4. Action Items
a. I recommend adoption of Policy GBEBA/JIA Staff Research Policy as discussed.
motion to accept, seconded, passed 7-0
b. I recommend adoption of the Anti-Bullying Plan as discussed.
motion to accept, seconded, passed 7-0
c. I recommend acceptance of a check for $1,800.00 from the Franklin Music Boosters for in-house enrichment at the Franklin High School. motion to accept, seconded, passed 7-0
d. I recommend acceptance of a check for $2,500.00 from Big Lots for in-house enrichment at Parmenter Elementary School. motion to accept, seconded, passed 7-0
e. I recommend approval of the trip for the FHS Cheerleaders to Indianapolis, IN for a competition on January 14-17, 2011 as detailed. motion to accept, seconded, passed 7-0
f. I recommend approval of the trip for the FHS Boy’s Ice Hockey Team to North Smithfield, RI for a competition on December 28-29, 2010 as detailed. motion to accept, seconded, passed 7-0
g. I recommend approval of the trip for the FHS Lacrosse team to Guilford, CT for a competition on April 2-3, 2011 as detailed. motion to accept, seconded, passed 7-0
h. I recommend approval of the trip for the FHS Boy’s Wrestling Team to West Babylon, NY for a competition on January 21-23, 2011 as detailed. motion to accept, seconded, passed 7-0
i. I recommend approval of the trip for the FHS Boy’s Wrestling Team to Pleasant Valley, PA for a competition on January 14-16, 2011 as detailed. motion to accept, seconded, passed 7-0
j. I recommend acceptance of a check for $294.00 from the Wells Fargo Foundation for FHS enrichment.
motion to accept, seconded, passed 7-0
k. I recommend acceptance of a check for $35.51 from Olympia Sports for in-house enrichment for the Franklin High School. motion to accept, seconded, passed 7-0
l. I recommend acceptance of two checks for $10.00 each (Total: $20.00) from Barbara Peatie for RMS in-house enrichment. motion to accept, seconded, passed 7-0
m. I recommend approval of the FHS trip to New York City to see Wicked on March 12, 2011 as detailed.
motion to accept, seconded, passed 7-0
Franklin, MA
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Live reporting - Discussion only items
3. Discussion Only Items
A) - Policy – Second Reading
o GBEBA/JIA Staff Research Policy
Mullen - no additional info at this time
B) - Anti-Bullying Plan
approximately 20 comments from the public
a couple of areas of interest, minor tweaks or suggestions
no additional comments from the committee
the plan will go to the policy subcommittee which will draft a policy for review and acceptance by June 30th
C) - Child Nutrition Bill Task Force
Based upon the recent legislation just signed into law
to form a task force, to evaluate the legislation and make a determination on how it would be implemented
Glynn to chair task force, Trahan volunteered to work on this, as did Roy
Sabolinski - this would dovetail nicely with the nutrition work done previously
D) - Budget Workshop
Jan 29th, 8:30 AM - noon
an opportunity to discuss in greater detail the school budget and the budget process
provide a brief overview of the budget at the beginning
comments open for suggestions up until Jan 14th
Cafasso - enjoy having the principals there, they should not feel that they have to sugar coat anything, we need them to be honest, ideal situations, not just 'ideal'. We are going backwards for so long on the budget, it would be good to come away with some honest assessments of what we should be striving for. What are priorities? When the time comes?
Glynn - What I'd like to see is to go through the budget as you outlined, and a what if scenario. What would you define as a good plan and what would it cost us to get there? It would not be an optimal plan, not a Wellesley.
Trahan - we need to keep in front of us where we would like to be, we were on a 'good to great track', what would it look like?
Mullen - What level of detail are you looking for?
Glynn - more or less high level categories, based upon the student teacher ratio what would it look like?
Sabolinski - I can through a number out right now, we need 63 million.
Roy - the number at that time was 64 million three years ago, it would not surprise me to have it north of 70 million in today values
Roy - if we were to update the 'good to great' numbers, that might be something that would answer your questions
E) - Innovative learning models
Glynn, this idea came from some session at the recent conference I attended
an example of a program where high school students were taking courses and getting college credit for them
distracted learning, life long learning, online courses, what would we be looking at
maybe formalize this process a little more
Soblinski - we have a number of different programs going at the high school, we should include them in this, along with some union leadership to look
Roy/Sabolinski - Task Force or Study Group, study group being a broader group, bringing in different stake holders as necessary, put the information together
Co-Chair of study group - Glynn and Sabolinski
Franklin, MA
A) - Policy – Second Reading
o GBEBA/JIA Staff Research Policy
Mullen - no additional info at this time
B) - Anti-Bullying Plan
approximately 20 comments from the public
a couple of areas of interest, minor tweaks or suggestions
no additional comments from the committee
the plan will go to the policy subcommittee which will draft a policy for review and acceptance by June 30th
C) - Child Nutrition Bill Task Force
Based upon the recent legislation just signed into law
to form a task force, to evaluate the legislation and make a determination on how it would be implemented
Glynn to chair task force, Trahan volunteered to work on this, as did Roy
Sabolinski - this would dovetail nicely with the nutrition work done previously
D) - Budget Workshop
Jan 29th, 8:30 AM - noon
an opportunity to discuss in greater detail the school budget and the budget process
provide a brief overview of the budget at the beginning
comments open for suggestions up until Jan 14th
Cafasso - enjoy having the principals there, they should not feel that they have to sugar coat anything, we need them to be honest, ideal situations, not just 'ideal'. We are going backwards for so long on the budget, it would be good to come away with some honest assessments of what we should be striving for. What are priorities? When the time comes?
Glynn - What I'd like to see is to go through the budget as you outlined, and a what if scenario. What would you define as a good plan and what would it cost us to get there? It would not be an optimal plan, not a Wellesley.
Trahan - we need to keep in front of us where we would like to be, we were on a 'good to great track', what would it look like?
Mullen - What level of detail are you looking for?
Glynn - more or less high level categories, based upon the student teacher ratio what would it look like?
Sabolinski - I can through a number out right now, we need 63 million.
Roy - the number at that time was 64 million three years ago, it would not surprise me to have it north of 70 million in today values
Roy - if we were to update the 'good to great' numbers, that might be something that would answer your questions
E) - Innovative learning models
Glynn, this idea came from some session at the recent conference I attended
an example of a program where high school students were taking courses and getting college credit for them
distracted learning, life long learning, online courses, what would we be looking at
maybe formalize this process a little more
Soblinski - we have a number of different programs going at the high school, we should include them in this, along with some union leadership to look
Roy/Sabolinski - Task Force or Study Group, study group being a broader group, bringing in different stake holders as necessary, put the information together
Co-Chair of study group - Glynn and Sabolinski
Franklin, MA
Live reporting - Cafeteria workers contract
2. Guests/Presentations
b. Signing of Cafeteria Contract July 2010 – June 2013
Trahan, a collaborative group no issues and no tension, good working relationship
willing to understand what the situation is
Sabolinski - thank you for all yu do every day to make life better for our students and staff
Franklin, MA
b. Signing of Cafeteria Contract July 2010 – June 2013
Trahan, a collaborative group no issues and no tension, good working relationship
willing to understand what the situation is
Sabolinski - thank you for all yu do every day to make life better for our students and staff
Franklin, MA
Live reporting - presentation
2. Guests/Presentations
a. MASS Academic Excellence Awards
Franklin, MA
a. MASS Academic Excellence Awards
- Samantha White
- Daniel Nulton
Franklin, MA
Live reporting - School Committee Meeting
Present: Douglas, Cafasso, Rohrbach, Roy, Trahan, Glynn
Absent: none
1. Routine Business
Citizen’s Comments
Review of Agenda
Added Budget Workshop in Jan for discussion, added alternative learning method to discussion only items
Minutes: I recommend approval of the minutes from the open session of the November 16, 2010 School Committee Meeting and August 31, 2010 special meeting, and the following Executive Session minutes:
August 24, 2010
September 14, 2010
September 28, 2010
October 12, 2010
October 26, 2010
November 9, 2010
November 16, 2010
motion to approve the minutes, passed 7-0
Payment of Bills (11/9 & 12/14) Mr. Glynn
motion to pay the bills, passed 7-0
Payroll Mrs. Douglas
FHS Student Representatives
Correspondence
1. Budget to Actual
2. Anti-Bullying Plan Feedback
Franklin, MA
Absent: none
1. Routine Business
Citizen’s Comments
Review of Agenda
Added Budget Workshop in Jan for discussion, added alternative learning method to discussion only items
Minutes: I recommend approval of the minutes from the open session of the November 16, 2010 School Committee Meeting and August 31, 2010 special meeting, and the following Executive Session minutes:
August 24, 2010
September 14, 2010
September 28, 2010
October 12, 2010
October 26, 2010
November 9, 2010
November 16, 2010
motion to approve the minutes, passed 7-0
Payment of Bills (11/9 & 12/14) Mr. Glynn
motion to pay the bills, passed 7-0
Payroll Mrs. Douglas
FHS Student Representatives
Correspondence
1. Budget to Actual
2. Anti-Bullying Plan Feedback
Franklin, MA
"need to think before they react"
McAfee is running a five part series on Cyberbullying and begins with a definition:
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Cyberbullying: “a situation when a child, tween or teen is repeatedly ‘tormented, threatened, harassed, humiliated, embarrassed or otherwise targeted’ by another child or teenager using text messaging, email, instant messaging or any other type of digital technology.” (source: StopCyberbullying.org)You can find all of part 1 here, part 2 here, part 3 here.
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