Present: Douglas, Cafasso, Rohrbach, Mullen, Roy, Trahan, Glynn
Absent: none
1. Routine Business
Citizen’s Comments - none
Review of Agenda - noneMinutes: I recommend approval of the open session and executive session minutes from the June 8, 2010 School Committee Meeting. motion to approve minutes, passed 7-0
Payment of Bills Mr. Glynn motion to approve bills (2 weeks worth), passed 7-0Payroll Mrs. Douglas
FHS Student Representatives (none at this time)
Correspondence:
1. Packet of 19 letters from Jefferson parents regarding class sizes.
Franklin, MA
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Office Hours
Want to talk about Franklin Matters? About what matters to you? About blogging, about social media tools?
Assuming the weather is good, I'll be available on Friday June 25, from 2:00 - 4:00 PM.
I'll be on the Town Common near the bandstand.
Just me, my notepad, and a willingness to listen and talk about what matters.
Bring a chair and join me.
If the weather is bad, I'll update here where the alternate location will be; most likely Cafe Dolce.
Franklin, MA
Assuming the weather is good, I'll be available on Friday June 25, from 2:00 - 4:00 PM.
I'll be on the Town Common near the bandstand.
Just me, my notepad, and a willingness to listen and talk about what matters.
Bring a chair and join me.
If the weather is bad, I'll update here where the alternate location will be; most likely Cafe Dolce.
Franklin, MA
What gets you going?
There are plenty of choices to get involved this evening. Be active!
Exercise?
Join the Franklin Citizens Rail Trail subcommittee meeting to plan for a fund raising road race.
Meeting at the Y at 7:30 PM
Environment?
The EPA will hold an information session and immediately following a public hearing to solicit feedback on their new storm water regulations.
Meeting at 6:30 PM at Tri-County Regional Voc Tech
Education?
The School Committee holds their second scheduled meeting for June this evening.
Meeting at 7:00 PM in the Council Chambers at the Municipal Bldg
Franklin, MA
Exercise?
Join the Franklin Citizens Rail Trail subcommittee meeting to plan for a fund raising road race.
Meeting at the Y at 7:30 PM
Environment?
The EPA will hold an information session and immediately following a public hearing to solicit feedback on their new storm water regulations.
Meeting at 6:30 PM at Tri-County Regional Voc Tech
Education?
The School Committee holds their second scheduled meeting for June this evening.
Meeting at 7:00 PM in the Council Chambers at the Municipal Bldg
Franklin, MA
"forced to eliminate Spanish"
"The elimination of Spanish at the elementary school means that one of our signature programs is now lost, and probably for good. We have resisted eliminating the program in its entirety, because once it is gone, it will be very difficult to bring back. But the budget realities simply could support this effort any longer," Roy said.
The Spanish teachers will move to the middle schools in August, when Spanish will become the only foreign language offered as Latin will be eliminated.Read the full article in the Milford Daily News here
http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/x2071993902/Franklin-to-end-elementary-school-Spanish
The newspaper article is incorrect in that the "School administrators last week announced" when in fact the announcement and discussion occurred during the June 8th School Committee meeting. The article was likely written earlier and only published now which caused the "last week" inaccuracy.
http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/x2071993902/Franklin-to-end-elementary-school-Spanish
Franklin, MA
Mendon to re-do the vote on override
A two-member Board of Selectmen agreed last night to hold a special Town Meeting July 12 and a special election July 27 to vote again on the town's Proposition 2 1/2 tax override, but at a lower number.
The original override sought $594,000 with $100,000 targeted for town services. The new override eliminates the town portion.Read the full article in the Milford Daily News here
http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/x2071993894/Mendon-to-vote-again-on-override
Franklin, MA
Can social networking help grow my business?
What is digital marketing?
Can social networking help grow my business?
Berry Insurance and the United Regional Chamber of Commerce have joined together to hold a session on June 29th to provide information on how these tools can help. Most of the social media tools are free, hence the ROI on free becomes something to look at.
Details on the event including registration information can be found in the flyer below:
The Berry Ins website can be found here:
http://www.berryinsurance.com/
and the Chamber website here:
http://unitedchamber.org/
and you can register here:
http://berryinsurance.eventbrite.com/
Franklin, MA
Can social networking help grow my business?
Berry Insurance and the United Regional Chamber of Commerce have joined together to hold a session on June 29th to provide information on how these tools can help. Most of the social media tools are free, hence the ROI on free becomes something to look at.
Details on the event including registration information can be found in the flyer below:
Discover Simple, Private Sharing at Drop.io
The Berry Ins website can be found here:
http://www.berryinsurance.com/
and the Chamber website here:
http://unitedchamber.org/
and you can register here:
http://berryinsurance.eventbrite.com/
Franklin, MA
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)