The Franklin (MA) School Committee met as scheduled on Tuesday, Aug 22, 2023. 6 of the 7 members were present (Whitmore absent).
Quick recap
- Several updates, including personnel hiring status, were provided by Superintendent Lucas Giguere
- In the first of 2 Discussion/Actions items, the 2023-24 Student & Family Handbook Approval was received. Among the elementary and middle school changes most were housekeeping, minor corrections, updates to names and roles, etc. Most of the principals were available either in person or via Zoom for questions.
- FHS Principal Josh Hanna spent some time on the updates to the high school handbook to address the Credit Attendance policy, Updated Cell Phone / Electronic Device policy, Updated Academic Dishonesty (Artificial Dishonesty), and Clarity around Bathroom Use policy
- Principal Hanna and Supt Giguere also spent time explaining the rationale behind the graduation date change. It had initial been set as the "first Friday in June" as that was the standard, then as they looked at the calendar and how the weeks and other school events (MCAS among them) fell, it made sense to change it. The Committee approved
The agenda doc
The packet folder can be found ->
https://www.franklinps.net/district/meeting-packets/pages/august-22-2023-school-committee-meeting-packet (Note some docs are scheduled to be updated after the meeting)
YouTube link -> https://www.youtube.com/live/OKz4ioRKmxM
My notes can be found in one PDF file -> https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VFNh0WlWJbVT4gRJwod5ULotPRs-nhbV/view?usp=drive_link
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| School Committee approves updates to school handbooks |
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