'They delivered what our community needed'

The Milford Daily News has an article on the changes in the MA school building process. The prior organization providing oversight didn't do so well. The current Massachusetts School Building Authority has created a new operation and is accomplishing much.

Tom Mercer, Chair of the Franklin School Building Committee working on the high school project has experience with the prior organization and has seen changes.

Mercer said the MSBA now has a more active role in building, which initially surprised him. 

"I will say that in the very beginning, when we started the new high school project, I wasn’t sure how happy I was with the (MSBA) being right there with its thumb over us, approving everything we did," he said. "But the more we have gotten into this project with the MSBA, I can tell you it’s just wonderful."

Read more: http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/news/x1531247397/MSBA-cleans-up-school-building-process#ixzz27I1Q6iCK

What is the cost for the new Franklin High School?  http://www.newfhs.com/summary.php

What is the timeline? http://www.newfhs.com/history.php

What will the building look like? http://www.newfhs.com/newdesign.php

Update: New Franklin High School

What has happened since the Franklin voters approved the debt exclusion for the new Franklin High School?
While it seems like nothing has been happening, the Building Committee has been quite busy. The paperwork was all completed so that the project could get out to bid which it did, on schedule. The bids are due this month.


What time line are we looking at now?
The construction will occur during three stages.

"Stage one begins on Oct. 12 and runs until the middle of June 2013. Phase two starts on Aug. 16, 2013, ending in the fall of 2014, as students move into their 306,543-square-foot school.
And the razing of the old building and planting of the new field gets under way shortly after, finishing up sometime in the spring of 2015."

How can I find out what is happening during these three stages?

"Since the project's earliest days, the School Building Committee has maintained an active social media campaign built around community awareness. This summer, committee member Ed Cafasso rolled out an updated website and Facebook page as part of the effort. 

"Social Media, especially Facebook, has been critical for a project like this, because so much of it is visual," Cafasso said. "It allows you to post pictures and renderings and share those easily. Based on what we saw during the early campaign, the Facebook page will be a valuable tool for keeping people in touch with all the latest developments over the next two years."

You can read more about the current status in the Milford Daily News: http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/x1803411544/New-Franklin-High-on-schedule#ixzz25P7anihm

You can view the updated webpage for the new Franklin High School here http://www.newfhs.com/

or follow the progress on Facebook here https://www.facebook.com/thenewfhs

News on the New Franklin High School Project!

Hello everyone,

Hope you have had a great summer! Hard to believe it's "back-to-school" time in Franklin already.

It's been five months since the March 27 vote to overwhelmingly approve financing for the construction of the new Franklin High School. The Franklin School Building Committee and the management and design team worked throughout the summer to prepare the project to go out to bid on August 10.

In just one month, those bids will be open and, shortly after that, construction is scheduled to begin!

To keep the community up to date on the latest developments on the construction of the new FHS, the web site used during the campaign has been re-tooled to provide new information and new pictures on a regular basis. The web address is the same: www.newfhs.com, but you'll find summaries of new information right on the home page and elsewhere on the site. Please take the time to visit www.newfhs.com.

The web site will be updated weekly as developments warrant. If folks have questions about the new FHS project, visit the "Ask Us" page of the web site or send questions and comments by e-mail at the franklinhigh2014@gmail.com. Please be patient. Remember, this is a volunteer effort. Inquiries will be answered as soon as possible.

Another great way to keep in touch with the latest developments on the new FHS is through the NEW community Facebook page created for the construction phase of the project. You can "like" and follow the page at www.facebook.com/thenewfhs. Remember, this is a NEW Facebook address. The page created during the campaign is being phased out. More than 400 people have "liked" the Facebook page since it was launched on Saturday.

There are no plans at this time to send out weekly emails with project updates. The web site (www.newfhs.com) and the Facebook page (www.facebook.com/thenewfhs) will be the chief ways to stay informed, as well as through news generated by the Building Committee, the Franklin School Committee, the Town Council, the Franklin High PCC and others school PCCs in town.

Every effort will be made to secure coverage of the progress toward the new FHS in the Milford Daily News and the Country Gazette, but the best way to stay on top of important project developments – including how construction will be phased and new renderings of key interior features – will be through the new FHS web site and Facebook page.

Thank you again for your interest and support!

Ed Cafasso

On Behalf of the Franklin School Building Committee

Funding for new Franklin High School approved by state

With the funding approved by the state, the next step will occur at the Town Council meeting on Feb 1. The Town Council will hear this news officially from the School Building Committee and then discuss the amount and date for the debt exclusion vote.

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Funding for new Franklin High School approved by state

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High School Project - Updated pictures and November's monthly report

The news of the total cost of the high school project is now public. $104.5 million of which Franklin taxpayers would be responsible for $47 million. Assuming the MSBA approves the proposal and Franklin voters pass the debt exclusion to authorize the increase in taxes to pay for our share.

Updated photos depicting the architectural design of the model school for Franklin High School:

2011 11 FHS Monthly Report


Thanks to the Building Committee for sharing this information!

The informational forum held by the Building Committee on Nov 17th was recorded and is available for your listening pleasure here
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2011/11/high-school-project-nov-17-2011-audio.html


Note: email subscribers will need to click through to Franklin Matters to view the document.

"The cost to the town is expected to be $47 million"

The School Building Committee has come up with a pricetag for the proposed new high school: $104.5 million. 

The committee submitted one of its final drafts of the school plan to the Massachusetts School Building Authority more than a week ago, and the authority is expected to accept or deny the plans by Jan. 25. 

After that date, Franklin has 120 days to pass a debt exclusion to pay for the project.

Read more: http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/education/x1386885683/Estimate-for-new-Franklin-high-school-put-at-104-5-million#ixzz1gbFU6lPe


Related information from Open Forum about the High School Project held on Nov 17
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2011/11/high-school-project-nov-17-2011-audio.html

Ai3 Architects

Ai3 Architects has been selected for the design of the new Franklin High School because of their work on the 'model school' program that the MSBA invited Franklin to join.

What does Ai3 do?
Visit their website to find more information on the firm's profile
http://ai3architects.com/firm-profile/fp_about_us


They have a set of case studies on projects they did, including Whitman-Hanson High School
http://ai3architects.com/case-studies/cs_whitman_hanson_high_school


The Ai3 site also showcases their portfolio of 8 high schools, 8 middle schools and 7 elementary schools.
http://ai3architects.com/portfolio

High School Project - Part 7 (audio)

Part 7 of 8 recorded at the School Building Committee informational forum held Nov 17, 2011.

Time: 17 minutes, 41 seconds



MP3 File

Show Notes

This internet radio show or podcast is number 99 in the series for Franklin Matters.

This is the seventh of a series of 8 audio segments recorded during the informational session on the new high school. The forum was conducted by the School Building Committee and held at the Horace Mann Auditorium on Thursday, Nov 17, 2011.

This seventh segment continues the Question and Answer period with Tom Mercer (School Building Committee Chair), Jim Jordan (partner and owner of Ai3 Architects), Sean Fennell (Project Manager) and School Superintendent Maureen Sabolinski provide answers to the questions.

The questions covered during this segment

• What is the life expectancy of this school?
• How much does the building handle school population growth?
• What is the projected peak population?
• How does the classroom handle the average class size?
• What happens if the debt exclusion doesn't pass?
• Is accreditation at risk?
• Why doesn't this building include an indoor track?

Without further ado, here is the recording from Thursday evening Nov 17th

(audio)

Be sure to listen to the other parts of the series:

Part 1 – introduction and evolution of model school invitation
Part 2 - Jim Jordan, partner and owner of Ai3 Architects provides an overview of the building
Part 3 – Q and A: educational space and construction cost
Part 4 – Q and A: various project costs and overall process
Part 5 – Q and A; cost of designing a green building and debt exclusion timing
Part 6 – Q and A; alternate fields and communication campaign

Part 8 – Q and A and closing



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While this podcast is my public service effort for Franklin. I can use your help. How can you help, you ask?

If you like this, please tell your friends and neighbors
If you don't like this, please let me know.

This feedback loop is important. Thank you for listening.

For additional information, please visit Franklinmatters.org/
If you have questions or comments you can reach me directly at shersteve @ gmail dot com

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!

High School Project - Part 8 (audio)

The eighth and final segment of the complete recording from the School Building Committee forum on the new high school held on Nov 17, 2011.

Time: 16 minutes, 11 seconds




MP3 File

Show Notes:

This internet radio show or podcast is number 100 in the series for Franklin Matters.

This is the eighth and final for the series of the informational session on the new high school. The forum was conducted by the School Building Committee and held at the Horace Mann Auditorium on Thursday, Nov 17, 2011.

This eight segment continues the Question and Answer period with Tom Mercer (School Building Committee Chair), Jim Jordan (partner and owner of Ai3 Architects) Sean Fennell (Project Manager) and School Superintendent Maureen Sabolinski provide answers to the questions. Andrew Chagnon (?) joins to answer the traffic questions.

The questions covered during this segment

• Teachers end up cutting off the HVAC because it interferes with the class, is the noise in the room something you are planning for?
• Can you tell us about the technology? Wireless of course, but what is there in the cutting edge?
• Are you going to have virtual desktops?
• Can you facilitate the traffic situation?
• I don't want to minimize the traffic situation, it hasn't been done right at any of the schools!
• Where are you going to hold the 4th of July fireworks?

Without further ado, here is the recording from Thursday evening Nov 17th

(audio)

Be sure to listen to the other parts of the series:

Part 1 – introduction and evolution of model school invitation
Part 2 - Jim Jordan, partner and owner of Ai3 Architects provides an overview of the building
Part 3 – Q and A: educational space and construction cost
Part 4 – Q and A: various project costs and overall process
Part 5 – Q and A; cost of designing a green building and debt exclusion timing
Part 6 – Q and A; alternate fields and communication campaign

Part 8 – Q and A and closing

---- ---- ----

While this podcast is my public service effort for Franklin. I can use your help. How can you help, you ask?

If you like this, please tell your friends and neighbors
If you don't like this, please let me know.

This feedback loop is important. Thank you for listening.

For additional information, please visit Franklinmatters.org/
If you have questions or comments you can reach me directly at shersteve @ gmail dot com

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!

High School Project - Part 5 (audio)

The fifth segment of 8 recorded from the School Building Committee forum on the new high school held on Nov 17, 2011.

Time: 19 minutes, 17 seconds



MP3 File

Show Notes

This internet radio show or podcast is number 97 in the series for Franklin Matters.

This is the fifth of a series of 8 audio segments recorded during the informational session on the new high school. The forum was conducted by the School Building Committee and held at the Horace Mann Auditorium on Thursday, Nov 17, 2011.

This fifth segment continues the Question and Answer period with Tom Mercer (School Building Committee Chair), Jim Jordan (partner and owner of Ai3 Architects) and Sean Fennell (Project Manager) providing answers. Ed Cafasso, a member of the School Building Committee, chimes in to talk about the communication process.

The questions covered during this segment

• What is the scale of savings talked about for energy rebates?
• What is the cost of designing a green building?
• How do we package this building to sell it well?
• Do you have the numbers on what the total cost would be?
• Is the Remington/Jefferson debt exclusion coming off the books around the same time?
• Does anyone have statistics on house valuations for districts with good schools?
• Does the tax figure include the reimbursements?

Without further ado, here is the recording from Thursday evening Nov 17th

(audio)

Be sure to listen to the other parts of the series:

Part 1 – introduction and evolution of model school invitation
Part 2 - Jim Jordan, partner and owner of Ai3 Architects provides an overview of the building
Part 3 – Q and A: educational space and construction cost
Part 4 – Q and A: various project costs and overall process

Part 6 – Q and A
Part 7 – Q and A
Part 8 – Q and A and closing

---- ---- ----

While this podcast is my public service effort for Franklin. I can use your help. How can you help, you ask?

If you like this, please tell your friends and neighbors
If you don't like this, please let me know.

This feedback loop is important. Thank you for listening.

For additional information, please visit Franklinmatters.org/
If you have questions or comments you can reach me directly at shersteve @ gmail dot com

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!

High School Project - Part 6 (audio)

This is part 6 of 8 from the School Building Committee Information Forum on the new high school project held Nov 17,2011

Time: 18 minutes, 37 seconds




MP3 File

Show Notes:

This internet radio show or podcast is number 98 in the series for Franklin Matters.

This is the sixth of a series of 8 audio segments recorded during the informational session on the new high school. The forum was conducted by the School Building Committee and held at the Horace Mann Auditorium on Thursday, Nov 17, 2011.

This sixth segment continues the Question and Answer period with Tom Mercer (School Building Committee Chair), Jim Jordan (partner and owner of Ai3 Architects) and Sean Fennell (Project Manager) providing answers. School Superintendent Maureen Sabolinski joins the conversation to provide some key answers (for example on the cluster model and visioning process and how the high school education can lead to better vocational choices).

The questions covered during this segment

• Where will they play while the fields are being used to build the school?
• The new fields, will they be seed or turf?
• In your campaign, how are you approaching those without school age children?
• You seemed to have been surprised about the cluster arrangement, if we are designing a building can we validate that this is a good thing to do?

Without further ado, here is the recording from Thursday evening Nov 17th

(audio)

Be sure to listen to the other parts of the series:

Part 1 – introduction and evolution of model school invitation
Part 2 - Jim Jordan, partner and owner of Ai3 Architects provides an overview of the building
Part 3 – Q and A: educational space and construction cost
Part 4 – Q and A: various project costs and overall process
Part 5 – Q and A; cost of designing a green building and debt exclusion timing

Part 7 – Q and A
Part 8 – Q and A and closing

---- ---- ----

While this podcast is my public service effort for Franklin. I can use your help. How can you help, you ask?

If you like this, please tell your friends and neighbors
If you don't like this, please let me know.

This feedback loop is important. Thank you for listening.

For additional information, please visit Franklinmatters.org/
If you have questions or comments you can reach me directly at shersteve @ gmail dot com


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!

High School Project - Part 3 (audio)

This is the second third segment from the School Building Committee Informational Forum held Nov 17, 2011.



MP3 File

Time: 13 minutes, 54 seconds

Show Notes:

This internet radio show or podcast is number 95 in the series for Franklin Matters.

This is the third in a series of 8 audio segments recorded during the informational session on the new high school. The forum was conducted by the School Building Committee and held at the Horace Mann Auditorium on Thursday, Nov 17, 2011.

This third segment picks up with the start of the Question and Answer period. Sean Fennell, the Project Manager joins the dialogue to provide some answers

Questions covered during this segment include

• Can you define educational space?
• How can students adapt to the newer hallways?
• When looking at the four model schools, was construction cost part of the criteria?

Without further ado, here is the recording from Thursday evening Nov 17th

(audio)

Be sure to listen to the other parts of the series:

Part 1 – introduction and evolution of model school invitation
Part 2 – Jim Jordan, principal and owner of Ai3 provides an overview of the proposed model

Part 4 - Q and A
Part 5 - Q and A
Part 6 - Q and A
Part 7 - Q and A
Part 8 – Q and A and closing

---- ---- ----

While this podcast is my public service effort for Franklin. I can use your help. How can you help, you ask?

If you like this, please tell your friends and neighbors
If you don't like this, please let me know.

This feedback loop is important. Thank you for listening.

For additional information, please visit Franklinmatters.org/
If you have questions or comments you can reach me directly at shersteve @ gmail dot com

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!

High School Project - Part 4 (audio)

This is part 4 of 8 from the School Building Committee Information Forum on the new high school project held Nov 17,2011




MP3 File

Time: 16 minutes, 16 seconds

Show Notes:

This internet radio show or podcast is number 96 in the series for Franklin Matters.

This is the fourth of a series of 8 audio segments recorded during the informational session on the new high school. The forum was conducted by the School Building Committee and held at the Horace Mann Auditorium on Thursday, Nov 17, 2011.

This fourth segment continues the Question and Answer period with Tom Mercer (School Building Committee Chair), Jim Jordan (partner and owner of Ai3 Architects) and Sean Fennell (Project Manager) providing answers.

The questions covered during this segment

• Once the drawing is done there will be a bid process?
• What is the purpose of the courtyard in the center?
• How do you compare in dollars per square foot?
• What would be the project cost for Franklin?
• What number will be presented when the voters get to the polls?
• How are the utilities involved at this point?
• Has the Franklin Facilities Dept been involved?
• At what point is the commissioning agent brought into the project and how is it done?

Without further ado, here is the recording from Thursday evening Nov 17th

(audio)

Be sure to listen to the other parts of the series:

Part 1 – introduction and evolution of model school invitation
Part 2 - Jim Jordan, partner and owner of Ai3 Architects provides an overview of the building
Part 3 – Q and A – first set of questions

Part 5 - Q and A
Part 6 - Q and A
Part 7 - Q and A
Part 8 – Q and A and closing

---- ---- ----

While this podcast is my public service effort for Franklin. I can use your help. How can you help, you ask?

If you like this, please tell your friends and neighbors
If you don't like this, please let me know.

This feedback loop is important. Thank you for listening.

For additional information, please visit Franklinmatters.org/
If you have questions or comments you can reach me directly at shersteve @ gmail dot com

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!

High School Project - Part 1 (audio)

The first of 8 segments recorded during the School Building Committee Informational Forum held on Nov 17, 2011



Time: 22 minutes, 45 seconds

Show Notes

This internet radio show or podcast is number 93 in the series for Franklin Matters.

This is the first of a series of 8 audio segments recorded during the informational session on the new high school. The forum was conducted by the School Building Committee and held at the Horace Mann Auditorium on Thursday, Nov 17, 2011.

This first segment covers the opening remarks by School Building Committee Chair Tom Mercer.

Tom review the origins of the planning for the school, the drafting of four plans including a couple of renovation options, and eventually the invitation by the MSBA to join the Model School program. This option provides the best reimbursement rate to the tax payers of Franklin. While some may still say that renovation is the way to go, there is no money for reimbursement of renovation costs for the field house from the state.

If Franklin insists on renovation, then the entire bill would be paid for the the taxpayers of Franklin. If the model school option is approved, then up to 58% of the costs would be paid for by the Commonwealth.

Fact:
New facility is 306,543 sq. feet.
Existing facility is 312,571 sq. feet

While the new high school would be about 6,000 sq foot smaller, it would increase the educational space by 30,000 sq feet. One factor for this increase is that the number of classrooms increases from 52 today to 58 in the proposed facility.


Without further ado, here is the recording from Thursday evening Nov 17th

(audio)


Be sure to listen to the other parts of the series:

Part 2 – Jim Jordan, partner and owner of Ai3 Architects – overview of the project
Part 3 - Q and A
Part 4 - Q and A
Part 5 - Q and A
Part 6 - Q and A
Part 7 - Q and A
Part 8 – Q and A and closing


---- ---- ----

While this podcast is my public service effort for Franklin. I can use your help. How can you help, you ask?

If you like this, please tell your friends and neighbors
If you don't like this, please tell me.

This feedback loop is important. Thank you for listening.

For additional information, please visit Franklinmatters.org/
If you have questions or comments you can reach me directly at shersteve @ gmail dot com

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!

High School Project - Part 2 (audio)

This is the second segment from the School Building Committee Informational Forum held Nov 17, 2011.




Time: 19 minutes, 54 seconds

Show Notes

This internet radio show or podcast is number 94 in the series for Franklin Matters.

This is the second of a series of 8 audio segments recorded during the informational session on the new high school. The forum was conducted by the School Building Committee and held at the Horace Mann Auditorium on Thursday, Nov 17, 2011.

This second segment picks up with School Building Committee Chair Tom Mercer introducing Jim Jordan, partner and owner of Ai3 Architects.

Jim introduces members of his team and then gets into some background information on his firm. How they have worked designing schools and how the MSBA developed the 'model school' program. There is an additional 5% reimbursement available from participation in the 'model school' program.

Whitman-Hanson was the facility they designed that serves as one of the four model schools and the one Franklin has chosen.

Facts:

• The model proposed will include an 850 seat auditorium
• Dec 9th due date for the project scope and budget package that will be submitted to MSBA (first real dollars associated with the total project)
• 60% construction documents due approximately in April 2012
• 6 cost estimates done and validated at three different times along the way
• Construction could begin in the Fall of 2012

Without further ado, here is the recording from Thursday evening Nov 17th

(audio)

Be sure to listen to the other parts of the series:

Part 1 – introduction and evolution of model school invitation

Part 3 - Q and A
Part 4 - Q and A
Part 5 - Q and A
Part 6 - Q and A
Part 7 - Q and A
Part 8 – Q and A and closing

---- ---- ----

While this podcast is my public service effort for Franklin. I can use your help.
How can you help, you ask?

If you like this, please tell your friends and neighbors
If you don't like this, please let me know.

This feedback loop is important. Thank you for listening.

For additional information, please visit Franklinmatters.org/
If you have questions or comments you can reach me directly at shersteve @ gmail dot com

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!

High School Design Photos

Three of the display boards available Thursday night at the first of a series of informational sessions on the new high school are shown here.


The first shows some views of the building being proposed.

The second shows the positioning of the new building where current ball fields are located. The existing building would be removed and replaced by the ball fields shown in this layout.

This photo shows the layout of the third floor of the new building. The area to the right is classroom space. The area to the left would be inaccessible areas for the two floors below.

"Everyone's number one thing is cost"

Franklin's proposed school is based on a state-approved model, Whitman-Hanson High School, built by architectural company Ai3. School officials expect 57.8 percent reimbursement in state funds for using the plans. 

"We really think this is education for the 21st century ... and it can be adapted down the road for who knows what happens in 40, 50 years," Superintendent Maureen Sabolinski said. 

The town has hired Ai3 to modify the Whitman-Hanson design to fit Franklin. The project requires state approval at several points, and eventually voters will have to decide whether to fund the project with a debt-exclusion override. 

The current high school does not comply with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act, which has put Franklin on the warning list to lose its accreditation.

Read more: http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/education/x131606840/Franklin-residents-want-to-make-sure-new-high-school-adds-up#ixzz1e3OJ32e3


I was able to record some video of the presentation and discussion. You can view that here.
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2011/11/live-broadcast-school-building-forum.html

Additional audio segments will be posted once they are available

High School Project - Nov 17, 2011 (audio)

This is the collection of audio segments recorded during the informational session on the new high school. The forum was conducted by the School Building Committee and held at the Horace Mann Auditorium on Thursday, Nov 17, 2011.


Part 1 – introduction and evolution of model school invitation
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2011/11/high-school-project-part-1-audio.html


Part 2 - Jim Jordan, partner and owner of Ai3 Architects provides an overview of the building
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2011/11/high-school-project-part-2-audio.html


Part 3 – Q and A: educational space and construction cost
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2011/11/high-school-project-part-3-audio.html


Part 4 – Q and A: various project costs and overall process
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2011/11/high-school-project-part-4-audio.html


Part 5 – Q and A; cost of designing a green building and debt exclusion timing
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2011/11/high-school-project-part-5-audio.html


Part 6 – Q and A; alternate fields and communication campaign 
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2011/11/high-school-project-part-6-audio.html


Part 7 – Q and A; building size, school population, and accreditation 
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2011/11/high-school-project-part-7-audio.html

Part 8 – Q and A; technology enhancements and traffic concerns; closing
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2011/11/high-school-project-part-8-audio.html

Live broadcast - School Building Forum

The first hour and fifteen 26 minutes were recorded and simultaneously broadcast live from the Horace Mann Auditorium. The remaining portion of the event will be made available as soon as possible.

The presentation begins about 13 minutes into this recording...




The video did not turn out very well. The audio recording was much better quality and available in eight parts for ease of listening. All eight parts can be found here:
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2011/11/high-school-project-nov-17-2011-audio.html

MSBA: Model School (video)

The MSBA produced this video to show some of the features of the model school program, in particular - the first one - Whitman-Hanson. This is the model that Franklin is proposing to utilize.





Impressive!

Participate in the information forum on Thursday, Nov 17 at 7:00 PM. Horace Mann Auditorium
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=195429933870846

Review the FAQs prepared by the Building Committee here

For more information on the MSBA visit their website



Note: email subscribers will need to click through to Franklin Matters to view the video