Don't Miss Out on Free Advertising for your business!
If you are interested in participating in the upcoming Downtown Holiday Stroll Event on December 3rd please contact us by November 3rd. The event will include Tree Lighting Ceremony, Music, Holiday Singing, and much more.
Participating Retailers will be listed on flyers, posters, website and Press Releases. This is free for FDP members!
All interested retailers must e-mail the Franklin Downtown Partnership at Downtown.Franklin@yahoo.com attn: Lisa no later than November 3rd in order to be included in the Stroll.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
Retailers should submit a short one line description of what activity or special holiday offering they will have for visitors. This is for the flyer and poster. A two sentence description should be submitted for the press release. Depending on the number of participants and the room available the Holiday Stroll Committee may need to edit this information.
Note: Sponsors will be given first priority and a large listing on all promotional materials. If you would like to be a $100 bronze sponsor please contact the FDP office at (774)571-3109 by November 1st.
Friday, October 30, 2009
Gov Patrick on the state budget cuts
Franklin appears to be dodging reductions in State Aid as Chapter 70 and local aid are referenced in this video by Governor Patrick.
J.F. Kennedy School PCC plans recycling fundraiser
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The J.F. Kennedy Parent Communication Council (PCC) will hold a recycling fundraising event on Saturday, Oct. 31, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. at the J.F. Kennedy Elementary School parking lot, Pond Street, Franklin.
Bring clean redeemable bottles and cans. No water bottles. The group will also accept computers, electronics and appliances for recycling. Fees for these items vary from $5-$20. All computer hard drives will be destroyed and items will be properly handled by our professional recycler.
Proceeds from this fundraiser will be used by the PCC for educational programs for the J.F. Kennedy Elementary School students.
For more information contact Blanca Di Giacomo at dijoc@comcast.net.
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Chamber Job Fair - Wed Nov 5th 10:00 - 2:00
Job Help is on the Way!
The United Regional Chamber of Commerce, in conjunction with Living Waters Church, is sponsoring Employment Workshops and a Job Fair on Nov. 5 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Living Waters Church, 15 John L. Dietsch Blvd., North Attleborough. Companies that are actively hiring, as well as representatives from educational facilities, will be at the event.
Do you or someone you know need to sharpen your job search skills? Then you are welcome to attend this free event!
The following workshops will be offered in two sessions (10:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.) and (11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.):
* Ten Tips for the Tongue Tied
* Interview Tips for the Non-Salesperson
* Develop a Marketing Plan for Your Job Search
* 10 Most Common Interview Mistakes
Need a resume? We can help you prepare your resume and print it on the spot.
The United Regional Chamber of Commerce, in conjunction with Living Waters Church, is sponsoring Employment Workshops and a Job Fair on Nov. 5 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Living Waters Church, 15 John L. Dietsch Blvd., North Attleborough. Companies that are actively hiring, as well as representatives from educational facilities, will be at the event.
Do you or someone you know need to sharpen your job search skills? Then you are welcome to attend this free event!
The following workshops will be offered in two sessions (10:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.) and (11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.):
* Ten Tips for the Tongue Tied
* Interview Tips for the Non-Salesperson
* Develop a Marketing Plan for Your Job Search
* 10 Most Common Interview Mistakes
Need a resume? We can help you prepare your resume and print it on the spot.
In the News - candidates
The line up of Town Council candidates is reviewed in the paper today.
Meet the candidates for Franklin Town Council
You can also review the Election Collection here.
Thursday, October 29, 2009
The Body Mass Index (BMI) controversy
What is the story about the Body Mass Index (BMI) discussion at the School Committee meeting on 10/27/09?
End result of discussion Tuesday
The policy draft was voted not to move to a Second Reading by a 4-3 vote.
What does this mean?
The policy draft goes back to the subcommittee to address the questions that were raised before coming back to the full committee.
Note: two of the four votes against the policy are leaving the School Committee. Cora Armenio is not running for re-election. Matt Kelly is running for Town Council. The positions of the next two members of the School Committee are unknown.
Should this be an issue to go back and challenge the State on to fund their mandate? For about $40,000?
The privacy issue is one to fight but the case in this circumstance I think is weak. Privacy rules already cripple teachers and I don't hear anyone raising an issue with those.
I think these are more life threatening issues that privacy rules currently hinder.
Isn't the BMI a measurement as simple as taking one's temperature? Would it violate someone's privacy to let the parents know the child is running a temperature?
You can respond with a comment or answer the poll question on the top of the center column:
Should your school measure BMI to report to you and your physician? Yes or No
- The school district nurses have been recording height and weight of students for years
- Some of the School Committee members were unaware of this detail
- The State has changed the regulations to use the height/weight data obtained to calculate the student’s BMI to send to the parents for use in discussions with the family physicians
- The district could loose $43,000 in grant money over 11 years if they are not in compliance
- Compliance with the BMI process would mean the nurses would take less measurements of student’s height/weight. Only certain grades would be required for measurement.
- Non-compliance would require taking measurements of all students across all grade levels
- Regulation language provided was not clear in what the new vs. old requirements were
- Some School Committee members objected to the intrusion of the schools into a patient/physician relationship
- Some School Committee members see the bigger benefit of providing the BMI information to the parents to help address the overweight and related health issues associated with the youth today
End result of discussion Tuesday
The policy draft was voted not to move to a Second Reading by a 4-3 vote.
What does this mean?
The policy draft goes back to the subcommittee to address the questions that were raised before coming back to the full committee.
Note: two of the four votes against the policy are leaving the School Committee. Cora Armenio is not running for re-election. Matt Kelly is running for Town Council. The positions of the next two members of the School Committee are unknown.
Should this be an issue to go back and challenge the State on to fund their mandate? For about $40,000?
The privacy issue is one to fight but the case in this circumstance I think is weak. Privacy rules already cripple teachers and I don't hear anyone raising an issue with those.
If your child requires medication at school and the regular teacher has a substitute, did you know that the regular teacher can not leave information about your child's special requirements?
If your child has a severe allergic reaction to something like peanuts, did you know the classroom teacher can not provide a list of these needs to the supervisory personnel for their recess time when the regular teacher won't always be on duty?
I think these are more life threatening issues that privacy rules currently hinder.
Isn't the BMI a measurement as simple as taking one's temperature? Would it violate someone's privacy to let the parents know the child is running a temperature?
You can respond with a comment or answer the poll question on the top of the center column:
Should your school measure BMI to report to you and your physician? Yes or No
In the News - Franklin Candidates, write in for Assessor
The candidate forum at the Senior Center seems to have been quite informative. I recommend clicking through to read the full article. There are several good quotes from the candidates that would help make a decision on who would best sit on the Town Council to address Franklin's problems.
Franklin candidates speak to seniors
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