Frequently Asked Questions:
- Why are we considering a High School project?
- Why did the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) put Franklin High School on warning status?
- What options did the Building Committee explore?
- Why would it cost so much to renovate the High School?
- Why would such a high portion of renovation costs be spent on structural and mechanical improvements?
- Why did the Building Committee pursue and choose the 'Model School' Option?
- What does the cost of the new school include?
- What is the impact on students between a renovation and new model school (new construction) project?
- What happens to the high school project if voters fail to pass the debt exclusion?
- Where will the New School be built?
- How big is the existing school and how big will the new one be?
- What about the Field House?
- Why don’t we wait a few years until the economy is better?
- What is the cost to the average taxpayer?
- What is the difference between a debt exclusion and a Proposition 2 ½ override?
- What impact will the new model school have on operating costs for the high school?
- What has been done to maintain the current high school building?
- What would happen to the accreditation of Franklin High if the debt exclusion fails?
- Will Franklin High School be renovated if the debt exclusion vote fails?