Superintendent’s Report
- Academic Excellence Awards - covered previously in meeting
- W.A.S.T.E.D. - presentation on 12/2/08 recording of this can be found here
- Banner Ads - 1st five ads are in the field house
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Read the full article in the Gazette here
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House Speaker Salvatore F. DiMasi said yesterday that Massachusetts cities and towns should brace for cuts of up to 10 percent in state aid next year, an ominous sign that the pain of the nation's economic crisis is still just taking hold and could result in layoffs of police, firefighters, and teachers in local communities.
"Massachusetts will not be spared the pain," said DiMasi, after calling a group of reporters into his State House office. He predicted state aid would be reduced by 5 to 10 percent, saying it is "a matter of how much. It's not a matter of whether they will take a cut or not."
Read the full article in the Boston Globe here
Item | Content | Mins | # Replays |
Wasted 1 | Intro; FHS Students | 23 | 28 |
Wasted 2 | Bill Phillips | 25 | 19 |
Wasted 3 | Nick's story | 24 | 34 |
Wasted 4 | Josh's story | 17 | 14 |
Wasted 5 | Nick's parents view | 10 | 17 |
Wasted 6 | Q&A; next steps | 26 | 41 |
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Read the full article on Dean College in the Sunday Boston Globe hereFRANKLIN - In a higher education world often fixated on prestige, Dean College cuts against the grain, carving its niche by catering largely to students with spotty academic records.
Marketing itself as a haven for students who struggled through high school, the primarily two-year college proudly embraces its reputation as a safety school and its commitment to students who need extra attention.
"What you see is what you get," said Paula M. Rooney, college president . "There are no pretenses. We know who we are, and we know where we fit. We aren't ashamed of it, and we don't try to hide it."
....Denise Zambrowski, environmental affairs coordinator for Franklin's Department of Public Works, said the requirements would take some pressure off municipalities trying to protect wetlands and waterways.
"Commercial developers should pay for their own storm-water management," she said. "The large commercial facilities falling under state and federal purview makes it easier for us to focus resources and energy on our own drainage systems."
In Franklin, DPW engineer Zambrowski said she is encouraged state and federal employees would enforce the regulations.What regulations?