Insights to the Special Education Program for Franklin Schools on tap at School Cmte Mtg 1/10/23

Among the items on the Franklin School Committee meeting scheduled for Tuesday, Jan 10 is a presentation on the Special Education program. View the slides here:   https://www.franklinps.net/sites/g/files/vyhlif4431/f/uploads/special_education_school_committee_presentation_january_10_2023-1.pdf

"Special Education is…

❏ Specially designed instruction to meet the unique needs of an eligible student, and/or

❏ Related services necessary to access and make progress within the general curriculum

❏ Special education services are a significant modification of content, instructional approach, instructional level or performance criteria"

Approx. 18% of the  total students within the school district receive special education. The presentation covers the legal background authorizing this program. 

The full agenda and documents released for this meeting can be found in the meeting packet folder-> https://www.franklinps.net/district/meeting-packets/pages/january-10-2023-school-committee-meeting-packet

Insights to the Special Education Program for Franklin Schools on tap at School Cmte Mtg 1/10/23

Did you know the National Register of Historic Districts lists 2 in Franklin, MA? (video)

This narrated PowerPoint presentation reveals details on the two National Register Historic Districts located in Franklin, Massachusetts.  The narration is presented by Reference Librarian Vicki Earls.

Video link -> https://youtu.be/KdGHozDRa1E

The National Register of Historic Districts lists 2 in Franklin, MA (video)

Franklin Public Schools: District Newsletter - November 2022

District highlights, School Committee Updates and more!

Franklin Public Schools District Newsletter November 2022 Food Services District Calendar School Committee Transportation 22-23 School Calendar Nov. 23 -25 Thanksgiving Break Dec. 7 - Early Release Day Access the 22-23 School Calendar  We're Back in Action! We are excited to welcome families from across the district and the greater Franklin Community to attend our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Deep Dives event! Join us as we dive deeper into the Climate and Culture findings from our 21-22 Equity Audit and look towards the development of our Equity Action Plan throughout the 2022-2023 year. During this session, community members will be able to engage with District Adminstration to discuss questions, concerns, experiences, and solutions. The event will be held at the Franklin Public Library meeting room (School Street entrance) on Saturday, 11/19 from 10am - 11:30am. You can review our D.E.I. Presentation to the School Committee here.   Art of Rangolis During Diwali Oak Street teachers Ms. Kinney teamed up with Mrs. Parikh to help share the history of Diwali with their classrooms. Students were able to learn more about how many other people from around the world as well as their peers, celebrate this holiday. Students even designed their very own Rangolis, which is an Indian art form typically displayed at entryways to welcome prosperity and blessings. This was a wonderful way for students to learn more about their friends.   Clock is Ticking to See Cinderella Franklin High School Theatre Company delivered a fantastic performance of Cinderella (Broadway Version) on Friday, November 11th. Audiences have two additional opportunity to experience this magical performance with shows... Saturday, November 18th at 7pm Sunday, November 19th at 7pm Be sure to grab your ticket before this horse drawn carriage bids farewell! Kindergarten Technology Win! Our Digital Learning Integrationists work to educate our FPS community on how to effectively utilize the variety of digital tools. Recently, our DLI's streamlined a way to assist our educators and kindergarteners during instances of digital enrichment. Logging into a Chromebook can be difficult for our kindergarten kiddos who are still learning their lowercase letters and digital skills. When it's time to sign into these Chromebooks using their logins, it can be a challenge to get a classroom to login quickly. DLI's and IT techs developed a system which allows kindergarteners to login using their own unique QR code while these young learners begin to develop the important skill of being able to enter user and password information independently. Now login is a breeze for these students and they get right to the planned digital activity. What was once a task that took 20-30 minutes to master, is now accomplished in under 3 minutes! The confidence in the faces of these young learners and their teachers show how much of a game changer this system is! Wednesday, November 16th was National Education Support Professionals Day! Our ESP's give their all to keep our schools running efficiently. We couldn't do it without our team of passionate and dedicated ESP's. Thank you for all that you do! Inclement Weather Procedure The FPS Inclement Weather Procedure outlines the decision making process for school cancellation or delays in response to weather related incidents. Families are encouraged to review the procedure as we enter the start of the winter season. View the procedure here. From the School Committee Redistricting Analysis As part of the Redistricting Analysis that is being done in collaboration with the Franklin School Committee, we established a Redistricting Advisory Group of 60 individuals composed of FPS parents/ guardians, educators, administrators. This group will meet with our redistricting consultant App Geo, through May 2023 to provide input, feedback, and local context on proposed scenarios to potential updates to attendance boundaries within Franklin. The initial meeting was held on Tuesday, November 15th.  The results and recommendations will be presented at the conclusion to the School Committee in the Spring of 2023. Any recommendations that may be approved by the School Committee will not go into effect during the 2022-2023 school year. The School Committee will continue to engage the public prior to reaching a final decision on any boundary adjustments. We encourage folks to review the materials from the November 15th meeting here. You can learn more about the Redistricting Advisory Committee here. Please join us for our next School Committee meeting on Tuesday, November 22nd, 2022 at 7pm. Were thankful for the support of our FPS Families, Faculty Staff and Franklin Community!   Franklin Public Schools www.franklinps.net

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Rausch vs. Dooley: A conversation with the candidates (video)

Watch a conversation with incumbent Sen. Rebecca L. Rausch (D) and challenger Rep. Shawn Dooley (R), the two candidates running for State Senate seat representing Needham and ten other communities that are part of the Norfolk, Worcester, and Middlesex districts.

YouTube link -> https://youtu.be/vihstS9bsIA

"The discussion will focus on business and economic development but other issues will be discussed as well. Charles River Regional Chamber President Greg Reibman will moderate."

Rausch vs. Dooley: A conversation with the candidates

Rausch vs. Dooley: A conversation with the candidates

Join the Charles River Regional Chamber of Commerce for a conversation with incumbent Sen. Rebecca L. Rausch (D) and challenger Rep. Shawn Dooley (R), the two candidates running for State Senate seat representing Needham and ten other communities that are part of the Norfolk, Worcester, and Middlesex district.

The discussion will focus on business and economic development but other issues will be discussed as well. Charles River Regional Chamber President Greg Reibman will moderate. 

Conducted via Zoom - registration required ->

https://nnchamber.chambermaster.com/eventregistration/register/11855

Additional details -> https://members.charlesriverchamber.com/events/details/rausch-vs-dooley-a-conversation-with-the-candidates-11855

Rausch vs. Dooley: A conversation with the candidates

Franklin Public Schools, MA: hiring a director of human resources

Franklin Public Schools, MA (@FranklinPSNews) tweeted Fri, Sep 30, 2022:

The Franklin Public School District is looking for an experienced, hands-on, Director of Human Resources to join our great team!

Access the posting here: https://t.co/ztwCsPLGyI https://t.co/PCCBoioWAe

Shared from Twitter -> https://twitter.com/FranklinPSNews/status/1575903456354672640?t=sVLrlvRFXbYQW5ft-fglBA&s=03

Franklin Public Schools, MA: hiring a director of human resources

School Committee hears the District Improvement Plan, elementary improvement plans, and approves consultant expense for redistricting study (audio)

This session shares the Franklin, MA School Committee meeting held on Tuesday, Sep 27, 2022. The meeting was conducted in the Council Chambers. 

School Committee Chair Denise Spencer opens the meeting at 7:00 PM. 

The show notes contain a link to the agenda and to my notes.

The recording runs about two hours, thirty-five minutes, so let’s listen to the Franklin School Committee on Sep 27, 2022.

Audio file -> https://franklin-ma-matters.captivate.fm/episode/fm-851-franklin-ma-school-committee-mtg-09-27-22

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Meeting agenda ->   https://www.franklinps.net/sites/g/files/vyhlif4431/f/uploads/scagenda_9-27-22.pdf

Meeting Packet Folder ->

https://www.franklinps.net/district/meeting-packets/pages/september-27-2022-school-committee-meeting-packet

School Committee page -> https://www.franklinps.net/district/school-committee 

My notes in this ThreadReader PDF ->  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1M0YYtKEh0vN20tg-CBcslcVsPE4D183W/view?usp=sharing 

Photos from the meeting (mostly screen shots of the presentations not yet posted to the packet folder)  https://photos.app.goo.gl/RD7WtNS9FvkdDwaS6

YouTube video replay for this meeting ->   https://youtu.be/buy1Dv9_HUk

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We are now producing this in collaboration with Franklin.TV and Franklin Public Radio (wfpr.fm) or 102.9 on the Franklin area radio dial. 

This podcast is my public service effort for Franklin but we can't do it alone. We can always use your help.

How can you help?

• If you can use the information that you find here, please tell your friends and neighbors

• If you don't like something here, please let me know

Through this feedback loop we can continue to make improvements. I thank you for listening.

For additional information, please visit Franklinmatters.org/ or www.franklin.news/

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!

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Closing out with Sara Ahern - 06/21/22 (audio)

FM #824 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 824 in the series. 

This session of the radio show shares my conversation with Franklin Public Schools Superintendent Sara Ahern. We had our conversation in person, in her office at the Municipal building, among boxes being packed as she readied to leave this role for her next chapter.  She is scheduled to take some time off before starting as Superintendent in Barnstable on July 1

We talk about 

• Her accomplishments over her time here

• Portrait of a Graduate probably the key item

• Multiple central office and district positions filled, leaving in good stead

• Inflection points

• Space needs & redistricting discussion started

• Budget always a challenge, perhaps more so with the ARPA funds expiring in 2024

The recording runs about 34 minutes, so let’s listen to my conversation with Sara

Audio file -> https://franklin-ma-matters.captivate.fm/episode/fm-824-closing-out-with-fps-supt-sara-ahern-06-21-22

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Barnstable Public Schools - Superintendent’s page (to be updated with Sara’s information in July, 2022)  https://www.barnstable.k12.ma.us/domain/42 

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We are now producing this in collaboration with Franklin.TV and Franklin Public Radio (wfpr.fm). 

This podcast is my public service effort for Franklin but we can't do it alone. We can always use your help.

 

How can you help?

• If you can use the information that you find here, please tell your friends and neighbors

• If you don't like something here, please let me know

Through this feedback loop we can continue to make improvements. I thank you for listening.

 

For additional information, please visit Franklinmatters.org/ or www.franklin.news

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!

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You can also subscribe and listen to Franklin Matters audio on iTunes or your favorite podcast app; search in "podcasts" for "Franklin Matters"

Closing out with Sara Ahern - 06/21/22 (audio)