Showing posts with label school committee. Show all posts
Showing posts with label school committee. Show all posts

Tuesday, February 24, 2026

What's happening in Franklin, MA: Tuesday, February 24, 2026 ???

Digging out from the snow underway .........

Schools (Franklin Public, Tri-County, BFCCPS, etc.) closed

Library, Senior Center, Municipal & Recreation Buildings closed

Curbside trash/recycling not happening today. Those scheduled for Monday are planned for Wednesday pickup, Tuesday on Thursday, Wednesday on Friday, Thursday on Saturday, and Friday on next Monday...

Elizabeth's Bagels closed Tuesday Feb 24

The Community Closet will be closed today (February 24) as we dig out from the Blizzard of ’26. We will be open next Tuesday, March 3, from 12-2p. Sorry for any inconvenience. Appointments can be made for later in the week.


What's happening in Franklin, MA: Tuesday, February 24, 2026 ???
What's happening in Franklin, MA: Tuesday, February 24, 2026 ???



***  Town Meetings today   ***

Massachusetts Strategic Health Group Meeting ????

Tuesday, February 24 Time: 1:00 PM

https://www.franklinma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_02242026-2151 


Franklin School Committee Meeting - confirmed as Remote Only

Tuesday, February 24 Time: 6:00 PM

https://www.franklinma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_02242026-2148 

 


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Saturday, February 21, 2026

Franklin, MA: Agenda for School Committee meeting Tuesday, Feb 24 at 6 PM

Franklin School Committee 
February 24, 2026 - 6:00 PM

Municipal Building – Council Chambers 


Call to Order Dr. Griffith
Announcements from the Chair
Pledge of Allegiance Moment of Silence

I. Routine Business
A. Review of Agenda
B. Payment of Bills Mr. Callaghan
C. Payroll Dr. Griffith
D. FHS Student Representative Comments
E. Superintendent’s Report


II. Guests/Presentations
A. none

III. Discussion/Action Items
A. Discussion Action A – FY27 Budget Vote
I recommend approval of the FY27 School Budget in the amount of
$72,341,254.00 as discussed.



B. Discussion Action B – 2026-27 School Calendar Vote

IV. Discussion Only Items
A. ACCEPT Annual Report Documents

V. Information Matters
A. School Committee Sub-Committee Reports
B. School Committee Liaison Reports

VI. Consent Agenda
A. Approval of Minutes
I recommend approval of the minutes from your February 10, 2026 School Committee meeting as detailed.
B.   FMS Gifts
I recommend the acceptance of $13,500.00 from the FMS PCC for Field Trips as detailed.

VII. Citizen’s Comments

VIII. New Business
To discuss any future agenda items

IX. Adjournment


Packet folder contains other docs released before (or after this session)
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Saturday, February 14, 2026

School Committee hear the details on "level service" budget that comes in at 2.5% increase (audio)

FM #1658 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 1658 in the series. 


This session shares the Franklin (MA) School Committee meeting held on Tuesday, February 10, 2026. All 7 members of the committee were present. 


Quick recap:

  • The committee conducted the budget hearing for the FY 2027 school budget. Excluding the health care costs ($8.8M), they presented a 'level service' budget that stays within a 2.5% increase. Multiple questions to clarify amounts, rational, and sometimes accounting moves were raised and discussed. Many compliments on the layout and clarity of the budget were provided to Supt Lucas Giguere and to Business Administrator Jana Melotti

  • The next step on the budget will be the School Committee vote on Feb 24. The complete timeline is provided in the budget folder


The recording runs about 2 hours and 45 minutes

Audio link - https://franklin-ma-matters.captivate.fm/episode/fm-1658-school-cmte-mtg-fy-27-budget-hearing-02-10-26/


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Additional links to the meeting recap, Franklin TV video, and key documents for this session

https://www.franklinmatters.org/2026/02/school-committee-hear-details-on-level.html    


the school budget for FY 2027
the school budget for FY 2027 
All the docs associated with the budget for FY 2027 

https://www.franklinps.net/documents/about-us/school-district-budget(2)/fy2027-budget/860340 


Budget timeline https://files-backend.assets.thrillshare.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/4780/Fpsd/37787646-f072-494b-b560-903c09ba25be/UPDATED_-_Budget_Calendar_FY27.pdf?disposition=inline


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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

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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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Friday, February 13, 2026

Community Relations Subcommittee - 2/09/26 meeting recording (exclusive audio)

The Community Relations subcommittee of the Franklin School Committee met on Monday, February 9, 2026 via remotely only.  Participating were Al Charles, Chair, Nadia Mausolf, Stephen Karunakaran, and Colin Boisvert, Operations Director. Yours truly participated and shares this recording.

The agenda topics:

• Finalize Mission Statement
• JGPR Overview
• Website Usage Metrics
• Quarterly Community Engagement Update
• Newsletter Planning

Link to agenda doc 




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Wednesday, February 11, 2026

School Committee hear the details on "level service" budget that comes in at 2.5% increase (video)

The Franklin (MA) School Committee met as scheduled on Tuesday, Feb 10, 2026. All 7 members were present for this session in Council Chambers.

Franklin TV video is available for replay - https://www.youtube.com/live/gzeG61qJFfU?&t=361


The 4 page budget summary used for the discussion can be found - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SpeLx7Zov0jH5Q-0P8FNjaLN3g3q1hlL/view?usp=drive_link

(This was made into a PDF from the hard copy available in Council Chambers. The formal posting is supposed to happen Wednesday along with the "budget book")

Quick recap
  • While level service there are 7 positions cut and 7 positions added so it washes out as no net change to head count.
  • The budget comes in at a 2.5% increase over last year. The health care costs are being transferred to the Town line 910 so an apples to apples comparison can be made for all budgets.
The slides shared were captured in one photo album

My notes are captured in one PDF doc



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Tuesday, February 10, 2026

What's happening in Franklin, MA: Tuesday, February 10, 2026 ???

Tuesday, February 10


12:00pm Community Closet (Franklin United Methodist Church)

Library & Senior Center events
Library & Senior Center events


For additional details on Library events -> 
For additional details on Senior Center events ->   

Note: Senior Center checking on why their events are suddenly being shown as "All Day". You can use the monthly newsletter for specific program/event times



***   Town Meetings today   ***


Bi-County Collaborative Meeting

Tuesday, February 10 Time: 2:30 PM

https://ma-franklin.civicplus.com/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_02102026-2132 


Franklin School Committee

Tuesday, February 10 Time: 6:00 PM

https://ma-franklin.civicplus.com/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_02102026-2129 


Friends of the Franklin Public Library Meeting

Tuesday, February 10 Time: 7:00 PM 

No agenda for this session


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Monday, February 9, 2026

What's happening in Franklin, MA: Monday, February 9, 2026 ???

Monday, February 9

Library & Senior Center events
Library & Senior Center events


For additional details on Library events -> 
For additional details on Senior Center events ->   

Note: Senior Center checking on why their events are suddenly being shown as "All Day". You can use the monthly newsletter for specific program/event times



***   Town Meetings today   ***


Franklin Housing Authority Meeting

Monday, February 9 Time: 4:30 PM

https://ma-franklin.civicplus.com/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_02092026-2126 


Franklin Public Schools Community Relations Subcommittee Meeting

Monday, February 9 Time: 6:30 PM

https://ma-franklin.civicplus.com/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_02092026-2123 


Planning Board Meeting

Monday, February 9 Time: 7:00 PM

https://ma-franklin.civicplus.com/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_02092026-2124 



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