Jeff Roy
previous meeting determined there was no funding for the late bus
after the meeting, parents, administrators, and the bus company stepped up to the plate
the bus company negotiated a better rate, reduced the cost to approx. $10,000
local PCC's started fund raising, commitments made for funding
Roy explored if the Town would be open to picking up the cost of the late bus, Feeley will bring it to the Council, Bartlett also aboard bringing it to the council
a collective effort
Is this for the middle and high school?
Initially for the middle school, could get that answer as the final details are worked out
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Live reporting - high school experience
Director: Pandora Carlucci
Facilitors: Kristin Letendre, Kristy Yankee
A first year program to help incoming students to adapt to the high school experience
Student perspective: Emma Kripp
interested in the Freshman transition
The Freshman Collaborative was a good program but the felt there was more to do
four day course, team building/project adventure
incorporated the 7 Habits for Highly Effective Teens
started each day with an ice breaker, merging students from the four middle schools helped to get to know some others they may not have come across before
academic sessions on English, Science, and Math
worked on items from the 7 Habits
goal setting, mission statement creation, collaborative worj
time management, planning
Emma:
liked the program, it helped a lot
coming from the Charter School was an adjustment
met four of her five teachers during the program
I think they should continue this for future classes
next year, get locker assignments
get schedule and planner during the session
to meet some of the Freshman guidance counselors
would like a greater participation of incoming students
incorporate some professional development for teachers to help
Mullen:
good work, had heard about it and this filled in some gaps
Rohrbach:
how do students get lost?
Yankee:
on email conferences, communications between parents and teachers as soon as issues arise
Trahan:
excellent
MacLeod:
Did students have to pay?
Slight:
How are you going to increase the enrollment?
Yankee:
Start earlier, spread word of mouth
Armenio:
Carlucci, Gould:
Scholarship form is available on the website
The more people sign up, the cheaper it will be
logistics were being worked up still so we were later this year than we would like to be
Rohrbach:
sell the t-shirts at Stop&Shop
would have you any this else?
Emma:
I would add a history teacher
Mrs Kipp:
This was great, I wish this had been available for my son who also came from the Charter School to the high school.
Sabolinski:
Loved to observe the culture and climate created during the week
The poster overview of the High School Experience program, including the t-shirt!
This photo can also be found on Flickr at
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3290/2884013510_6a09f67646.jpg
Facilitors: Kristin Letendre, Kristy Yankee
A first year program to help incoming students to adapt to the high school experience
Student perspective: Emma Kripp
interested in the Freshman transition
The Freshman Collaborative was a good program but the felt there was more to do
four day course, team building/project adventure
incorporated the 7 Habits for Highly Effective Teens
started each day with an ice breaker, merging students from the four middle schools helped to get to know some others they may not have come across before
academic sessions on English, Science, and Math
worked on items from the 7 Habits
goal setting, mission statement creation, collaborative worj
time management, planning
Emma:
liked the program, it helped a lot
coming from the Charter School was an adjustment
met four of her five teachers during the program
I think they should continue this for future classes
next year, get locker assignments
get schedule and planner during the session
to meet some of the Freshman guidance counselors
would like a greater participation of incoming students
incorporate some professional development for teachers to help
Mullen:
good work, had heard about it and this filled in some gaps
Rohrbach:
how do students get lost?
Yankee:
on email conferences, communications between parents and teachers as soon as issues arise
Trahan:
excellent
MacLeod:
Did students have to pay?
Slight:
How are you going to increase the enrollment?
Yankee:
Start earlier, spread word of mouth
Armenio:
Carlucci, Gould:
Scholarship form is available on the website
The more people sign up, the cheaper it will be
logistics were being worked up still so we were later this year than we would like to be
Rohrbach:
sell the t-shirts at Stop&Shop
would have you any this else?
Emma:
I would add a history teacher
Mrs Kipp:
This was great, I wish this had been available for my son who also came from the Charter School to the high school.
Sabolinski:
Loved to observe the culture and climate created during the week
The poster overview of the High School Experience program, including the t-shirt!
This photo can also be found on Flickr at
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3290/2884013510_6a09f67646.jpg
Live reporting - Teacher's Contract
The teachers union and School Committee gave formal signature to the Teachers Contract.
Asst Supt Sabolinski updated that the secretaries contract was also signed this afternoon. They chose not to come out for the formal signature.
Asst Supt Sabolinski updated that the secretaries contract was also signed this afternoon. They chose not to come out for the formal signature.
Live reporting - School Committee meeting 9/23/08
Full committee present this evening: Armenio, Cafasso, Kelly Mullen, Roy, Rohrbach, Trahan
Student Representatives: Pat Slight, Brittany MacLeod
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Call to order Mr. Roy
Pledge of Allegiance
Moment of Silence
1. Routine Business
asking for the School Committee to endorse the vote against the Question 1
a similar vote garnered 45% of the vote in an earlier election, early polls show that this could very well pass if the public is not fully informed of what impact it could have
would serve to damage our economy, would force property tax increases
those who would say NH has a better model without a personal income tax, should realize that their property taxes are #1 in the nation
progress reports already
SAT exams on Saturday
project to watch the media for specific individuals; Ogden, Sabolinski included in the search
Student Representatives: Pat Slight, Brittany MacLeod
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Call to order Mr. Roy
Pledge of Allegiance
Moment of Silence
1. Routine Business
- Citizen’s Comments -
asking for the School Committee to endorse the vote against the Question 1
a similar vote garnered 45% of the vote in an earlier election, early polls show that this could very well pass if the public is not fully informed of what impact it could have
would serve to damage our economy, would force property tax increases
those who would say NH has a better model without a personal income tax, should realize that their property taxes are #1 in the nation
- Review of Agenda
- Minutes: I recommend approval of the minutes from the September 9, 2008 School Committee Meeting.
- Payment of Bills Mr. Kelly
- Payroll Ms. Armenio
- FHS Student Representatives
progress reports already
SAT exams on Saturday
project to watch the media for specific individuals; Ogden, Sabolinski included in the search
- Correspondence
"Educating our kids makes absolutely basic economic sense"
Why, indeed, do we sink far more funding into retroactive punishment than into setting a foundation for a child's success? But it's one thing to demonstrate that a holistic and preventative approach makes economic sense, and quite another to actually change the approach. Most people would rather apply a band-aid or suppress a symptom than identify a root cause and treat it. Transformative innovation doesn't come easy. Innovators need not only to be persuasive and patient, they need to weather the discouraging words of doubters, to do much with little when skeptics won't lend a hand, and to hold a clear vision of what the solved problem will look like. Anyone who has seen a solution from miles away and forged a path to get there knows this.From the award winning World Changing blog, read the full post here
I had the good fortune to hear Geoffrey Canada speak at the GEL 2006 Conference. He is quite an impressive individual. Persuasive? He defines the word.
Even Ben Franklin said:
If a man empties his purse into his head, no one can take it away from him. An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest.
Monday, September 22, 2008
Question 1 - Yes or No?
As part of the preparation for November's election, the major question for MA will be Question 1 on the ballot:
The State Income Tax Repeal is also known as Massachusetts Question 1. It is an initiated state statute that will appear on the November 4, 2008 ballot in Massachusetts.[1]
If the measure passes, it will end the state's current 5.3% income tax on wages, interest, dividends and capital gains. If that happens, Massachusetts will join Alaska, Florida, Nevada, New Hampshire, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington and Wyoming in not taxing income. Two other states, New Hampshire and Tennessee, have an income tax, but only on interest and dividends.
Read more on this link here
The Boston Sunday Globe hosted the opposing views on the Opinion Page.
You can read the Yes side here
You can read the No side here
In the News - diabetes, Charter School
GHS
FRANKLIN —
More than anything, Ivy Patten wants a cure for juvenile diabetes, so her 14-year-old son, Tyler, can live a normal life.
The possible complications he and others diabetics face are "not a pretty picture," she said: blindness, amputation, nerve damage, kidney problems and death.
"My fears are several. First, a cure will not come very soon. You're always afraid blood sugar is going to go too low and he'll go into a seizure, pass out and die, and it's a very real fear," Patten said.
Many things can trigger problems with a diabetic's blood-sugar level, she said, and often they are not under a person's control.
Technology can help people manage diabetes, she said, but that is not enough.
"We really need to get a cure ASAP," said Patten, especially because the longer a person has diabetes, the greater his or her chances of complications.
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For more information about the walk at the Franklin Town Common on Saturday, Sept. 27, which takes place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., log on to www.hotshots4thecure.org.
Read the full article in the Milford Daily News here
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Milford Daily News
FRANKLIN —
Renting out the historic Red Brick School is a top priority for the Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter Public School, said Principal Kevin O'Malley.
"The topic is still under discussion here. I can assure you, it's a front-burner issue," O'Malley said.
Charter school officials have met with the Brick School Association and had several discussions with Town Administrator Jeffrey D. Nutting about leasing the nearby property.
O'Malley has introduced the topic to the charter school's board of trustees, who will discuss the prospect at their next meeting, on Oct. 2 at the school library, he said.
"The idea is to have position papers presented where we'll talk about whether it's a good idea or not a good idea for the school," O'Malley said, noting that he is unsure whether the board will vote on Oct. 2.
"We're at a point where it's in everyone's best interest to discuss this thing and come to a conclusion. If we don't decide (on Oct. 2), then we will very soon," he said.
Town officials have been great and are making the process easy, O'Malley said. He said the charter school community wants to give back to Franklin, too.
Read the full article in the Milford Daily News here
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