Info night for Gr Franklin Distinguished Young Women Program - Nov 14

Calling all juniors in high school who want to earn scholarship money and learn how to be their best self. Join us for our info night as we welcome new members of the Class of 2019!

The Franklin Distinguished Young Women program is an official local preliminary of Distinguished Young Women, a national scholarship program that promotes and rewards scholarship, leadership, and talent in young women.

When: November 14, 2018 at 7 PM – 8:30 PM
Where: Hockomock YMCA, 45 Forge Hill Rd, Franklin, Massachusetts 02038

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Info night for Gr Franklin Distinguished Young Women Program - Nov 14

Live reporting: Information Matters

4. Discussion Only Items

5. Information Matters
a. School Committee Sub-Committee Reports 
Budget
pre-meeting for the Joint Budget Subcommittee meeting scheduled for Weds

Community Relations
past coffee at Senior Center, a real fun meeting to have
next up at Oct 3, FHS Library
homework policy theme

meeting to talk about social media, newsletter
tie to the Senior Center, calendar linking to the community
at the Harvest Festival - Oct 13
looking for shift help from 11-4 to help man the booth

Policy
next meeting Oct 17, 7:00

Transportation

Public Schools Advocacy
meeting Tue, Oct 2 at Franklin TV

Ad Hoc Superintendent’s Evaluation

b. School Committee Liaison Reports 
Joint PCC
importance of volunteers, hot days at Davis Thayer - how to deal with, work underway
importance of school councils

Substance Abuse Task Force
meeting in Nov

School Wellness Advisory Council [SWAC]
met at FHS, reviewed the calendar for the year, to establish new goals
looking to expand some goals for continuity and equity sake
looking for strong goals rather than multiple goals
same three goals as District and looking to link with SEL goals to avoid redundancy

School Start Times Advisory Committee [SSTAC]
survey coming out
research says to change, options to be reviewed
busing would be required under the proposals
busing could be more efficient per the bus company, three tiers would be done with less buses total if start times were enough apart


MASC
delegate resolution to bring forward for discussion


6. New Business
a. To discuss any future agenda items

next meeting to be a workshop format
committee self evaluation

superintendent goals
official enrollment as of Oct 1

Live reporting: Information Matters - updates

4. Discussion Only Items 
none 

5. Information Matters
a. School Committee Sub-Committee Reports

Budget
meeting with joint subcommittee - Sep 26, meeting to be scheduled prior to

Community Relations; 
coffee, next Sep 14 at Senior Center - theme - middle school
Oct, 3, Nov 3, and Dec 5
Sep 25 planning meeting
Oct 13 - Harvest Festival planning for space
there are other forums, not just the School COmmittee meetings
next newsletter in Sep

Policy
no meeting tomorrow night
Weds Sep 12, Oct 17 meetings for policy work

Public Schools Advocacy
handbook meeting


b. School Committee Liaison Reports
Joint PCC 
Sep 24 next meeting, looking for agenda items

Substance Abuse Task Force

School Wellness Advisory Council [SWAC]
Sep 25

School Start Times Advisory Committee [SSTAC] 
Sep 17 steering committee, Sep 20 full meeting

MASC

6. New Business 
a. To discuss any future agenda items 
school improvement plans for middle and high school
elementary for meeting after to split that up
lifelong learning goals and plans
proposed presentation schedule for review

The Census Bureau Is Keeping Your Data Safe AUG. 13, 2018 The Census Bureau Is Keeping Your Data Safe Written by: Kevin Smith, Associate Director for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer, IT Directorate Protecting the data the U.S. Census Bureau collects is a critical part of our mission and our highest priority. We know the accuracy of our statistics depends on the accuracy of the data we collect. This means that the public must be able to trust us with their data so the Census Bureau can provide quality data about the people and economy of the United States. Some recent conversations in the public raised concerns about what we are doing to secure your data specifically for the 2020 Census. Our response was to address these concerns directly at the Census Bureau's next scheduled public forum, the 2020 Program Management Review, which was on August 3rd. My view of the underlying fear is "How do we know the Census Bureau is doing enough to protect our data if they are not saying enough about what they are doing?" I want to stress that our team has been doing everything we can to protect the data, but we are intentionally not saying everything we are doing. Our team is comprised of the Census Bureau, the Census Advisory Committees, federal oversight, the Federal Intelligence Community, and our industry partners. Our team knows the playbook, our collective skills, and our roles on the team to get the 2020 Census ahead of the game in cybersecurity. We have not shared our plans for cybersecurity with the public intentionally to not give the opposing team, adversaries wanting to discredit the federal government, an advantage. This is an ongoing communications challenge in cybersecurity that we will continue to pursue to ensure public confidence and trust in the Census Bureau.  It is important to state that Data Stewardship is engrained throughout the fabric of our culture. Every Census Bureau employee knows the importance of protecting respondent information from the beginning, when a respondent answers, to the end, when the statistical data products are released. Data Stewardship is a team effort including the people, processes, cybersecurity, and technology working together to protect data as dictated by law in Title 13. This is not new to the Census Bureau and encompasses decades of practice, training and behavior.  We have collaborated and coordinated across the federal government and industry to design the systems collecting data for the 2020 Census to secure your data while offering a fluid and balanced user experience. We have designed systems that employ best practice security techniques within our cloud technology to layer the entry into our systems, isolate responses from each other, and lock down data in a vault as quickly as possible after it is submitted. The operation of this design will help maintain the public's trust in us by allowing the Census Bureau to contain cybersecurity issues as soon as they are detected to protect data, while sustaining data collection services so respondents may continue to confidentially respond to the 2020 Census. We have put in place solutions that safeguard your data by encrypting the information, limiting access, and actively monitoring our systems to make sure the information stays secure. We have worked with the federal intelligence community and industry to put in place processes and technology to strengthen our cybersecurity posture and improve our incident response capabilities to proactively identify, detect, protect, respond and recover from potential cybersecurity issues as a collective unit. We continually work with cybersecurity experts to keep the technology protected and will continue to assure the public that responding to the Census Bureau, especially for the 2020 Census, is easy, safe, and important. Protection of your data is at the forefront of every decision we make at the Census Bureau. We take steps every day to protect your data. I recently described more in depth the areas in this blog and welcome you to review the recent 2020 Census Program Management Reviews (PMRs) if you want to learn more about how the Census Bureau is protecting your data. August 3, 2018 – 2020 Census Program Management Review https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/2020-census/planning-management/program-briefings/2018-08-03-pmr.html?eml=gd&utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery 2020 Census Cybersecurity Update, Kevin Smith, Associate Director for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial/2020/program-management/pmr-materials/08-03-2018/pmr-cybersecurity-08-03-2018.pdf?eml=gd&utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery  April 20, 2018 – 2020 Census Program Management Review https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/2020-census/planning-management/program-briefings/2018-04-20-pmr.html?eml=gd&utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery Updates on Cybersecurity and Systems Readiness, Update on Cybersecurity; Validating and Ensuring Data Integrity; and Update on Systems Readiness, Kevin Smith, Associate Director for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer; and Atri Kalluri, Chief, Decennial Information Technology Division https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial/2020/program-management/pmr-materials/04-20-2018/pmr-2020-systems-readiness-04-20-2018.pdf?eml=gd&utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery

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Live reporting: Information Matters

3. Discussion / Action Items
a. none

4. Discussion Only Items
a. none

5. Information Matters
a. Information Matters
School Committee Sub-Committee Reports 
(e.g. Budget;

Community Relations =looking at how to do something virtual, i.e. Twitter live chat or something

Policy - met on July 18, some policies underway, looking for additional input on social media 

Public Schools Advocacy; Ad Hoc Superintendent’s Evaluation

school committee handbook in process

b. School Committee Liaison Reports (e.g. Joint PCC; Substance Abuse Task
Force; School Wellness Advisory Council [SWAC];  all meeting in the fall

School Start Times Advisory Committee [SSTAC] 
connected with Mashpee on a survey they used and could be also adopted here

MASC
how to define a 'critical incident' in schools
everyone in school today was here post-Columbine

Summer workshop - Aug 7 at Dean

6. New Business
a. To discuss any future agenda items

school handbooks coming up next time, changes to be highlighted
they are published on the webpage all year

policy meeting on Aug 7, maybe some updates for 1st read

Live reporting: Information Matters

5. Information Matters 

a. School Committee Sub-Committee Reports 
Budget
presented to FinComm tonight, next up to Town Council May 16-17

Community Relations
next meeting May 11
working to prepare for a Franklin TV appearance

Policy

Public Schools Advocacy
day at the hill on Weds, Apr 25
bill dies in the consolidation process for the revision to the foundation budget

Ad Hoc Superintendent’s Evaluation
covered earlier

b. School Committee Liaison Reports 

Joint PCC

Substance Abuse Task Force

School Wellness Advisory Council [SWAC]
May 8

School Start Committee

6. New Business 
a. To discuss any future agenda items
presentation on transition program for Special Education
maybe policies coming from Policy subcommittee

Data Privacy Day is here; do you know where your data is?

The annual Data Privacy Day is here, so it is timely to share to more FTC Scam Alerts.

Data Privacy Day began in the United States and Canada in January 2008 as an extension of the Data Protection Day celebration in Europe. Data Protection Day commemorates the Jan. 28, 1981, signing of Convention 108, the first legally binding international treaty dealing with privacy and data protection. Data Privacy Day is observed annually on Jan. 28.

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Do Not Call registrations don’t expire

by Amy Hebert
Consumer Education Specialist, FTC

Someone pretending to be from the FTC is sending out fake emails telling people that their Do Not Call registration is expiring. The emails use the FTC’s logo and send people to a phony Do Not Call website to register their numbers again.

Don’t buy it. Do Not Call registrations never expire. Once you add a number to the Do Not Call Registry, you don’t need to register it again -- ever. We only remove your number when it’s disconnected and reassigned, or if you ask us to remove it.

Read more

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Scammers impersonate the Social Security Administration

by Ari Lazarus
Consumer Education Specialist, FTC

Your Social Security number is an important key for an identity thief. Scammers want it, and they think of all sorts of ways to trick you into giving it away.

Here at the Federal Trade Commission, we’re getting reports about calls from scammers claiming to be from the Social Security Administration. They say there’s been a computer problem, and they need to confirm your Social Security number.
Other people have told us that they have come across spoof websites that look like the place where you would apply for a new Social Security card – but these websites are actually a setup to steal your personal information.

Read more

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Find out more about data privacy and Stay Safe Online
https://staysafeonline.org/resource/stop-think-connect-tips-parents-raising-privacy-savvy-kids/

Find out about protecting your privacy online
https://staysafeonline.org/stay-safe-online/managing-your-privacy/

Data Privacy Day is here; do you know where your data is?

Live reporting: Discussion Only and Information Matters

4. Discussion Only Items
a. School Start Times Advisory Committee Update

56 mostly from parents and community, not enough from other stakeholder groups
looking to add some more dates and time commitment details together and bring back for 2nd February meeting

5. Information Matters
a. School Committee Sub-Committee Reports 

Budget - development fact sheet being distributed, capital requests reviewed

Community Relations - couple of meetings since last time including before this meeting; Educator Award program (investigation underway), coffee program (proposed dates evenings and Saturday; also a theme for the meeting - need to finalize locations and then publicize. Web site revision, new version of Schools and School Committee being reviewed; worked align to DIP of communications

Policy - several policies coming to first readings; revised Wellness received to be reviewed before bringing forward; no social media policy for staff currently

Public Schools Advocacy - forum Feb 13 coming up and planning for

Ad Hoc Superintendent’s Evaluation

b. School Committee Liaison Reports 

Joint PCC - meeting in Feb

Substance Abuse Task Force - meeting in Feb

School Wellness Advisory Council [SWAC] - policy under review (noted above)

MASC - poverty rate low for Franklin


6. New Business
a. To discuss any future agenda items
Valedictorian of FHS 2002 now lecturer at Kings College in Physics
in the 12 years leaving FHS she never had a female science teacher

DIP #3 core values being scheduled
Feb 27 first look at budget, as well as Start TImes apointment

Charles River Meadowlands Initiative: Information and Children's Reading - Feb 2

To kick of 2018, the Charles River Meadowlands Initiative will be holding an information session on Feb. 2, International Wetlands Day AND Groundhog Day. We will be offering literature, information and a slideshow from 3-6 PM at the Franklin Public Library in the ground floor meeting room. Feel free to stop by and encourage anyone who might be interested to come, too. 

In ADDITION, we are co-sponsoring a reading of meteorologist Mish Michael's book, Ms. G. and Her Shadowy Road to Fame -- a children's book loosely based on the state's real life "official" Groundhog! Franklin Town Councilor Melanie Hamblen will be the guest reader at 3:30 in the Children's Room at the Library. For further information about the Ms. G. program, contact Children's Librarian Calleigh Keating (ckeating@minlib.net).

http://www.mastategroundhog.com/ms-g/ms-gs-shadowy-road-to-fame

For more about the Ms. G. book
http://www.mastategroundhog.com/ms-g/ms-gs-shadowy-road-to-fame

For more about the Charles River Meadowlands Initiative
https://www.charlesrivermeadowlands.org/ 

Please provide your feedback on the Franklin (MA) Election Survey - 2017

With the election still a recent event, let's conduct a survey for the voters and residents of Franklin, MA to seek feedback on the recent Biennial Election. The voter 17% turnout was less than average. The information gathered here will hopefully be useful in improving the turnout for future elections.

The survey is meant gather the information anonymously. However, if you would be willing to provide more in depth responses, there  is an option to leave your contact information at the end of the survey.

This survey is being conducted by Steve Sherlock, Community Information Director (volunteer) for Franklin Matters. The information gathered by the survey will be shared and used as applicable to guide future informational sharing efforts. 

This is one in a series to help foster discussion on what Franklin should be like in 2028 and what we can do now to prepare.  #Franklin2028

http://www.franklinmatters.org/2017/11/what-will-franklin-be-like-in-2028.html





To share the survey with your family, friends, and neighbors you can send the link to this post or use this easy to remember link: 
http://bit.ly/FranklinElectionSurvey2017

Franklin Election Survey - 2017

NEHSCA Info Night - Nov 27 - 6:00 - 7:30 PM

Middle and High school mountain bike racing has come to New England. 

Monday November 27, 2017 at the Bellingham Public Library the Franklin/Bellingham based team Charles River Rats will be hosting an open house for people to come learn about riding and racing for their 5th - 12th grade kids. 

Reach out to coach Rob Rood @ overthesummitcoaching@gmail.com for more information. Stop by at any time to meet the coaches, league officials and team members.

11/27 6 PM - 7:30 PM 
Bellingham Public Library Community Room
100 Blackstone St, Bellingham, MA 02019

NEHSCA Info Night - Nov 27 - 6:00 - 7:30 PM

Regards,
Rob
Head Coach, Over The Summit Coaching
overthesummitcoaching@gmail.com
OverTheSummitCoaching.com

Biennial Town Election - Tuesday November 7, 2017

Biennial Town Election
Tuesday November 7, 2017   6 AM - 8 PM
Franklin High School - 218 Oak Street


For more information please click here
http://www.franklinma.gov/town-clerk/news/biennial-town-election-nov-7th-2017

Read more: http://www.franklinma.gov/node/142083

Biennial Town Election - Tuesday November 7, 2017

In addition to the Town of Franklin info, you can find the Election Collection here
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2017/08/election-collection-2017.html

FTC Scam Alert: Equifax isn’t calling

Many Franklinites are likely among those affected by the Equifax breach (as I was). Hence, this is worthy of sharing!

Equifax isn't calling by Lisa Weintraub Schifferle Attorney, FTC, Division of Consumer and Business Education Ring, ring. "This is Equifax calling to verify your account information." Stop. Don't tell them anything. They're not from Equifax. It's a scam. Equifax will not call you out of the blue. Follow the link to read more This is a free service provided by the Federal Trade Commission.

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Also from the Federal Trade Commission - What to do
https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/2017/09/equifax-data-breach-what-do

Cub Scout Information available at Town Common June 4

Franklin Cub Scout Packs will be holding an info and registration event on Sunday June 4th from 1-3pm on the Town Common. 

If you are interested in Cub Scouts for your son entering K-5th grade in the fall, please stop by and say hello! 

Leaders from the 3 Scout Packs in town will be onhand to answer your questions and help get you registered.

• Pack 92 serves families in Charter. Parmenter, and Jefferson schools. For more information visit us at http://franklinpack92.org

• Pack 17 serves families from Keller and Davis Thayer.  For more information visit http://pack17franklinma.scoutlander.com

• Pack 126 serves families from Kennedy and Oak Street schools.  For more information visit http://franklinpack126.org

https://franklinpack92.org/

Reminder: Public Information Session on Potential Impact of Spectra Pipeline - March 26

Public Presentation on the potential impact of an additional gas pipeline on the Franklin and Norfolk communities as well as surrounding towns.

Learn about:

• Proposed route through Franklin, Norfolk and other towns
• Possible safety, health and environmental impacts
• What other towns are doing nearby
• Question and answer period following the presentation

Sunday, March 26, 2017 

11:45 AM – 1:00 PM 

First Universalist Society  

262 Chestnut Street, Franklin

OPEN TO PUBLIC

For more information, contact Jim Hill, 508-528-4888 www.NOspectraMA.org

Public Presentation on Spectra Pipeline Potential Impact - March 26

Public Presentation on the potential impact of an additional gas pipeline on the Franklin and Norfolk communities as well as surrounding towns.

Learn about:

• Proposed route through Franklin, Norfolk and other towns
• Possible safety, health and environmental impacts
• What other towns are doing nearby
• Question and answer period following the presentation

Sunday, March 26, 2017 

11:45 AM – 1:00 PM 

First Universalist Society  

262 Chestnut Street, Franklin

OPEN TO PUBLIC

For more information, contact Jim Hill, 508-528-4888 www.NOspectraMA.org

Reminder: Info Night with the Charles River Rats - Jan 19 - 6:00 PM

Do you love riding your bike? Having fun and riding bikes is what we are all about!

Join us for an introduction to the New England High School Cycling Association (NEHSCA) and hear details about our racing season coming in the spring of 2017.

This will be the 2nd season for our regional team from Franklin, Medway, Millis,
Norfolk Bellingham and Wrentham to compete against other New England teams.

Boys and girls in grades 5-12 are eligible, no experience necessary. Our coaches will teach you all the skills you need.

What: Info Night with the Charles River Rats
When: Thursday, January 19th, 2017

Where: Franklin Recreation Department
275 Beaver Street Franklin, MA 02038

Time: 6:00PM – 7:30 PM

Contact: Rob Rood
Phone: 774-302-9883
Email: overthesummitcoaching@gmail.com
Web: www.nehsca.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/nehsca

image from http://www.nehsca.com/

Attention High School Juniors - Distinguished Young Women = Info Session - Oct 3

High School Juniors - It's that time of year again! First info session for Greater Franklin DYW Monday Oct. 3 at 7:30pm Hockomock YMCA. You will meet Franklin's own Massachusetts DYW 2017 Helen Huang.

Info session for Greater Franklin Distinguished Young Women Program for high school juniors- come learn about our scholarship program and meet our distinguished alumna.

October 3rd @ 7:30

Franklin Distinguished Young Women (Facebook photo)

Franklin Distinguished Young Women
Community Organization · Franklin, Massachusetts

The Franklin Distinguished Young Women program is an official local preliminary of Distinguished Young Women, a national scholarship program that promotes and rewards scholarship, leadership, and talent in young women.

http://franklin.ma.distinguishedyw.org/