Community Preservation Act (CPA) For Franklin Discussion - 10/22/20 (audio)

FM #374 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 374 in the series.

This session shares the conversation about the Community Preservation Act. The conversation was conducted on Thursday, Oct 22, 2020 via conference bridge to adhere to the ‘social distancing’ requirements of this pandemic period.

The voices you will hear in order of appearance will be that of mine, Monique Doyle, Roberta Trahan, and Susan Speers.

The show notes contain links to the Community Preservation Act webpage and other social media links. 

The conversation runs about 22 minutes.  Audio file = https://www.hipcast.com/podcast/H1F15s2K

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Community Preservation Act web page  https://www.cpaforfranklin.org/ 

Facebook page  https://www.facebook.com/cpaforfranklin 

Instagram account  https://www.instagram.com/cpa_for_franklin/ 

Twitter account  https://twitter.com/cpa_franklin 

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Community Preservation Act (CPA) For Franklin Discussion - 10/22/20 (audio)

Franklin School Committee - Workshop - Oct 28 - 6:00 PM

Franklin School Committee 

October 28, 2020
6:00-7:00 P.M.

 

• Call to Order 
• DLI Demonstration -- Teaching and Learning in Remote/Hybrid Environment 
• Adjournment 

DLI - digital learning integrationist. These are the new roles added to the school department to assist with the remote and hybrid learning during this pandemic.

 

Connection info found in the agenda doc

https://www.franklinps.net/sites/g/files/vyhlif4431/f/agendas/scagenda-dli_workshop_10-28-20.pdf

https://sites.google.com/franklinps.net/returntoschoolplan/teaching-learning?authuser=0

Franklin School Committee: DT Facility Analysis Subcommittee - Oct 29

Franklin Public Schools
Franklin School Committee

DT Facility Analysis Subcommittee

DATE: 10/29/2020  TIME: 6:00-7:00

Approval of past minutes (9/30/20)

Discussion:
○    Planning for Community Info Session #2 

 

Connection info contained in the agenda document

https://www.franklinps.net/sites/g/files/vyhlif4431/f/agendas/agenda_dt_subcom_10.29.2020_1.docx

 

DT Facility Analysis Subcommittee - Oct 29

 

FHS field hockey and both cross country teams top Mansfield on Tuesday

Via HockomockSports.com, we share the fall sports results for Franklin High School on Tuesday, Oct 27.

Field Hockey = Mansfield, 0 @ Franklin, 7 – Final 

– Franklin poured in five goals in the first half and never looked back in a win over visiting Mansfield. Both Amanda Lewandowski and Kaitlyn Carney scored a hat trick in the Panthers’ win, each scoring twice in the first half and adding third quarter goals as well. Stephanie Bell (from Sara Carney) scored late in the second quarter to give Franklin a 5-0 advantage at the break. Neilee Hess made seven saves in net for the shutout. 

 

Boys Cross-Country = Franklin, 26 @ Mansfield, 30 – Final

Girls Cross-Country = Franklin, 29 @ Mansfield, 30 – Final

 

For other results around the Hockomock League  

https://hockomocksports.com/tuesdays-schedule-scoreboard-10-27-20/

FHS field hockey and both cross country teams top Mansfield on Tuesday

Women’s Faith Formation Ministry - meets Saturday, Nov 7

The Women’s Faith Formation Ministry at St. Mary Parish has begun. This meeting is open to ALL women.

We meet on the first Saturday of each month from 9:30-10:15am.The video/speaker presentations will last approximately 15-20 minutes and will be followed by 15-20 minutes of discussions and/or questions. No homework or preparation is involved.

If you are interested in attending our monthly meeting, please email Deacon Guy (deaconguy@stmarysfranklin.org) to receive information and the Zoom link to attend. 

 

Women’s Faith Formation Ministry - meets Saturday, Nov 7

Commonwealth Magazine: MCAS coming in spring; Gov Baker calls ranked choice too complicated

From CommonWealth Magazine we share two articles of interest for Franklin:

"MCAS exams coming in spring, education officials say" 

"TOP MASSACHUSETTS EDUCATION officials on Tuesday insisted MCAS exams will be held next spring and urged districts to conduct in-person learning even if they are located in communities at high risk for COVID-19 – as long as there is no evidence the transmission is occurring in schools.

Testifying virtually before the Legislature’s Education Committee, state Education Secretary Jim Peyser and education Commissioner Jeff Riley said their guidance to school districts has been updated to reflect that districts are encouraged to remain open even if their community is red on the Baker administration’s color-coded map.

School districts had been asked to review at least three weeks of community COVID-19 data before adjusting learning models. Now the Baker administration officials say three weeks in red is not enough to move to remote learning.

“We are not seeing the spread take place, clustering take place in the schools as initially feared,” said Riley."

Continue reading article online  https://commonwealthmagazine.org/education/mcas-exams-coming-in-spring-education-officials-say/

"Baker calls ranked-choice voting too complicated"

GOV. CHARLIE BAKER said on Tuesday that he opposes ranked-choice voting because it’s too complicated for both voters and election officials to carry out.

The governor said voting is already complicated enough. “From our point of view, this thing [ranked-choice voting] is too complicated to have on top of that,” he said at a State House press conference. “The counting process alone could get unbelievably difficult.”

Jesse Mermell, an honorary co-chair and senior advisor to the ranked choice campaign, said ranked choice was implemented in Maine with no problems and has been in use in Cambridge since 1941.

“I think that’s insulting to Massachusetts voters,” she said of the governor’s comments.

Continue reading article online 

https://commonwealthmagazine.org/politics/baker-calls-ranked-choice-voting-too-complicated/

“We have new procedures and protocols in place”

From the Milford Daily News, articles of interest for Franklin:

"For election security, four police officers will be staffed at Franklin High School, the town’s only polling location for all eight precincts. Two will be stationed inside, and another two will keep watch outside.

Even in a normal election cycle, this would be among the busiest times of the year for city and town clerks and other election workers. But the upcoming presidential election is unlike any other.

A variety of factors — the coronavirus pandemic, caustic political rhetoric and worries about election integrity — are forcing clerks in MetroWest and Greater Milford to take measures they’ve never before taken, and implement new policies and standards to account for what is shaping up to be the busiest election cycle for these workers.

Clerks have been so busy putting in place health and security precautions while processing mail-in ballots and early voting that it was difficult for these public servants to find time for an interview with the Daily News."

Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)

https://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20201027/metrowest-milford-area-election-workers-buckle-down-for-their-most-challenging-election-cycle-ever?rssfeed=true 

 

 

early voting was underway when I stopped by to observe the ballot opening processing on Sunday