FM #1704 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 1704 in the series.
This session shares the Franklin Public Schools Horace Mann Legacy Subcmte Mtg held on Monday, March 30, 2026 at 7:00 PM. Meeting chaired by School Committee Vice-Chair Dave Callaghan. Members Ruthann O’Sullivan (in person) and Reis Hansen (remotely) participated. Superintendent Lucas Giguere and Director of Operations Colin Boisvert participated.
Quick recap
History of the chocolate chip cookie shared Cookies provided for those present
Resource doc for committee to collect information about Horace to build the
base of understanding for the group to help prepare the story to be used by the committee for the community awareness
May 2 film to be shown at museum Kids play area to understand Horace as he grew up. Presentation on the Research around the middle period of Horace's story in Franklin scheduled for Sunday. Multiple ideas to add to the weekend to augment the activity and improve the draw appeal
Children's Museum checking with the Library to coordinate some younger age activities and info
Motion to adjourn
The meeting runs about 1 hour and 20 minutes, so let’s listen in.
Audio link - https://franklin-ma-matters.captivate.fm/episode/fm-1704-fps-horace-mann-legacy-subcmte-mtg-03-30-26/--------------
The agenda for this meeting can be found https://www.franklinma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_03302026-2211
My full set of notes in a PDF - https://drive.google.com/file/d/16dsOWdxcZ5Mn79mQAsfLMZVIDfbnTwXJ/view?usp=drive_link
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