Franklin, MA: School Committee - Meeting Agenda for Mar 14, 2023 - 7 PM

Franklin School Committee

March 14, 2023 - 7:00 PM

Municipal Building – Council Chambers

Call to Order                                              Ms. Spencer

Pledge of Allegiance

Moment of Silence

I. Routine Business

A. Review of Agenda

B. Payment of Bills Mr. McNeill

C. Payroll Ms. Spencer

D. FHS Student Representative Comments

E. Superintendent’s Report

II. Guests/Presentations

A. Parmenter Highlights

B. FY24 Superintendent’s Recommended Budget

III. Discussion/Action Items

A. Franklin School Committee Resolution Special Education Circuit Breaker Funding

I recommend support of the resolution for Special Education Circuit Breaker

funding as discussed.  https://www.franklinps.net/sites/g/files/vyhlif4431/f/uploads/discussion_action_a_-_resolution-_circuit_breaker.pdf

B. Franklin School Committee Resolution Universal Free School Meals

I recommend support of the resolution for Universal Free School Meals as

discussed.  https://www.franklinps.net/sites/g/files/vyhlif4431/f/uploads/discussion_action_b_-_resolution_free_meals.pdf

IV. Discussion Only Items

A. none

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 the February 28, 2023 School

Committee meeting as detailed.

B. JFK Gift

I recommend acceptance of a check for $1158.60 from the JFK PCC for

supplemental supplies as detailed.

VII. Citizen’s Comments

VIII. New Business

To discuss any future agenda items

IX. Executive Session

a. Pursuant to M.G.L. c. 30A, §21(a)(3) to discuss strategy with respect to

collective bargaining with the Van Drivers, Cafeteria, ESP/LPN and

Secretaries units as an open meeting may have a detrimental effect on

the bargaining position of the School Committee and the chair so

declares.

X. Adjournment 

The agenda doc includes remote participation info ->   https://www.franklinps.net/sites/g/files/vyhlif4431/f/agendas/scagenda_3-14-23.pdf

The meeting packet folder contains the documents released for this meeting (not all documents are released Before the meeting)

https://www.franklinps.net/district/meeting-packets/pages/march-14-2023-school-committee-meeting-packet

Franklin, MA: School Committee - Meeting Agenda for Mar 14, 2023 - 7 PM

Franklin Senior Center update on opening status for week of March 13 - 17, 2023

Hello Everyone!

Next week, the Franklin Senior Center will continue to be open only partially. The Senior Center's Common Grounds Café and attached multipurpose room will be open and fully functional. Although the rest of the building will still be inaccessible, we are able to have breakfast and lunch daily, as well as varied programming throughout the week! Everyone will need to enter through the multi purpose room doors (to the left of the main entrance), as entrance into the lobby will be prohibited while construction is happening. 

On Wednesday, March 15th, there will not be any programming at the Senior Center and the café will be closed due to our Annual Corned Beef and Cabbage Dinner with the Franklin Fire Dept., which is already sold out!

The programming schedule will be posted on our website and social media, or you can give us a call at 508-520-4945 to see what programs are available to you if you do not have computer access.

The hope is the rest of the building is mostly back is open as of the following Monday, March 20th.

Thanks for your understanding and patience!

-Danielle Hopkins, 
Franklin Senior Center Director

Audio file ->  https://franklin-ma-matters.captivate.fm/episode/franklin-senior-center-update-on-opening-status-for-week-of-march-13-2023

programming schedule

Franklin Senior Center update on opening status for week of March 13 - 17,  2023

Participate in the virtual Redistricting Analysis Forum - March 13 at 6 PM; or at least provide input to the survey

Did you miss the first Redistricting Analysis forum on March 7? Join us March 13, at 6 PM, via Zoom https://buff.ly/3miXR6e 

The same information as presented on March 7 will be covered as well on March 13. Unable to participate in either session? We encourage you to review the presentation & complete the corresponding survey.

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

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

Redistricting Analysis Forum - March 13 at 6 PM

Shared from Twitter -> https://twitter.com/FranklinPSNews/status/1633588658484953088

When "No" means "yes, but not now - wait a year"

Per Alan Earl's update in the recent Franklin Observer about the proposed demolition of the carriage house at 201 Main St:

"After some more comments from Kelly and questions and comments from commissioners, the chair, Mary Olsson, asked for and received a motion to close the hearing. She then asked for a motion to approve the demolition. The motion was duly made and seconded and each commissioner, including the chair then voted and all voted no.

That vote sets the clock ticking on a one year delay, after which, the Archdiocese will be free to bulldoze the site if it hasn't found another alternative to demolition in the meantime."

Per email with Mary Olsson to clarify the "No" vote, she responded

"Sadly the only power we have is to delay the demolition of a building for one year. In that time we hope that the owner would come up with some alternative to bulldozing the building. 

After the one year, they can do as they please. In the case of the carriage house, because of it's historic significance and certainly it's uniqueness, there will be some effort to save the building one way or another. 

But you are correct, it's 'no' for now, but eventually 'yes' if they so choose.

The meeting agenda (originally scheduled for Feb 22, then rescheduled at last minute to March 8)  https://www.franklinmatters.org/2023/02/reminder-historical-commission.html
 

The Franklin Observer article -> https://franklinobserver.town.news/g/franklin-town-ma/n/148401/demolition-carriage-house-denied-historical-commission

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view from Queen St

view from Queen St & Pleasant St corner

view to main entrance (Pleasant St behind the building)

view of parking lot side of building

view from parking lot & Pleasant St corner of building

One Day Away!! - LiveARTS Young Artists Showcase - March 12, 2023 - 3 PM

Mar. 12th at 3:00pm at the First Universalist Society in Franklin

Hear them here first! Young Artists Showcase Join us this coming Sunday, March 12.   This Sunday, come and join us for LiveARTS' very first Young Artists Showcase! This is a very special opportunity to meet and support the emerging artists of tomorrow. You won't want to miss it! Program to include Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata, Donizetti's Una Furtiva Lagrima, Mendelssohn's Rondo Capriccioso, and much more! This Sunday, March 12 - Time: 3:00 PM Location: First Universalist Society of Franklin, 262 Chestnut St., Franklin MA Presenting students from the studios of  master teachers and performers: Victor Rosenbaum Marilyn Roth (New England Conservatory) Tanya Schwartzman (Sharon Academy of Music) Sandra Evans (Chaminade Club of Attleboro) Sooyun Kim (Longy School of Music) Sheila Falls and Joanne Mouradjian (Wheaton College) Tickets     Adults- $25.00   Students (18 and under)- by donation   Tickets available at the door   Accessible Parking and Building  Visit our website liveartsma.org to purchase tickets on-line and for more information. Copyright © 2022 LiveARTS, Franklin, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: LiveARTS, P.O. Box 678, Franklin, MA 02038

Spring ahead!! And lock your car(s)

"Here’s your friendly reminder to lock your cars. When you turn in for the night…lock your cars. 

When you run into a store…lock your cars. 

When your car is parked in your driveway or your neighborhood and you think, my car will never be broken into…lock your cars. 

When your car is unattended for any amount of time…lock your cars.

Communities across Massachusetts are experiencing larcenies from motor vehicles believed to be conducted by the “Felony Lane Gang.” Their MO is simple. They check for unlocked and unattended cars, IDs, purses, debit cards, and checkbooks. 

They’ll then try to cash or withdraw large amounts of money from these accounts. 

Prevent yourself from being their next victim by…locking your cars."

 

Shared from Franklin (MA) Police Dept Instagram ->   https://www.instagram.com/p/CpnbiiQOBJP/

Franklin Police Dept -> https://www.franklinma.gov/police-department

Spring ahead!! And lock your car(s)

Thick Paint Extravaganza Plein Air! - Workshop on June 3, 2023

The Franklin Art Association is sponsoring a plein air landscape acrylic painting workshop with acclaimed artist and instructor Lenny Moskowitz on Saturday, June 3, 2023, from 10 AM to 5 PM. 

The workshop will take place at Charles River & Mine Brook riverside junction in Franklin, 11 Haverstock Road, Franklin (backyard of FAA Vice President Susan Plume).  For more information, see the attached flyer. 

The deadline for signups is May 20, 2023 and the fee is $75.  

The class size is limited to 8, so to reserve your spot (contact susan_plume@yahoo.com and mail your check for $75 payable to Franklin Art Association to:  Treasurer, Franklin Art Association, 279 East Central Street, PMB 289, Franklin MA 02038

Shared from ->   https://facebook.com/groups/1551606135109407/permalink/3398350553768280/

   

Thick Paint Extravaganza Plein Air! - Workshop on June 3, 2023

Night Owl Farm: Farm Fact Friday - Tatsoi Flowers

View this email in your browser ✨Farm Fact Friday✨ Tatsoi Flowers! Oh my gosh these are delicious. Tatsoi usually looks like a mini spinach leaf, and cooks just like it! The greens taste like a mix between spinach and Bok Choy. Many of you have tried tatsoi and have come back for more! We have had tatsoi in our greenhouse all winter (also called "overwintering") and we've been able to harvest about every 2-4 weeks. Now that the days are getting longer, the plant's natural response is to bolt (grow flowers) and try to produce offspring. Usually for other crops (lettuce in particular) bolting means it's no longer good as it turns extremely bitter and unappetizing. Lucky for us, however, tatsoi flowers are DELICIOUS. Like a sweet, tender broccoli. We will have a limited supply at the market tomorrow, so you have a chance to try this limited time crop! These are so yummy that cooking is unnecessary, but if you are not a fan of raw veggies, then a *quick* sauté will do it! Think of it kind of like broccolini. The flowers can be open or closed, they are equally tasty. Copyright (C) 2023 Night Owl Farm, LLC. All rights reserved.

Franklin's Event Outlook: Mar 10, 2023 to Mar 16, 2023

It is a Winter Farmers Market weekend along with the opening of the FPAC performance of "Something Rotten!" and time for the Second Sunday speaker series to continue at the Historical Museum with a talk on the stories behind the graveyard plots in the cemetery. 

Friday, March 10

4:30pm - Papalias Wood-Fired Pizza (food truck) (67 Degrees Brewery)

5:30pm - The McCrites (live music) (67 Degrees Brewery)

7:30pm - Something Rotten! (ticketed event) (FPAC at THE BLACK BOX)

Saturday, March 11

10:00am - Winter Farmers Market (Fairmount Fruit Farm)

10:00am - Franklin Historical Museum (always free)

12:00pm - Battuto  (food truck) (67 Degrees Brewery)

12:00pm - Cousins Maine Lobster (food truck) (La Cantina Winery)

3:00pm - Irish in America Concert (free concert)  (Franklin Public Library)

5:30pm - Anna Freitas Trio  (live music) (67 Degrees Brewery)

7:30pm - Something Rotten! (ticketed event) (FPAC at THE BLACK BOX)

Sunday, March 12 - Daylight Saving Time starts

1:00pm - Franklin Historical Museum (always free)

1:15pm - Second Sunday Speaker (Franklin Historical Museum)

2:00pm - Something Rotten! (ticketed event) (FPAC at THE BLACK BOX)

3:00pm - LiveARTS: Artistry! (ticketed event) (LiveARTS at FUSF)

Tuesday, March 14

7:00pm - FBRTC Meeting (monthly meeting) 

7:00pm - Yankee Quilters (Emma’s Quilt & Cupboard)

7:00pm - An America Divided (virtual event) (Franklin Public Library)

Wednesday, March 15

12:00pm - Historical Sites of Massachusetts Series - Boston African American National Historic Site (Franklin Public Library)

1:00pm - Senior Scribblers (writing group) (Franklin TV Studio)

7:00pm - Navigating College Admissions in 2023 (virtual event) (Franklin Public Library)

Thursday, March 16

8:30am - Town Council Office Hours (Franklin Senior Center)

10:00am - Writer's Quiet Space (Escape Into Fiction)

7:00pm - St. Patrick's Day Paint Night (ticketed event) (67 Degrees Brewery)

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The Franklin Art Association Art Gallery remains open during business hours at Escape into Fiction (Main St, Franklin)

Find the full Community event calendar  https://www.franklinmatters.org/p/blog-page.html

The Cultural calendar displays only the cultural events      https://www.franklinculture.org/things-do/pages/calendar

If you have an event to add to the calendar, you can use the form to submit it for publication:  https://forms.gle/oPdi8X3ZbHHyrHzo6

The Town meeting calendar is found  https://www.franklinma.gov/calendar
The School district calendar is found  https://www.franklinps.net/calendar-by-event-type/26 

Franklin's Event Outlook: Mar  10, 2023 to Mar 16, 2023