Absent: Jewel
1. Routine Business
Citizen’s Comments
Parent - no name, 2 children at HMMS
wants to be more involved, after leaving the cocoon of the elementary level wants to be involved and looking to help
Review of Agenda - Minutes: I recommend approval of the minutes from the Open Session of the August 22, 2017 School Committee Meeting.
motion to approve, seconded, passed 6-0
Payment of Bills - Dr. O’Malley
Payroll - Mrs. Douglas
Correspondence:
1. Budget to Actual – Miriam Goodman37 administrators put together values letter to welcome students and parents for an inclusive community
2. Special Statement to the Franklin Community
the letter was posted earlier to Franklin Matters
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2017/09/franklin-public-schools-letter-of.html
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| middle school principals presenting the school improvement plans to the School Committee (not shown in photo) |
2. Guests/Presentations
a. 2017-2018 School Improvement Plans
Horace Mann Middle School – Rebecca Motte
Remington Middle School – Brian Wildeman
Annie Sullivan Middle School – Beth Wittcoff
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B0wjbnXDBhczT3I5YjdnaFpkUTJfNlczT1Z2X2JRRHhGT2tF
social studies under review at State level, consideration of addition of civics
adoption of new science standards, 6th grade will be fully implemented this year
2nd round of training on responsive classroom, by end of next year all at MS should be trained
implementation of advisory programs
follow up on mental health awareness day
a station on yoga was used, a yoga club is being started
COPE.com has coping strategies
teachers are incorporating the strategies themselves to help with a common language
curriculum is not a static thing, needs to be reviewed to ensure currency yearly
- Franklin High School – Paul Peri
had not had class meetings with prior schedule, now able to do so with change in schedule
looking to enable outreach to parents/guardians on signs of student stress
in depth look at grading practices, focused on core academics, but looking at how to measure that learning
making curriculum as inclusive as possible
new teacher academy, borne out of the new teacher orientation; 14 at FHS
meant to support the new educators
working on communications, heard want and need of what is happening
bi-weekly to parents, improving with use of social media
quite a bit to communicate out
school council meetings were active last year
positive opening, 1791 students at FHS
"there is a vibrancy in the school system"
brief break
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