Saturday, May 17, 2008

"we want to see this tradition continue"

The Milford Daily News gets to their write up of the conversation on the Fourth of July from the May 7th Town Council meeting.

You can read my notes here or listen to this segment of the meeting here.

You can read the full Milford Daily News article here.

On Teachers in Franklin

Jeff Roy wrote a good piece on the overall teacher count; how the school committee counts teachers vs. the Department of Education.

This is required reading to avoid speculation and hearsay.

Click through to read the posting here.

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Visit the School Committee override page for the schedule of information sessions

You can find all the override related information here


Be informed to cast your vote on June 10th

Friday, May 16, 2008

In the News - Closing Davis Thayer not an Option

GHS
Posted May 15, 2008 @ 09:46 PM

FRANKLIN —

Shutting down Davis Thayer Elementary School to save money is not going to happen any time soon, or possibly ever, says Superintendent Wayne Ogden, despite suggestions to that effect.

Closing the 16-classroom elementary school on West Central Street was one of a number of ideas raised in conversations between town and school leaders as a way to salvage some cash.

Davis Thayer, the town's oldest elementary school, aside from the one-classroom Red Brick School, was singled out because of its relatively high cost per pupil, said Ogden, compared to the district's other, newer elementary schools: John F. Kennedy, Helen Keller, Jefferson, Gerald M. Parmenter and Oak Street.

Read the full article in the Milford Daily News here


Thursday, May 15, 2008

School Committee Meeting 4/29/08

Audio segments from the meeting 4/29/08
(additional segments will be posted as time allows)

Live reporting segments from the meeting 4/29/08

Annie Sullivan: BC Poetry Contest Winners (audio)

From the Franklin School Committee meeting on 4/29/08, Annie Sullivan Middle School recognizes two winners of the Boston College Poetry contest.

Time: 3 minutes, 40 seconds



MP3 File

Annie Sullivan: Latin Awards (audio)

From the Franklin School Committee meeting 4/29/08, the Annie Sullivan Middle School recognizes 14 students who passed a national Latin exam.

Time: 3 minutes, 38 seconds



MP3 File

Annie Sullivan: CSI Presentation (audio)

From the Franklin School Committee meeting on 4/29/08, students from the Annie Sullivan Middle School deliver a presentation. They used scientific methods in a CSI type format to solve a "crime" in one of the classrooms.

There is a video presentation that accompanies this but the audio is still sufficient to hear the enthusiasum of the students and their project.

Time: 9 minutes, 38 seconds



MP3 File