Attention - Franklin Residents: Job Opportunities

Job Opportunities

• Police Patrol Officer - candidates must be graduates of the Full-time Basic Massachusetts Police Training Committee (MPTC) Academy or equivalent
• Firefighter/Paramedics - The Town of Franklin's Fire Department is in the Massachusetts Civil Service system. 
  • If you are currently a Firefighter/Paramedic in a Civil Service community and are interested in working for Franklin, send a resume and cover letter to apply@franklinma.gov. 
  • Please note: new hires must have and maintain a paramedic certification and complete an Associate's Degree within 5 years of the date they are hired.   

To apply for a vacant position, please submit a resume and cover letter to apply@franklinma.gov.  Please put the job title in the subject line of your email.  

If you do not have a resume, you may send a completed Application for Employment instead.
http://www.franklinma.gov/human-resources/files/application-employment-town-franklin

Attention - Franklin Residents: Job Opportunities

Live reporting: Consent Agenda to Closing

7. Consent Agenda
a. Minutes
I recommend approval of the minutes from your September 11, 2018 School Committee meeting.
b. Elementary School Improvement Plans
I recommend adoption of the Elementary School Improvement Plans for the following schools as presented:

• F. X. O’Regan Early Childhood Development Center
• Davis Thayer Elementary School
• Jefferson Elementary School
• Helen Keller Elementary School
• John F. Kennedy Elementary School
• Oak Street Elementary School
• Gerald M. Parmenter Elementary School

c. Oak Street Gift
I recommend acceptance of a check for $1,232.00 from the Oak St. PCC for field trips as detailed.
d. Keller Gift
I recommend acceptance of a check for $3,891.00 from the Keller PCC for field trips as detailed.
e. RMS Recurring Field Trip
I recommend approval of the recurring field trip request of Mr. Fitzgerald to take 25 RMS students to Mt. Monadnock in Jaffrey, NH on October 20, 2018 as detailed.

motion to accept consent agenda, seconded, passed 7-0

8. Payment of Bills Dr. Bergen

9. Payroll Mrs. Douglas

10. Correspondence - none

11. Executive Session
a. Strategy with respect to collective bargaining.

motion to enter executive session not to return to open meeting
passed 7-0


12. Adjournment

The documents released for this agenda can be found on the Town of Franklin page
https://www.franklinps.net/district/meeting-packets/pages/september-25-2018-packet-documents

Live reporting: Information Matters

4. Discussion Only Items

5. Information Matters
a. School Committee Sub-Committee Reports 
Budget
pre-meeting for the Joint Budget Subcommittee meeting scheduled for Weds

Community Relations
past coffee at Senior Center, a real fun meeting to have
next up at Oct 3, FHS Library
homework policy theme

meeting to talk about social media, newsletter
tie to the Senior Center, calendar linking to the community
at the Harvest Festival - Oct 13
looking for shift help from 11-4 to help man the booth

Policy
next meeting Oct 17, 7:00

Transportation

Public Schools Advocacy
meeting Tue, Oct 2 at Franklin TV

Ad Hoc Superintendent’s Evaluation

b. School Committee Liaison Reports 
Joint PCC
importance of volunteers, hot days at Davis Thayer - how to deal with, work underway
importance of school councils

Substance Abuse Task Force
meeting in Nov

School Wellness Advisory Council [SWAC]
met at FHS, reviewed the calendar for the year, to establish new goals
looking to expand some goals for continuity and equity sake
looking for strong goals rather than multiple goals
same three goals as District and looking to link with SEL goals to avoid redundancy

School Start Times Advisory Committee [SSTAC]
survey coming out
research says to change, options to be reviewed
busing would be required under the proposals
busing could be more efficient per the bus company, three tiers would be done with less buses total if start times were enough apart


MASC
delegate resolution to bring forward for discussion


6. New Business
a. To discuss any future agenda items

next meeting to be a workshop format
committee self evaluation

superintendent goals
official enrollment as of Oct 1

Live reporting: Discussion - Action Items

3. Discussion / Action Items
a. Policy – First Reading
I recommend approval of moving the following policies to a second reading as
discussed:
motion to move to 2nd reading, second, passed 7-0

• NEW JFABE – Educational Opportunities for Military Children
• NEW JFABF – Educational Opportunities for Children in Foster Care
• BCA – School Committee Member Ethics

b. Policy – Second Reading
I recommend adoption of Policy BA – School Committee Operational Goals as
discussed
motion to approve, second, passed 7-0

c. Concession Stand
I recommend acceptance of the Concession Stand at Franklin High School valued
at $210,800.00 from various donors as discussed.

Ryan Jette, Wayne, Mike Socci
motion to approve, second, passed 7-0

without guidance and leadership of Ahern and Nutting it would not have been accomplished

the concession trailer needed to be replaced and with the new school, updated field, it was time to do so

DPW Water division (water and sewer connections)
DPW Grounds (all landscaping)
Mike D'Angelo, Facilities (up to standard for other buildings)
Gus Brown, Building Inspector
Board of Health inspected and approved

additional landscape work remains

new concession stand at Franklin High School

d. FHS Europe Trip Proposal
I recommend approval of the request of Mr. Walsh and Mr. McCarthy to take FHS
students to Berlin, Prague, Krakow (Auschwitz) and Budapest from June 23, 2019
through July 3, 2019 as detailed.

Education First (EF) could be accessible for someone who requires assistance
fund raising could be tight due to the time frame, linking to other teachers who have done similar trips
fund raising would be competing with all the other clubs and sports at FHS
opportunities for specific curriculum tie ins US History, AP, World History, etc.
limited to current high school students


motion to approve, second, passed 7-0

Live Reporting: Elementary School Improvement Plans

2. Guests / Presentations
a. Elementary School Improvement Plans
i. ECDC
Kelty Kelly, Principal

"Big Day for Pre K"
honors developmental appropriate practice
seeing increase of students with autism needs

Kelty Kelly, Principal of ECDC, leads off the elementary improvement plan discussion tonight #schcom0925 pic.twitter.com/uY22lVr739

— Steve Sherlock (@FranklinMatters) September 25, 2018

ii. Davis Thayer
iii. Jefferson
iv. Keller
v. JF Kennedy
vi. Oak Street
vii. Parmenter

The listing of principals by school can be found on the Town of Franklin page
https://www.franklinps.net/district/about-us/pages/school-principals

elementary school principals ready to provide an update on the improvement plans

partnering with Franklin Food Pantry for weekend backpack program to provide additional food for those in need

(Note: C Douglas arrives)

MA Personalized Learning Network (MAPLE)

PD Your Way - at Parmenter, professional development your way

ICE - intervention, correction and enrichment

new Schools webpage now available, faculty figuring out how to do things with the new page
leveraging Twitter for communications with links back to the school page

Keller Kids Calls - positive calls home for the student

Q - on MAPLE 
teachers can use it to provide some differentiated learning on particular topics, about student engagement, where are they coming from, not just where we are coming from

Q - examples of SEL skills for elementary students
resiliency would be one, multiple opportunities to identify the skills, hopefully they'll find self confidence and what tools they can use to self regulate

first PD day was focused for teachers and staff how to take care of themselves first

social studies curriculum overdue for an update but teachers are integrating current events and other items as they can

Live Reporting: School Committee - Sep 25,2018

Present: Feeley, Linden, Scofield, Bergen, Schultz, Zub
Absent: Douglas


1. Routine Business
a. Review of Agenda
b. Citizen’s Comments

i. In the spirit of open communication, “the School Committee will hear public comment not related to an agenda item at the beginning of each regular School Committee Meeting. The Committee will listen to, but not respond to any comment made. A Committee member may add an agenda item to a future meeting as a result of a citizen comment” – from Policy BEDH

c. FHS Student Representative Comments
Moving into normal pace, Friday football is also the best buddies game
teacher appreciation game as well

planning for a club fair for underclassmen to view the opportunities on each of the clubs available

Unified basketball practice has started

homecoming dance, Sat - football game on Fri

planning for the neon dance

fire drill first one last week, getting 2000 out of the building
volleyball team ranked 2nd in the State and currently undefeated

d. Superintendent’s Report

Dr Edwards attending conference tonight, professional development

follow up on the Horace Mann middle school auditorium, interior courrtyard flooded due to rain last week from a blocked vent, lower front of auditorium water damage as well as stage floor
work underway to repair sheet rock, etc.

FPS participated in Cultural District site visit
really exciting opportunity to collaborate across the town

Joint Budget Subcommittee Meeting - Agenda - Sep 26, 2018

Franklin Town Council/School Committee/Finance Committee

Joint Budget Subcommittee

September 26, 2018 - 5:30 PM

Municipal Building, 3rd Floor Training Room

355 East Central Street, Franklin

Agenda

1. FY 19 Budget Update
2. FY 19 Capital Budget – Due Nov 9, 2018
3. School Committee Information Update
4. FY 2020 Budget
5. Next steps

Proposed FY 20 Budget Timeline

• Department request (includes Schools) reviews complete by mid-February
• Pension assessment - January
• State aid announced end of January
• Assessments: MECC, Tri County, Norfolk County – February
• Health Insurance- Late Feb/March
• General insurance - mid – March
• School Committee Public Hearing
• Fin Comm reviews budget late March, early April
• Town Council budget hearing late May

You can view/download the agenda document from the Town of Franklin page
http://www.franklinma.gov/sites/franklinma/files/news/joint_budget_subcommittee.pdf

Note: there are two pages to the agenda document

work on the Historical Museum had started last year and is finally continuing this year

Five year fiscal forecast
http://www.franklinma.gov/sites/franklinma/files/uploads/five_year_fiscal_forecast_fy17-fy21.pdf

Town of Franklin budget page
http://www.franklinma.gov/town-budget