live reporting - Superintendent's report, subcommi...
live reporting - Action items
live reporting - FY 08, Brick closes
Allocation of $180,000 - 3 teachers come back
live reporting - late bus
Live reporting - school choice, Pay-to-ride
Live reporting - budget effects
School Committee meeting - live reporting
School Committee Meeting - Agenda - 6/24/08
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Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Franklin Town Common sign
The Town Common sign that took the Town Council two meetings to decide where to place it, is up and under utilized as of this picture last Saturday.
It is placed along Main St, near the sideway (just to the left in this photo) that leads to the gazebo (just to right rear in this photo). It is away from the other monuments along that side of the street so the intentions of the Council were met in this placement.
The sign will hold the historic walking trail map. The map apprently wasn't not ready at the time the picture was taken.
The prior Town Council discussions can be found here and here
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
live reporting - Superintendent's report, subcommittee reports
Superintendent’s Report - Maureen Sabolinski
a. Projected Enrollment - numbers in School Committee packet
b. School Choice - discussed previously
c. Ed Nets
becoming involved, contract still up in air, breaches of staff and student information still need to be reviewed
d. Bus Accident Update
one of the outcomes of the accident as previously reported was who was going to be in charge to avoid the situation where some students were not examined after the incident. Protocols being set up with a very productive meeting, will be updated into the crisis manual. Will come back with an update.
e. Traffic Study at High School/Horace Mann
The Town is initiating a traffic study in the area and engage a traffic engineer to study and report back.
MSBA opening a window to accept new statements of interest for building projects, need to submit by Sep 15
technically according to the statute don't need a building committee until the State says you are getting money for construction. Should not re-submit what we did previously, should get together to decide what should be re-submitted
Jeff Roy requesting that the audit copies be sent directly to the school committee as an internal control, should not have to go through either the Town or the Central Office. He has made the request before and will make it again
Subcommittee reports
Matt Kelly will be meeting with Miriam Goodman on a weekly basis to review and approve the bills on a timely basis
live reporting - Action items
Action Items:
1. I recommend acceptance of $13.50 from Kaitlyn Simmons & Corinne Lewis, raised from their lemonade stand for the Oak Street Elementary School Gift Account.
approved 7-0
2. I recommend acceptance of a check for $285.00 from Lifetouch Pictures for the Future Enrichment Programs at ECDC.
approved 7-0
3. I recommend approval of the request of FHS teachers Jackie Eckhardt and Debbie Murphy for the annual trip to Spain for the summer of 2009.
approved 7-0
4. I recommend adoption of the revised 2009-2010 School Calendar
approved 6-1
5. I recommend adoption of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).
Jeff Roy - school department lawyers were not required to work out the issues on the MOU, this covers most of the items raised in the previous meeting, not perfect but a good ways along, can still be modified as it goes
Cafasso questioned to make sure the heating utilities were being covered by the town given the discussion about the Brick school
hopes that the principals are vigilant and report back to us if things do not go smoothly
Jeff Roy - did get the clause to state that the principals will retain level of control over personnel in their buildings
Rohrbach - hope this goes smoothly, hopes that this does generate some cost savings
approved: 7-0
6. I recommend adoption of the Consolidation Plan.
approved: 7-0
7. I recommend the increase to $325.00 per year for the Pay-to-Ride Program.
approved: 7-0
live reporting - FY 08, Brick closes
Sabolinski
Miriam will be bringing the school year to a close with the budget coming in where it needs to be, no surprises
Mullen
Brick school was not in the budget
Sabolinski
needing to put students with disabilities in two places instead of just one
principal agrees with the placement in this way
makes it more efficient to have the two classrooms in Davis Thayer
Cafasso
no one on the committee is happy about not having the Brick school in the budget
in difficult budget times extremely hard to continue that operation
building use subcommittee needs to look at and make a good use of
Miriam will be bringing the school year to a close with the budget coming in where it needs to be, no surprises
Mullen
Brick school was not in the budget
Sabolinski
needing to put students with disabilities in two places instead of just one
principal agrees with the placement in this way
makes it more efficient to have the two classrooms in Davis Thayer
Cafasso
no one on the committee is happy about not having the Brick school in the budget
in difficult budget times extremely hard to continue that operation
building use subcommittee needs to look at and make a good use of
Allocation of $180,000 - 3 teachers come back
Rohrbach
With the additional funds from the athletic funds that were in the budget and not currently encumbered, the budget subcommittee decided to use it to return three teachers from the 45 layoffs, likely at the elementary level
Sabolinski
biggest impact of cuts were at the elementary level
school principals got together to come up with a recommendation
Proposed to add back at
would now reduce the overall teacher layoffs from 45 to 42
Cora Armenio -
The reduction at the high school of 17 teachers, already on warning for that situation
Would 3 make a difference for this status?
Sabolinski -
Maybe, but with the positions already cut and courses already reduced
there is still the facility issue
the importance of the elementary levels is where it all starts
literacy is important
high schoolers will get into larger class sizes in college
Jeff Roy -
Miriam Goodman has currently allocated a budget of 49,760,242
She adds the 180,000 and comes back with the new budget of 49,940,242
with a full line by line accounting so we can vote that budget in July
Ed Cafasso -
can you enunciate a little better about how these three are being re-allocated so we can create a better understanding of what these decisions are and why we are making them
tried to get a close to the school committee guidelines as possible, we would need more teachers to make a better decision
Maureen Sabolinski -
So to clarify the principals can move forward and start to fill those positions
Jeff Roy
Yes
the final FY09 budget will be ready for vote in July
With the additional funds from the athletic funds that were in the budget and not currently encumbered, the budget subcommittee decided to use it to return three teachers from the 45 layoffs, likely at the elementary level
Sabolinski
biggest impact of cuts were at the elementary level
school principals got together to come up with a recommendation
Proposed to add back at
Keller - one grade 4class sizes were slated to be 28-30
Oak - one grade 3
Kennedy - one grade 2
would now reduce the overall teacher layoffs from 45 to 42
Cora Armenio -
The reduction at the high school of 17 teachers, already on warning for that situation
Would 3 make a difference for this status?
Sabolinski -
Maybe, but with the positions already cut and courses already reduced
there is still the facility issue
the importance of the elementary levels is where it all starts
literacy is important
high schoolers will get into larger class sizes in college
Jeff Roy -
Miriam Goodman has currently allocated a budget of 49,760,242
She adds the 180,000 and comes back with the new budget of 49,940,242
with a full line by line accounting so we can vote that budget in July
Ed Cafasso -
can you enunciate a little better about how these three are being re-allocated so we can create a better understanding of what these decisions are and why we are making them
tried to get a close to the school committee guidelines as possible, we would need more teachers to make a better decision
Maureen Sabolinski -
So to clarify the principals can move forward and start to fill those positions
Jeff Roy
Yes
the final FY09 budget will be ready for vote in July
live reporting - late bus
Sabolinski -
Exploring options, will have another update in late July
GATRA is one alternative being looked at
current bus service from Holmes is also being looked at
If GATRA is willing to be a partner, there are needs to be fulfilled particularly for the kids, especially from the high school based upon the survey results
Jeff Roy - "happy to hear that you are committed to find a way to have some way to get the kids home"
GATRA is only $.50 versus the late bus at $1.00, could be better for the families involved
looking at Holmes for a "pay for use"
kids who opted for "pay to ride" rode the late bus free
pay to ride does cover a two-way fee, this would then be a third charge
Exploring options, will have another update in late July
GATRA is one alternative being looked at
current bus service from Holmes is also being looked at
If GATRA is willing to be a partner, there are needs to be fulfilled particularly for the kids, especially from the high school based upon the survey results
Jeff Roy - "happy to hear that you are committed to find a way to have some way to get the kids home"
GATRA is only $.50 versus the late bus at $1.00, could be better for the families involved
looking at Holmes for a "pay for use"
kids who opted for "pay to ride" rode the late bus free
pay to ride does cover a two-way fee, this would then be a third charge
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