Both FHS basketball teams top Milford on Tuesday

Both the FHS boys and girls basketball teams won on Tuesday night against Milford. Results via Hockomock Sports.

FHS Panthers

Boys Basketball

• Milford, 58 @ Franklin, 74 – Final 

– Milford had a lead midway through the third quarter but the Panthers outscored the Scarlet Hawks 36-18 over the final 12 minutes of play. Franklin freshman Jay Dieterle tied a career-high with 24 points while sophomore Connor Peterson chipped in 14 points. Milford’s Dwight Anderson had 19 points and Anthony Arcudi added 11 points.

Girls Basketball

• Franklin, 68 @ Milford, 42 – Final 

– The Panthers broke the game open with a 24-6 second quarter. Lauren Rudolph was Franklin’s top scorer with 14. Aubrie Kutil added 12 points for the Panthers and Olivia Adiletto had 10. Milford’s Kate Irwin finished with 13 points.

For the remainder of the results around the Hockomock League on Tuesday
http://www.hockomocksports.com/tuesdays-schedule-scoreboard-012616/

MassBudget: Incarceration Trends in Massachusetts

Long-Term Increases, Recent Progress

MassBudget    Information.    Participation.  Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center    Democracy. Incarceration Trends in Massachusetts: Long-Term Increases, Recent Progress    An effective criminal justice system reduces crime and keeps our neighborhoods safe. It both makes sure that those who commit crimes are punished appropriately and that we are smart about rehabilitating them so that they can reenter society as productive contributors to our economy and community. Like in the rest of the nation, incarceration rates in Massachusetts increased dramatically during the 1980s and remained very high for decades. In recent years, several states have begun to implement criminal justice reforms that are reducing unnecessary incarceration. Massachusetts has reformed marijuana laws leading to a significant reduction in the number of people incarcerated for marijuana possession. Massachusetts has also adopted reforms of our criminal records laws that aim to make it easier for former prisoners to get jobs and participate in to our economy. We are beginning to see declines both in incarceration rates and in recidivism. Incarceration Trends in Massachusetts tracks and analyzes these trends over the past four decades. We see progress, but also that we have a long way to go: incarceration rates are still much higher than they were before the 1980s, and a large share of those leaving prison and jail are not receiving the education and treatment programs that make their reentry into society more successful. In the long-term, effective criminal justice reforms could protect public safety, reduce unnecessary spending, and help more of our people to participate effectively in our communities. For the full paper click HERE. The Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center (MassBudget) produces policy research, analysis, and data-driven recommendations focused on improving the lives of low- and middle-income children and adults, strengthening our state's economy, and enhancing the quality of life in Massachusetts. MASSACHUSETTS BUDGET AND POLICY CENTER 15 COURT SQUARE, SUITE 700 BOSTON, MA 02108

Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center, 15 Court Square, Suite 700, Boston, MA 02108 Sent by nberger@massbudget.org in collaboration with Try it free today

Secure Shredding at Postalcenter

With National Data Privacy Day coming on Jan 28th, this is a good time to securely get rid of some important papers.

Secure Shredding at Postalcenter! View this email in your browser Secure Shredding The cold weather outside is the perfect opportunity to sort through nonessential documents or surplus paperwork! Bring it to one of our convenient locations for secure shredding. From now until February 15th, shred your personal documents for $0.75/lb. no minimum. This is real savings, don't miss out!  What to shred: Documents with your name or other personal information Financial statements, pay stubs, or cancelled checks Medical records Computer media such as CDs, DVDs, or hard drives Shredding Services 75¢ until February 15th! Franklin, MA Shaw's Plaza, 279 East Central St. (Rte. 140) 508-541-8100   Millis, MA Roche Bros. Plaza 14 Milliston Common (Rte. 109) 508-376-1200   Milford, MA Hannaford Plaza  9C Medway Rd 508-422-9600     Nashua, NH Somerset Plaza 379 Amherst St.  603-882-6245   Copyright © 2016 Postalcenter, All rights reserved. Want to change how you receive these emails?

In the News: house fire, trivia bee, communications degree

From the Milford Daily News, articles of interest for Franklin

A three-alarm midday Tuesday house fire intensified to the point where firefighters had to pull out of the building before the blaze was extinguished. 

The fire, at 11-13 Church St., did not harm any residents, fire officials said, but the residence was rendered uninhabitable.

Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required) http://www.milforddailynews.com/article/20160126/NEWS/160126815

The Franklin Education Foundation will hold its 19th annual Trivia Bee on April 13 in the Thomas Mercer Auditorium at Horace Mann Middle School, 224 Oak St. 

The Middle School Bee will be held from 6 to 7 p.m., and the theme will be general trivia. Teams for the Middle School Bee will be composed of students from each of the three Franklin middle schools.

Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required) http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20160126/franklin-education-foundation-lists-trivia-bee-information

Dean College, a private, residential college in Franklin, was approved by the Massachusetts Board of Higher Education to offer a Bachelor of Arts in communications degree. 

The new B.A. program, which will begin in the fall of 2016, will prepare students for the world of work or graduate school.

Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required) http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20160126/dean-college-to-offer-communications-degree

Live reporting: Closing

5. Information Matters

Superintendent’s Report

several students made All State orchestra
students will be coming to the next meeting for recognition

Kindergarten registration, Apr 11-12
flyers around, info on website
'Leaping into Kindergarten' will be held on Feb 29
orientation program for families with new potential K students who had not been in the schools before

state released educational data
Franklin were above all the strate numbers
first time released publicly


School Committee Sub-Committee Reports
budget subcommittee was busy
training session, joint meeting with Town Council held
will be an interesting year
meeting next Tuesday with principals

Transportation subcommittee met

Policy met last week
will meet again on the 17th of Feb

Teacher negotiations ongoing

School Committee Liaison Reports
none

6. New Business

To discuss future business that may be brought before the School Committee.
none

7. Executive Session

a. Personnel matter in litigation

motion to go into executive session, motion, roll call vote

Live reporting: Action items

4. Action Items

a. I recommend adoption of the 2016-2017 School Calendar option 2 as discussed. (The two school calendar options as discussed at the Jan 12 meeting can be found here -> 
http://franklindistrict.vt-s.net/Pages/FranklinDistrict_News/022F816A-000F8513 )

motion to approve, seconded, 7-0

b. I recommend approval of Budget Transfers as detailed.
motion to approve, seconded, 7-0

c. I recommend the following revisions to Action Items A and B from the 1/12/16 meeting:

1. (1/12/16-Action A) Anonymous donation is $500.00 (not $300.00)
2. (1/12/16-Action B) Music donations total $6,678.00 (not $12,496.00)

motion to approve, seconded, 7-0

d. I recommend acceptance of two checks totaling $7,000.00 from the Davis Thayer PCC for Library and Field Trips.  
motion to approve, seconded, 7-0

e. I recommend acceptance of four checks totaling $2,995.00 from the Parmenter PCC for Field Trips.
motion to approve, seconded, 7-0

f. I recommend acceptance of three checks totaling $4,710.88 for Franklin High School as follows:

1. $700.00 from Scholarship America for field trips.
2. $463.88 from All American Publishing for in-house enrichment.
3. $3,547.00 from Vicario Studio, Inc. for in-house enrichment.

motion to approve, seconded, 7-0

g. I recommend approval of the recurring overnight trip for the Boys Ice Hockey Team to travel to Barnstable, MA on 2/17-18, 2016 for a competition as detailed.
motion to approve, seconded, 7-0

h. I recommend adoption of the Capital Plan as presented.
motion to approve, seconded, 7-0

Live reporting: Discussion items

3. Discussion Only Items

• 2016-2017 School Calendar

no comments or questions (initially)

• Food Service

Whitson's came in 5 years ago, will be searching for our own food service director to bring the service in house
no change to the food service workers as they remained Franklin employees during the service provided by Whitson's
Whitson's notified that the contract will be ending at the end of this school year

it is easier to sell pizza than kale
the administration and management fees will provide the 'wash' from a budget perspective to fund the food service director

What was the fee?
$60,000 administrative with an opportunity to recover up to $20,000
management fees were per meal and could be returned to the district if conditions were met (and they were last year)

School wellness advisory council putting out a survey to look for feedback on nutrition and food, hopefully that info will help to inform the direction of the revisions to the program

Re-opening the calendar item

Denise returns with a clarification on survey answers from parents for the calendar
generally teachers want before Labor Day and parents want after

what about Feb and April vacation combining?
Already started looking at the 2017-2018 calendar, if you do want to do so, there are parents who need to know early as people are making plans

no decisive info from the survey
happy to come back with options
need to look at the MCAS/PARCC testing schedule as they would be scheduled for March

Bilello - knowing the testing calendar is important, we are competing with the town around us, we don't need to draw out the options, the parents need to get their child care calendar set

If we do go with a subcommittee, we would need to include the FEA representatives

if the change were to be made, it would only be for the 2017-2018 school year at the earliest

Jewell - I would be for a subcommittee to look at it and review the pros/cons for changing the schedule, the committee would need to find out the info

O'Malley - if any interest, please let me know
Bergen, Scofield, Schultz interested

major development, vacation schedules to be looked at
to ensure all constituencies to be included