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Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Links from School Committee Mtg
During the meeting there were a couple of references to other sources of information, I have tried to collect them here:
1 - there was reference to the State requirement for 185 day calendar. You can view all the State Laws and Regulations pertaining to Education here
In particular 603 CMR 27.00: refers to Student Learning Time and contains the paragraph covering the calendar length (185 days)
2 - Prior budget cuts were summarized as of last year here
1 - there was reference to the State requirement for 185 day calendar. You can view all the State Laws and Regulations pertaining to Education here
In particular 603 CMR 27.00: refers to Student Learning Time and contains the paragraph covering the calendar length (185 days)
2 - Prior budget cuts were summarized as of last year here
School Committee Mtg 04/14/09
The live reporting segments from the School Committee meeting on 4/14/09 can be found here:
- Live reporting - New Business
- Live reporting - subcommittee reports
- Live reporting - superintendent report
- Live reporting - Action items
- Live reporting - FY 2010 Budget
- Live reporting - "To Kill a Mockingbird"
- Live reporting - High School Experience
- Live reporting - Best Buddies Grant Awards
- Live reporting - School Committee - 4/14/09
- Additional links referenced during the meeting
Live reporting - New Business
Rohrbach - let's have a subcommittee look at establishing principles
Cafasso - yes, let's look at that
motion to enter Executive Session
Cafasso - yes, let's look at that
motion to enter Executive Session
Live reporting - subcommittee reports
Cafasso - There are ten banners, you'd recognize many of them, they are all loyal supporters of the school district. This program started just as the economy started. Some logistical issues were dealt with early on, those have been resolved. Coach Sidwell, would like the program to continue. We'll meet on a possible expansion to our athletic fields. We are reducing our budget, increasing fees, it would be good to continue.
The subcommittee would like to move it from pilot to a formal program.
Roy - Go with it.
The subcommittee would like to move it from pilot to a formal program.
Roy - Go with it.
Live reporting - superintendent report
Sabolinksi - two options for school calendar based upon the prior survey, one starting before Labor Day, one starting after Labor Day. The parents wanted to start after Labor Day, the faculty wanted the start before Labor Day. No recommendation yet. Instructionally starting before Labor Day is better, being in our buildings in June is no fun, the buildings are toasty hot.
Armenio - I am not comfortable with the June closing, if we have terrible weather, we can't go into July, we would have to take those days off the April vacation.
Cafasso - can we put these online to view given the survey results?
Sabolinski - We are poised to do so, just didn't want to post them before this discussion.
Mullen - it is a consideration to bring the kids in early when they are already dealing with the heat, as opposed to in June when it is an adjustment.
Rohrbach - consider a PDD day on Election Day?
Roy - I would go for the safety factor
Susan Collins - started a petition to do the calendar after Labor Day then saw the survey so held off, consider the day before Thanksgiving, no one else has it.
Teachers on the second floor especially it is brutal in the heat. The PCC bought us fans.
Steve Luckovitch (?) two children at ECDC, a concern about the consistency of attending (the kids attend twice a week)
There are three full professional days across the district.
Did we revisit the Feb vacation?
Sabolinski - One of the best values in town is the ECDC. Let's set up some time to go into this further.
Armenio - I am not comfortable with the June closing, if we have terrible weather, we can't go into July, we would have to take those days off the April vacation.
Cafasso - can we put these online to view given the survey results?
Sabolinski - We are poised to do so, just didn't want to post them before this discussion.
Mullen - it is a consideration to bring the kids in early when they are already dealing with the heat, as opposed to in June when it is an adjustment.
Rohrbach - consider a PDD day on Election Day?
Roy - I would go for the safety factor
Susan Collins - started a petition to do the calendar after Labor Day then saw the survey so held off, consider the day before Thanksgiving, no one else has it.
Teachers on the second floor especially it is brutal in the heat. The PCC bought us fans.
Steve Luckovitch (?) two children at ECDC, a concern about the consistency of attending (the kids attend twice a week)
There are three full professional days across the district.
Did we revisit the Feb vacation?
Sabolinski - One of the best values in town is the ECDC. Let's set up some time to go into this further.
Live reporting - Action items
- I recommend acceptance of the donation of $3127.00 from the DT PCC for the following field trips: Motion to accept, passed 6-0
Grade 5 - Boston “Lessons on Liberty” & “Bostonian Society”
Grade 2 - Stony Brook
Grade K - Southwick Zoo
Grade 5 - Bus fee for visit to ASMS
- I recommend acceptance of the donation of 20 Bose 3-2-1 GS Home Entertainment Systems (valued at $999.00 each) for the Franklin Public Schools. Motion to accept, passed 6-0
- I recommend acceptance of the donation of office supplies from the 3M Company as listed for the Franklin Public Schools. Motion to accept, passed 6-0
- I recommend acceptance of a check for $412.80 from Lifetouch for the ECDC future enrichment programs. Motion to accept, passed 6-0
- I recommend acceptance of a check for $4,900.00 from the Keller PCC for the following field trips: Motion to accept, passed 6-0
Grade K - Southwick Zoo plus buses
Grade 2 - Stony Brook plus buses
Grade 4 - Museum of Science plus buses
Grade 5 - Roger Williams Zoo plus buses
- I recommend acceptance of a check for $75.00 from the Keller PCC for an additional bus for the K field trip to Southwick Zoo. Motion to accept, passed 6-0
- I recommend acceptance of the donation of 12 cases of copy paper for the Oak Street Elementary School from Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Johnson. tabled to be revisited
- I recommend acceptance of the donation of several gently used trade books from Kristen Ramel, a 5th grade student, for the Oak Street teachers. Motion to accept, passed 6-0
- I recommend acceptance of a check for $250.00 from Parmenter PCC for a bus for a field trip to the Mass Hospital School in Canton, MA. Motion to accept, passed 6-0
- I recommend the request of Peter Light to declare the attached list of books as surplus. Motion to accept, passed 6-0
- I recommend approval of the FHS request for Judi O’Neil to take 8 students to Los Angeles, CA to compete in the DECA 2009 International Conference as detailed. Motion to accept, passed 6-0
- I recommend acceptance of the check for $200.00 from C.A.N.E. (Classical Association of New England – grant) for expenses related to HMMS field trip to the Worcester Art Museum. Motion to accept, passed 6-0
- I recommend acceptance of the check for $1,488.56 from the Oak St. PCC for reading materials for all students/classrooms to access. Motion to accept, passed 6-0
- I recommend acceptance of the donation of space at the Hampton Inn for Open Circle training in 2008-09 valued at $1200.00 (4 days @ $300/per day). Motion to accept, passed 6-0
- I recommend that you declare the modular classrooms at Davis Thayer Elementary School as surplus and return them to the Town. Motion to accept, passed 6-0
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