Sunday, January 18, 2026

School Committee: Community Relations Subcommittee Meeting Jan 12, 2026 (audio)

FM #1629 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 1629 in the series. 


This session shares the Franklin, MA School Committee Community Relations Subcommittee meeting held on Monday, January 12, 2026. The meeting was conducted via remote only. 


Al Charles (Chair), and members Stephen Karunakaran and Nadia Mausolf participated. Operations Director Colin Boisvert also participated, representing the Central Office. 


  • Discussion around Mission Statement / 2026 Goals

  • Potential 2026 Engagements & Activity Brainstorming

  • Discussion around newsletter planning


The recording runs about 55 minutes, so let’s listen to the Community Relations Subcommittee meeting of January 12, 2026.


Audio link ->
https://franklin-ma-matters.captivate.fm/episode/fm-1629-schcmte-community-relations-subcmte-mtg-01-12-26/


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School Committee: Community Relations Subcommittee Meeting Jan 12, 2026 (audio)
School Committee: Community Relations Subcommittee Meeting Jan 12, 2026 (audio)


School Committee Subcommittee assignments

https://www.franklinps.net/o/fpsd/page/subcommittees-and-liaisons 


Subcommittee agenda

https://ma-franklin.civicplus.com/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_01122026-2082 


Unable to locate my notes for this session (odd, and a first)


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