Monday, June 1, 2026

This Chalkboard Chat catches us up on 4 meetings in about 40 minutes (video or audio)

FM #1750 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 1750 in the series. 


This session shares my conversation with School Committee Chair Paul Griffith.  We had our discussion via Zoom on Wednesday, May 27, 2026. We condense and get into the explanations behind the key items from four recent meetings:


Our conversation covered the following topics:

  • Joint Budget Subcommittee meeting - April 16

  • Joint Town Council & School Cmte meeting May 12

  • School budget discussion at budget hearing #1 - Wednesday, May 20

  • School Committee meeting - May 26


Our conversation runs about 43 minutes. Let’s listen


Video link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8PqOzGMMeg



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School Committee page (with contact info) - https://www.franklinps.net/o/fpsd/page/school-committee 


School Committee subcommittee assignments - 

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


The Franklin TV video is available for replay - 

  


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The music for the intro and exit was provided by Michael Clark and the group "East of Shirley". The piece is titled "Ernesto, manana"  c. Michael Clark & Tintype Tunes, 2008 and used with their permission.


I hope you enjoy!

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