic, and career skills for each Franklin student, so that they will be a productive citizen in an ever-changing world.
Friday, November 4, 2022
Community Relations Subcommittee starts planning for Legislative Forum & discusses other communication efforts (audio)
FM #871 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 871 in the series.
This session shares the Franklin, MA School Committee Community Relations Subcommittee meeting held on Tuesday, Nov 1, 2022. The meeting was conducted in the 3rd floor training room. No remote participation was enabled for this session per their agenda.
Chair Denise Spencer opened the meeting. School Committee members Al Charles and Camile Bernstein, Superintendent Lucas Giguere, and Marketing Communications Specialist Lily Rivera were also present with me recording the session.
The show notes contain a link to the agenda and to my notes.
The recording runs about 63 minutes, so let’s listen to the Community Relations Subcommittee meeting of Nov 1, 2022.
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Subcommittee agenda
My notes in this ThreadReader PDF ->
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ux6z6Z1tM9LZxSbULqzurSMSZXPLPHvd/view?usp=share_link
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We are now producing this in collaboration with Franklin.TV and Franklin Public Radio (wfpr.fm) or 102.9 on the Franklin area radio dial.
This podcast is my public service effort for Franklin but we can't do it alone. We can always use your help.
How can you help?
If you can use the information that you find here, please tell your friends and neighbors
If you don't like something here, please let me know
Through this feedback loop we can continue to make improvements. I thank you for listening.
For additional information, please visit Franklinmatters.org/ or www.franklin.news/
If you have questions or comments you can reach me directly at shersteve @ gmail dot com
The music for the intro and exit was provided by Michael Clark and the group "East of Shirley". The piece is titled "Ernesto, manana" c. Michael Clark & Tintype Tunes, 2008 and used with their permission.
I hope you enjoy!
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You can also subscribe and listen to Franklin Matters audio on iTunes or your favorite podcast app; search in "podcasts" for "Franklin Matters"
Saturday, May 28, 2022
Missed the 2nd Franklin For All Forum? Catch up on the info with these links
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