Franklin Matters

Wednesday, May 19, 2021

FM #544 - What does the Franklin Education Foundation do? - 05/06/21 (audio)

FM #544 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 544 in the series.

This session of the radio show shares my conversation with Pandora Carlucci and Joni Magee, Board members of the Franklin Education Foundation (FEF). We had our conversation via virtual conference bridge to adhere to the ‘social distancing’ requirements of this pandemic period.

We talk about how the FEF supported the Franklin education with supplemental grants to teachers for educational enhancements. The grants total more than $400,000 since 1997.

Pandora was one of the founders of the FEF.

The recording runs about 26 minutes, so let’s listen to my conversation with Pandora and Joni. Audio file = https://player.captivate.fm/episode/7bb1628c-d589-4617-9b5d-d82a463ebd07

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About page = https://www.franklined.org/about

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FM #544 - What does the Franklin Education Foundation do? - 05/06/21 (audio)

Your Franklin Questions Answered - May 20

There are 2 opportunities to get your Franklin questions answered on Thursday, May 20, 2021.

at 8:30 AM Coffee with State Rep Jeff Roy and Town officials

Please pre-register here and you will be sent an email confirmation and link
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0kdu2spjsiGtx0AUbmkjiKA_LqhIZK9G8L

at 1:30 PM Franklin Matters Q&A with Steve Sherlock

email adoggett@franklinma.gov to attend

Your Franklin Questions Answered - May 20 - part 1

Your Franklin Questions Answered - May 20 - part 2

Town of Franklin, MA: Pop Shop application now open

Town of Franklin, MA (@TOFranklinMA) tweeted on Tue, May 18, 2021:

Are you a small business owner looking to "pop up"? Our Pop Shop application is now open! We will be opening our very first location at 70 East Central Street (Rt 140) in mid-June!

We are accepting applications for vendors here https://t.co/TMZCxFvJvp Reach out with questions! https://t.co/fbwn9vJLqM

Shared from Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOFranklinMA/status/1394684681564696576

Town of Franklin, MA: Pop Shop application now open

Franklin, MA: Policy SubCommittee Meeting - May 20, 2021

School Committee - Policy SubCommittee Meeting

Virtual Meeting (Link in agenda)

May 20, 2021 - 6:00 PM

I. Electronic Distribution of Approved Policies

1.    GBEBA - Staff Research Projects
2.    GBEBC - Gifts to Staff
3.    JIA - Staff Research Projects
4.    Policy Distribution Folder

II. Discussion of Policies sent to School Committee

A.    IJNDB - Acceptable Use Policy
B.    IJNDB-E1 - Acceptable Use Student Agreement 6-12
C.    IJNDB-E2 - Acceptable Use Student Agreement K-5

III. Policy Revisions & New Policies - New Discussion Item

A. Review Covid-19 Policies in accordance with the Governor’s revised orders
B. Continued Review of Policy Manual

Agenda doc = https://www.franklinps.net/sites/g/files/vyhlif4431/f/agendas/5_20_21_policy_sub_agenda.pdf

Franklin, MA: Policy SubCommittee Meeting - May 20, 2021

FHS baseball, boys tennis, and girls outdoor track teams all post wins on Tuesday

From HockomockSports.com and Twitter we share the FHS spring sports results:

Baseball = Franklin, 13 @ King Philip, 8 – Final

– Franklin’s offense stayed scorching hot to start the season, pushing across double-digit runs for the third straight game and fourth in the last five contests. Ryan Gerety (triple, three runs, RBI) and Nate Goode (double, triple, two RBI, three runs) spearheaded the attack with three hits apiece while Chris Goode (triple, two RBI, run), Jake Fitzgibbons (three RBI, double), and Jack Marino (two runs, two RBI) each had two hits. Jacob Jette got the win on the mound, allowing four runs while striking out seven.

Softball = King Philip, 8 @ Franklin, 3 – Final

– King Philip got off to another strong start with a pair of runs in the first inning and went on to score in the third, fifth, and seventh to complete the sweep of Franklin. Charlotte Raymond had another stellar showing at the plate, going 4-for-4 with a double and a triple, knocking in one run and scoring three times. Sophomores Libby Walsh (home run, two RBI, two runs) and Sarah Cullen (two runs) each added two hits for the visitors while Meg Sherwood slapped a two-run triple and had a sacrifice fly to score a run. KP had a strong showing defensively behind pitcher Emma Sheehan.

Boys Tennis = Franklin, 5 @ King Philip 0 – Final

BACK TO BACK 5-0s vs KP. The boys are now 6-0 in the season. Man of the match goes to Vayshnav Malhotra for second singles and Drew Mahoney for third singles. https://twitter.com/_fhsboystennis/status/1394810939606802434

Girls Tennis = Franklin, 1 @ King Philip, 4 – Final

Boys Outdoor Track = Taunton, 70 @ Franklin, 66 – Final

Girls Outdoor Track = Taunton, 31 @ Franklin, 105 - Final

[Girls Sprg Varsity Outdoor Track] Franklin HS defeats Taunton HS, 105 to 31. Via Twitter https://twitter.com/FHSSports/status/1394828623497027585

From the Track "throwers" Twitter account:

In Discus action- 8 PRs from 12 throwers. The Boys with @JacobBowser7 taking 1st,@ConnorVeilleux and@AndrewJ52949175 coming in 2nd and 3rd. For the girls@Kate22Taylor takes first and moves up to #3 on the FHS all time list and@lilydeforge11 takes 2nd. https://twitter.com/fhs_throwers/status/1394813567044628484

In the shot put... 14 of 21 throwers hit PRs. The girls with@Kate22Taylor winning, @lilydeforge11 coming in 2nd and@HaileighF19 coming in 3rd. For the Boys@JacobBowser7 takes 1st and@karl_gruseck takes 2nd. https://twitter.com/fhs_throwers/status/1394810628213284869

In Javelin action. Congratulations to @niki_poutre for taking 2nd and Kim Marchese for taking 3rd in the girls competition. Congrats to Coleman Flynn for taking 2nd and @nick_c_1 for taking 3rd in the boys competition. https://twitter.com/fhs_throwers/status/1394808772476948485

For all the results around the Hockomock League

https://hockomocksports.com/tuesdays-schedule-scoreboard-05-18-21/

Congrats on the win today over a very talented Taunton team!! And...A big thank you and congratulations to our Seniors!! Happy Senior night!!

Middle school music program - sign up now open

Join Band, Orchestra, or Choir. The QR code shown in the photo works to bring you to the sign up page.

Or use this link -> https://sites.google.com/franklinps.net/middle-school-music/home

Middle school music program sign up now open

Franklin Area Nonprofit Network - Action/Updates in advance of Meeting May 24

** Action ** -> there is opportunity for groups to sign up to share about their work in this round of introductions for the May 24 meeting

** Action ** - opportunity still open for participation in the 'steering committee' for this group as we navigate our way forward to supporting nonprofits servicing Franklin.