Sunday, January 13, 2013

Franklin musician Christie Leigh aims for big time

In addition to this article in the Milford Daily News, check out the video and her websites below!

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Christie Leigh of Franklin
After singing most her life and performing in Boston clubs and the streets of Los Angeles, Christie Leigh hopes her new album will launch her into the big time.

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A new song from Christie, so far the only one posted to her YouTube Channel
http://www.youtube.com/user/mailforchristie




Her MySpace page http://www.myspace.com/christieleighmusic

Her own website  http://www.christieleigh.com/fr_home.cfm
on this site, she has more music on auto play, so turn up the speakers to enjoy!

Franklin, MA: School Committee - Agenda - Jan 15, 2013


Vision Statement
The Franklin Public Schools will foster within its students the knowledge and skills to find and achieve satisfaction in life as productive global citizens.

"The listing of matters are those reasonably anticipated by the Chair which may be discussed at the meeting. Not all items listed may in fact be discussed and other items not listed may also be brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by law."


Note: This meeting will be held in the 3rd Floor Training Room, hence not available via broadcast or replay. There will also be an executive session at the beginning of the meeting so whomever is in the room will be asked to leave while the executive session takes place.


Call to order Mrs. Mullen

Executive Session

Return to Open Session – Call to order Mrs. Mullen

Review of Agenda
Minutes: I recommend approval of the minutes from the December 11, 2012 School Committee Meeting.
Payment of Bills Mrs. McIntyre
Payroll Mrs. Douglas
Correspondence:
1. Budget to Actual
2. ACCEPT Quarterly Report

1. Discussion
a. 2013-2014 School Calendar
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2013/01/franklin-public-schools-proposed.html

2. Action Items
a. I recommend acceptance of a check for $1,800.00 from the Franklin Music Boosters for in-house enrichment at the FHS.
b. I recommend acceptance of a check for $50.00 from Lueders Environmental, Inc. for the FPS – designated for Parmenter.
c. I recommend acceptance of a check for $372.22 from PBC for the Athletics Dept. at FHS.
d. I recommend acceptance of a check for $5,000.00 from the Keller PCC for in-house enrichment at Keller.
e. I recommend acceptance of a check for $3,790.00 from Vicario Studios for in-house enrichment at FHS.
f. I recommend approval of the Boys and Girls Track Team to travel to Providence, RI on January 19, 2013 for the East Coast Invitationals.
g. I recommend approval of the Boys and Girls Track Team to travel to New York, NY on March 8-9, 2013 for the Nike National Championships.
h. I recommend acceptance of a check for $100.00 from Dennis and Jeannette Drohan for a high school scholarship.
i. I recommend acceptance of a check for $25.00 from Paul and Susan Genoa for a high school scholarship.
j. I recommend acceptance of a check for $50.00 from Michael F. Dicecco for a high school scholarship.
k. I recommend acceptance of the donation of a microwave oven, a convection oven and a griddle (approximate value: $150.00) from the Scipione Family for the ECDC staff.
l. I recommend acceptance of a check for $543.38 from All-American Publishing for the Athletic Dept. at the FHS.
m. I recommend acceptance of $1,495.00 from Various FPS Parents for the Music Dept.
n. I recommend acceptance of a check for $1,275.00 from the Franklin Music Boosters for in-house enrichment.
o. I recommend acceptance of a check for $150.00 from Various parents for the Music Dept.
p. I recommend acceptance of a check for $917.50 from Parmenter PCC for a Parmenter Grade 2 field trip.
q. I recommend acceptance of the donation of $282.66 from Doug Lee for the Franklin High School.
r. I recommend acceptance of a check for $500.00 from the Parmenter PCC for buses for a Grade 1 field trip.
s. I recommend approval of the request of Peter Light that the Jazz band attend a performance by NY City Jazz Orchestra at the Veteran’s Memorial Auditorium in Providence, RI on January 27, 2013 as detailed.
t. I recommend acceptance of a check for $100.00 from the Parmenter PCC for buses for a Grade 1 field trip.
u. I recommend acceptance of a check for $25.00 from Dr. Wilbur J. Landry, Jr. for a FHS Scholarship.
v. I recommend acceptance of a check for $100.00 from Dennis and Joan Costello for a FHS Scholarship.
w. I recommend acceptance of a check for $100.00 from Paula Vozzella for a FHS Scholarship.
x. I recommend acceptance of a check for $220.25 from All-American Publishing for the Athletics Dept. at the FHS.
y. I recommend adoption of the 2013-2014 School Calendar as discussed.
z. I recommend approval of the recurring field trip to the Providence Place Mall on April 12, 2013 for RMS 8th grade math students as detailed.

3. School Committee Self Evaluation Workshop

4. Adjourn

Franklin Public Schools: Proposed Calendar 2013-2014

The DRAFT calendar for the 2013-2014 school year is up for discussion at the School Committee meeting on Tuesday, Jan 15.

The calendar as drafted looks like this:



For the complete agenda for the School Committee meeting on Tuesday Jan 15, 2013 view this link
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2013/01/franklin-ma-school-committee-agenda-jan.html

When the calendar becomes 'official' it will be posted here. This is only a draft for discussion at the meeting Tuesday.

Franklin Library: Krafty Mondays

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January 14, 2013

3:30 PM

"We Make A Beautiful Garden"

Celebrate Martin Luther King Day 
by Making a Garden Poster

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Saturday, January 12, 2013

Franklin road conditions: from worst to first!

If your road is in disrepair, just how bad is it compared to the other 200 miles of roads in Franklin? While in prior years, the DPW had done their own study to develop the 'master listing' of road conditions to help determine the repair needs, the new listing was done by an outside firm. The new listing is available on the Franklin website and located here for your convenience.

This PDF version is pre-sorted in ascending order of the road condition from worst to first!





You can also find this file on the Franklin webpage here
http://franklinma.virtualtownhall.net/Pages/FranklinMA_News/0196EBCD-000F8513

In the News: Hamilton Storage, Ben's birthday




Tech firm opens in Franklin's Forge Park

New law requires national background check for teachers

The background check for current employees needs to be completed prior to the 2016-17 school year. This new law expands the scope of the background check to include potential criminal records outside of MA. This is likely another unfunded mandate. Allowing until 2016-17 to implement will attempt to soften the burden upon the district. Normally, the background check is done prior to hiring and with the 'normal' turnover would happen for about 30-50 folks.


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Gov. Deval Patrick has signed a bill authorizing the Department of Early Education and Care and school districts to conduct fingerprint-supported national criminal history background checks on all teachers, school employees and early education providers in the state.

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