In the News - Closing Davis Thayer not an Option

By Joyce Kelly/Daily News staff

GHS

Posted May 15, 2008 @ 09:46 PM

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FRANKLIN —

Shutting down Davis Thayer Elementary School to save money is not going to happen any time soon, or possibly ever, says Superintendent Wayne Ogden, despite suggestions to that effect.

Closing the 16-classroom elementary school on West Central Street was one of a number of ideas raised in conversations between town and school leaders as a way to salvage some cash.

Davis Thayer, the town's oldest elementary school, aside from the one-classroom Red Brick School, was singled out because of its relatively high cost per pupil, said Ogden, compared to the district's other, newer elementary schools: John F. Kennedy, Helen Keller, Jefferson, Gerald M. Parmenter and Oak Street.

Read the full article in the Milford Daily News here

School Committee Meeting 4/29/08

Audio segments from the meeting 4/29/08
(additional segments will be posted as time allows)

• Annie Sullivan: BC Poetry Contest Winners (audio)
• Annie Sullivan: Latin Awards (audio)
• Annie Sullivan: CSI Presentation (audio)
• FHS Student Representatives (audio)
• Accepting minutes, approving bills (audio)
• Citizens Comment: Chandler Creedon (audio)

Live reporting segments from the meeting 4/29/08

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Annie Sullivan: BC Poetry Contest Winners (audio)

From the Franklin School Committee meeting on 4/29/08, Annie Sullivan Middle School recognizes two winners of the Boston College Poetry contest.

Time: 3 minutes, 40 seconds



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Annie Sullivan: Latin Awards (audio)

From the Franklin School Committee meeting 4/29/08, the Annie Sullivan Middle School recognizes 14 students who passed a national Latin exam.

Time: 3 minutes, 38 seconds



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Annie Sullivan: CSI Presentation (audio)

From the Franklin School Committee meeting on 4/29/08, students from the Annie Sullivan Middle School deliver a presentation. They used scientific methods in a CSI type format to solve a "crime" in one of the classrooms.

There is a video presentation that accompanies this but the audio is still sufficient to hear the enthusiasum of the students and their project.

Time: 9 minutes, 38 seconds



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FHS Student Representatives (audio)

From the Franklin School Committee meeting 4/29/08, the two student representatives from Franklin High School provide their update on what is happening.

Time: 2 minutes, 1 second



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Accepting minutes, approving bills (audio)

From the School Committee meeting 4/29/08, the acceptence of prior meeting minutes and approval of bills and payroll.

Time: 1 minute, 38 seconds



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