This is #33 in the series of podcasts for Franklin Matters. The panel discussion was recorded at Franklin High School on Monday Mar 9, 2009 and split into three parts for ease of listening. This is part one of three.
Time: 24 minutes, 12 seconds
MP3 File
Session Notes: FM #33
Music intro
My intro
This internet radio show or podcast for Franklin Matters is number 33 in the series.
This session is a special one. On Monday morning, March 9, 2009, there was a panel discussion on the government and its role in the economy. The panel included Congressman James McGovern, State Senator Scott Brown, State Senator Karen Spilka, Majority Leader of the House, our own Representative Jim Vallee, Town Administrator Jeff Nutting, and Town Council Chairperson Chris Feeley. The panel was held at Franklin High School and put together by Michael Walsh. The moderator was FHS Senior April Crehan. The session was well attended by students but only a handful of citizens took part.
Now you can share in that opportunity. What follows is the audio recording of the panel discussion split into three parts.
The first part covers the introduction of the panel/moderator and the first question which all had a chance to talk to.
The second part covers three questions. The third part also covers three questions and the closing is cut off by the bell for the students to change class periods.
Thanks to all the panelists for sharing their thoughts in this forum. Thanks also to Mike Walsh for the opportunity to provide this recording for those who missed to take part.
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This podcast has been a public service provided to my fellow citizens of Franklin, MA
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If you have questions or comments you can reach me directly at shersteve @ gmail dot com
The musical intro and closing is from the Podsafe Music Network
Jon Schmidt - Powerful Exhilarating Piano Music
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Free US History Course from Stanford via iTunes
Sent to you by Steve Sherlock via Google Reader:
via Free Technology for Teachers by rbyrnetech@hotmail.com (Mr. Byrne) on 3/11/09
Once again through the great Open Culture blog, I learned about a free Stanford University course being published on iTunes U. Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Jack Rakove is teaching a course about Colonial and Revolutionary America. The course will cover all of the topics typical of early American history survey courses. You can find the course here or look in the Stanford section of iTunes U. When the course is complete there will be 30 lectures available, currently there are seven lecutures posted.Applications for Education
This course will cover topics that students have heard about from elementary school history teachers through high school history teachers. iTunes U provides high school students with an opportunity to learn in more depth about topics with which they are already familiar.
Things you can do from here:
- Subscribe to Free Technology for Teachers using Google Reader
- Get started using Google Reader to easily keep up with all your favorite sites
Franklin high school capital projects
I am trying a new service to share files in their original format and enable a conversation around their contents. Follow the link below to view the original PDF file format of Mike D'Angelo's memo to Wayne Ogden summarizing each of the capital projects where the projects were greater than $10,000. The sum total of all the projects was $6.5 million.
http://drop.io/FranklinMatters/asset/franklinhighschoolcapitalprojects-20090310-pdf
As you click through to view the file, you will also be able to comment on the document there (drop.io) or feel free to return to comment here.
sent via drop.io
NEED - National Energy Education Development
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via Free Technology for Teachers by rbyrnetech@hotmail.com (Mr. Byrne) on 3/11/09
The NEED Project is an educational program designed to teach students about energy consumption, energy sources, and the energy industry in general. NEED provides curriculum and lesson plans for teachers in all grades form elementary school through high school. The educators section of NEED makes all of their lessons with require materials available as PDF files.The student section of NEED offers students science fair project ideas, games, and puzzles.
Applications for Education
NEED provides a wide range of activities for students in all grades to learn about the science of energy consumption and energy sources.
Things you can do from here:
- Subscribe to Free Technology for Teachers using Google Reader
- Get started using Google Reader to easily keep up with all your favorite sites
"going to whichever one was open"
Milford Daily News
MEDWAY —
Selectmen said last night that Medway is in talks with Franklin about regionalizing library services.
During a discussion about the municipal budget, selectmen Chairman Glenn Trindade mentioned that the board wants to add $42,000 to the town budget to pay for expenses related to a merger.
"This is only a recommendation," said Selectman Dennis Crowley. "The library trustees have to vote to approve this amount."
Trindade said that in the tentative plan, the libraries would alternate their operating days so that they would each be open three days a week, but residents of both towns would have access to a library six hours a day, six days a week by going to whichever one was open.
Read the full article on this next step in merging services between the two communities, Franklin and Medway, in the Milford Daily News here
"It's a significant sacrifice they're making"
GHS
FRANKLIN —
In a move that has thrilled town officials, members of the Franklin Police Association have unanimously voted to freeze their salaries until July 2010. Union President John Maloney called the decision "a no-brainer."
The 41-member union also voted Tuesday to change its health care coverage and take higher co-payments to save the town money, said Officer David Gove.
"That is excellent, that's outstanding," said Town Administrator Jeffrey D. Nutting.
"That's going to save police jobs (up to three). As far as I'm concerned, there will be no need to reduce the police force in 2010 because of the money they're going to save," which exceeds $100,000, Nutting said.
The union, which was due to receive a 3 percent raise in October, voted to forgo that increase until July, mainly to avoid layoffs, Maloney said.
"If you can defer a raise for eight or nine months to save at least one officer's job, it's a no-brainer," he said.
Read the full article about the Police Union actions in the Milford Daily News here
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
School Committee Mtg 03/10/09
The live reporting from the School Committee meeting on March 10th can be found here
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