Superintendent Giguere discusses redistricting, the budget process, school successes & more in this conversation (audio)

FM #959 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 959 in the series. 

This session of the radio show shares my recorded conversation with Franklin School Superintendent Lucas Giguere. We had our conversation in person in the Superintendent’s office in the Municipal Building on Tuesday, March 7, 2023. 

At a high level our topics were:

• Redistricting

• Budget process, Portrait of a Graduate

• School district successes

• Hiring process

The recording runs about 39 minutes. Audio file -> https://franklin-ma-matters.captivate.fm/episode/fm-959-fps-supt-lucas-giguere-03-07-23

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Superintendent’s page ->  https://www.franklinps.net/district/superintendent 

Storymap with the three options ->

https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/9db1fa2830964554ba24ddb4558556fa

Handout available at the Redistricting Forum 03/07/23  -> 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1l9KQNRFUxKCutPmNMJSMWGmf0dIMKROa/view?usp=share_link

Redistricting Advisory Committee page ->

https://www.franklinps.net/school-committee/2023-redistricting-advisory-committee 

  

Dec 2022 conversation -> https://www.franklinmatters.org/2023/01/my-conversation-with-superintendent.html

Nov 2022 conversation -> 

https://www.franklinmatters.org/2022/11/conversation-with-franklin-ma-school.html 

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Franklin (MA) School Superintendent Lucas Giguere

Franklin Public Schools: District Newsletter - March 2023

Legislative Forum, Critical Conversations, District Highlights, School Committee Updates and more!

Franklin Public Schools District Newsletter March 2023 Food Services District Calendar School Committee Transportation Lifelong Learning 22-23 School Calendar March 24 - Early Release April 7 - Good Friday (No School) April 14 - Early Release Access the 22-23 School Calendar  Senator Rausch and Representative Roy at FHS Legislative Forum The School Committee's 5th Annual Legislative Forum is set for April 10, 2023 at 6:30pm! Join us in person or via Zoom. We will welcome State Senator Rebecca Rausch and State Representative Jeff Roy to answer questions regarding topics such as the national teacher shortage, funding for special education, the growing need for school provided special services and more. There will be a Q & A portion at the end. Learn more via the event page here. Save the Date! The Franklin Public Schools Mental Health and Wellbeing Task Force will host their next Critical Conversations event on April 26th, 2023 at 7pm in the Franklin High School Auditorium. April is Stress Awareness month, the event will spotlight student stressors. Attendees will hear directly from students regarding what they want the adults in their lives to know. The greater Franklin Community is invited to attend! Join us and learn more about how to structure conversations regarding stress on the youth in your life! More information to come! Legislative Breakfast Superintendent Giguere and School Committee Chair Denise Spencer attended the Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents (TriCounty Districts) Legislative Breakfast earlier this month. Local and state legislators presented the successes and challenges districts have faced. This will inform questions asked at our Legislative Forum on April 10th. Pictured is Representative Roy with Franklin and Medway district representatives. Need a lesson that will 'stick'? Try magnets! The Franklin High School Science National Honor Society students visited various elementary schools across the district. Our high school students led a lesson focused on understanding magnets. Elementary students circled from station to station to learn more about magnetic connection and properties. Creating these co-learning opportunities helps empower our rising graduates and inspire our younger students to continue to be life long learners! Thank you to Miss McCarthy and Mr. Tighe for the photos! Spring Art Showcase Spotlight on Creative Minds in March The Spring Arts Showcase highlighted a variety of works for students grades 6-12. Featured works included pop art style sculptures, pencil portraits, mixed media, acrylic paintings and more! The showcase also featured the video works of various students on rotation throughout the event. Congratulations to FHS student Cailyn Bruno who had her "Pop" acrylic piece from her portfolio selected as a feature on our flyer. Redistricting Analysis Update The district held two public forums to on March 7th and March 13th as well as a Faculty and Staff Q&A session on March 15th. The Redistricting Advisory group will meet to review the community feedback from the public forums and provide comments on what scenarios the District should present to the School Committee. The district anticipates to present information to the School Committee during the April 25th meeting. The School Committee is expected to vote on proposed scenarios and actions moving forward in May. To better outline the redistricting analysis process, we have created a webpage to update the community on our efforts. Learn more via our Redistricting Analysis page. New Student Application for ECDC The new student application is available for the 2023-2024 academic year at the Early Childhood Education Center Access the application here. Learn more about ECDC in this welcome presentation.  All other grades can register via Aspen at any time. From the School Committee District Improvement Plan Update to School Committee On February 28th, 2023 the Franklin Public Schools presented updates on the District Improvement Plan to the School Committee You can access the slideshow presentation here.  The School Committee meeting scheduled for March 14th, 2023 was rescheduled due to inclement weather. We hope you are able to join us for our next School Committee meeting on Tuesday, March 21st 2023 at 7pm. Happy Spring to our FPS Families, Faculty Staff and Franklin Community!   Franklin Public Schools www.franklinps.net

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Redistricting Advisory Subcommittee -Tuesday, March 21, 2023 at 6:00 PM (Virtual Only)

Franklin Public Schools - Franklin School Committee

Redistricting Advisory Subcommittee

Tuesday, March 21, 2023 at 6:00 PM

Virtual Only

A G E N D A

"The listing of matters are those reasonably anticipated by the Chair which may be discussed at the meeting. Not all items listed may in fact be discussed and other items not listed may also be brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by law."

● Call to Order

● Survey Results

● Space Needs and Facilities Assessment Subcommittee Update

● Thank You

● Adjourn

Shared from ->  https://www.franklinps.net/sites/g/files/vyhlif4431/f/agendas/redistricting_advisory_subcom_3_21_23_0.pdf

Redistricting Advisory Subcommittee -Tuesday, March 21, 2023 at 6:00 PM (Virtual Only)

Franklin Public Schools hosts "Legislative Forum" on April 10, 2023

Franklin Public Schools - Franklin School Committee

Legislative Forum

Monday, April 10, 2023 from 6:00 - 8:30 PM

Franklin High School - Lecture Hall

A G E N D A

"The listing of matters are those reasonably anticipated by the Chair which may be discussed at the meeting. Not all items listed may in fact be discussed and other items not listed may also be brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by law."

 

● Legislative Forum

Agenda doc also contains remote participation info -> 

https://www.franklinps.net/district/school-committee/agenda/legislative-forum

Franklin Public Schools hosts "Legislative Forum" on April 10, 2023

More folks interested in virtual session on Redistricting Analysis; get their questions answered on Monday, Mar 13

More folks participated in the Redistricting Analysis Forum, the second and last one held to share the three options, answer questions and ask for feedback via the survey form. While less than 20 participated in person at the first forum held a week ago, over 70 participated on Monday, March 13. 

Unfortunately a few internet trolls attempt to disrupt the session and were being removed as quickly as they identified themselves. Fortunately, it did not interrupt the Q&A session and all who wanted had time to ask a question, or make a comment, some of them with more than one chance to do so.

The presentation document used will be posted to the Redistricting page (at some point). All the prior presentation documents are there ->   https://www.franklinps.net/district/redistricting-analysis

The survey is open until March 15, yes that is Wednesday, March 15. 

The Survey facilitates your feedback on the three options: https://buff.ly/421zoTp

The Story Map outlines the case for redistricting and the three options: https://buff.ly/3l2fRlm

The audio recording of the March 7 session is available -> https://www.franklinmatters.org/2023/03/less-than-20-participate-in.html

My notes taken during the Monday, Mar 13 session can be found in one PDF file

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VaUQ-OfIOZ4U8Fg0e7hEFG3JTVWNtYfk/view?usp=share_link

Redistricting Analysis Forum - March 13 at 6 PM

Franklin Public Schools, MA: early release day for Tuesday, March 14, 2023

Dear Franklin Public School Staff and Families,

As you may know, the current weather predictions for tomorrow call for rain mixed with snow in the morning, turning to heavier snow and wind gusts tomorrow afternoon. Based on the timing of this event, it is expected that the snow will most impact the afternoon/evening. 

After careful consideration, Franklin Public Schools will have an early release tomorrow, Tuesday, March 14, 2023. All K-12 schools should follow their regular half-day schedule. 

Early Release Times 

• K-5 Schools  - 11:45 AM
• Middle Schools - 10:45
• High School - 10:55

ECDC is canceled for students. ECDC staff should report at the regularly scheduled time in the morning.

Solutions Program will remain open until 2:00 pm.

All scheduled after-school activities and evening events are canceled tomorrow.   

Respectfully,

Lucas Giguere

Superintendent

Franklin Public Schools, MA: early release day for Tuesday, March 14, 2023