FHS football tops Oliver Ames 41-3 on Saturday

From HockomockSports.com we share the FHS sports results:  

Football = Oliver Ames, 3 @ Franklin, 41 – Final

For other results around the Hockomock League

https://hockomocksports.com/saturdays-schedule-scoreboard-04-10-21/

FHS football tops Oliver Ames 41-3 on Saturday

Who painted the murals at the Ray Memorial Library?

"Ever wondered about the artist responsible for the murals at the Ray Memorial Library? Join local Franklin historian and author, Alan Earls as he enlightens us on the history of this remarkable Artist.

Email adoggett@franklinma.gov for the link to attend this zoom event on Wednesday April 14th at 1 PM."

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Who painted the murals at the Ray Memorial Library?

Yes, #ThinkFranklinFirst Gift Cards are reloadable

To answer a frequently asked question: YES! Think Franklin First Gift Cards are reloadable! Bring your card to our amazing partner, Dean Bank, and add funds anytime! (Cash only!) 

Keep one ready to use in your wallet at all times as a reminder to #ThinkFranklinFirst!  

Status update: we have sold over $47,000 worth of gift cards! Thank you for the support!

Do you have one to spend? Visit www.franklingiftcard.com for a current list of participating businesses!  

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Yes, #ThinkFranklinFirst Gift Cards are reloadable

Time Out Virtual Memory Café - April 12 - 2 PM

Virtual Time Out Café For Caregivers & their Loved Ones Living with Memory Loss Monday,  April 12th at 2 pm Time Out Virtual Memory Café - April 12 - 2 PM

Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84293214891?pwd=dlYwOWpnUkJRNllIVzIvWitNTmo3QT09 Meeting ID: 842 9321 4891       Passcode: 762124   Sponsored By Marlborough Senior Center Better Day Adult Social Day Program is a non-profit social day program designed to support, connect and provide meaningful engagement for adults living with cognitive impairment. We are uniquely situated in a residential home, located at 195 Reservoir Street in Marlborough, Massachusetts. For more information, please visit us at www.betterdayprogram.org  and be sure to follow us on Facebook!

New York Times: "Making Music Visible: Singing in Sign"

"On a recent afternoon in a brightly lit studio in Brooklyn, Mervin Primeaux-O’Bryant and Brandon Kazen-Maddox were filming a music video. They were recording a cover version of “Midnight Train to Georgia,” but the voices that filled the room were those of Gladys Knight and the Pips, who made the song a hit in the 1970s. And yet the two men in the studio were also singing — with their hands.

Primeaux-O’Bryant is a deaf actor and dancer; Kazen-Maddox is a hearing dancer and choreographer who is, thanks to seven deaf family members, a native speaker of American Sign Language. Their version of “Midnight Train to Georgia” is part of a 10-song series of American Sign Language covers of seminal works by Black female artists that Kazen-Maddox is producing for Broadstream, an arts streaming platform."

Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/09/arts/music/asl-music-deaf-culture.html

Both men spoke of the impact ballet training had on their signing.Credit...Justin Kaneps for The New York Times

MAEnergy Environment: Level 2 - Significant Drought in the Southeast Region (yes, includes Franklin, MA!)

"With precipitation, streamflow, and groundwater below normal as the state enters the spring season, today @EEASecretary Theoharides declared drought conditions in most regions, including a Level 2 - Significant Drought in the Southeast Region."

For more info: https://t.co/BvdLCSCxYl 

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MAEnergy Environment: Level 2 - Significant Drought in the Southeast Region (yes, includes Franklin, MA!)

Franklin, MA: School Committee - Agenda - April 13, 2021

Franklin School Committee 

April 13, 2021 = 7:00 P.M.

Call to Order 

Pledge of Allegiance 

Moment of Silence

I. Routine Business

A. Review of Agenda

B. Citizen’s Comments

In the spirit of open communication, “the Committee will hold a public participation segment (also called Citizen’s Comments) about matters 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…. The Committee will hear public comments related to an agenda item when the Chair deems appropriate during the Committee meeting. Topics for discussion during the meeting must be limited to those items listed on the Committee meeting agenda for that evening…. ” - from Policy BEDH

C. FHS Student Representative Comments

D. Superintendent’s Report

II. Guests/Presentations

A. Parmenter Elementary School Highlights

B. District Improvement Plan Update #2 and #3 Curriculum and Instruction

III. Discussion/Action Items A. FY22 Budget Vote

I recommend approval of the FY22 Budget in the amount of $67,914,184 as discussed.

B. Policy 2nd Reading / Adoption

I recommend adoption of Policy GBEA – Conflict of Interest as discussed.

IV. Discussion Only Items

A. Reopening Schools Status Update (April 9, 2021)

V. Information Matters

A. School Committee Sub-Committee Reports (e.g. Ad Hoc Supt. Evaluation, Budget, Community Relations/Public Schools Advocacy, Policy, Transportation)

B. School Committee Liaison Reports (e.g. Joint PCC, Substance Abuse Task Force, School Wellness Advisory Council, Franklin Racial & Social Justice Task Force)

VI. New Business

A. To discuss any future agenda items

VII. Consent Agenda

A. Approval of Minutes

I recommend approval of the minutes from your March 23, 2021 School Committee meeting as detailed.

B. Declare Surplus

I recommend approval of the request of Horace Mann Middle School to declare the following items as surplus:

a. RISO Machine

b. Books

C. RMS Gift

I recommend acceptance of a check for $923.60 from Lifetouch for in-house enrichment as detailed.

D. Music Gift

I recommend acceptance of two checks totaling $293.00 from Music Parents for in-house enrichment as detailed.

E. FHS Gifts

I recommend acceptance of the following donations totaling $1,096.86 for FHS as detailed:

a. $76.86 Campus Box Media for supplemental supplies

b. $600.00 Franklin Cultural Council for in-house enrichment

c. $330.00 Sager Sports Corp. for in-house enrichment

d. $90.00 Franklin Music Parents for in-house enrichment

VIII. Payment of Bills Dr. Bergen

IX. Payroll Atty. Pond-Pfeffer

X. Executive Session

A. Pursuant to M.G.L. c. 30A, §21(a)(3) to discuss strategy with respect to collective bargaining with the FEA and Pursuant to M.G.L. c. 30A, §21(a)(2) to conduct collective bargaining sessions with the FEA unit. as an open meeting may have a detrimental effect on the bargaining position of the School Committee and the chair so declares.

B. Pursuant to M.G.L. c. 30A §21(a)(2) to conduct strategy session in preparation for negotiations with nonunion personnel.

XI. Adjournment

The meeting packet for April 13 can be found

https://www.franklinps.net/district/meeting-packets/pages/april-13-2021-school-committee-meeting-packet

The agenda doc with connection info

https://www.franklinps.net/sites/g/files/vyhlif4431/f/uploads/scagenda_4-13-21.pdf

Franklin, MA: School Committee - Agenda - April 13, 2021