Friday, November 25, 2011
Mendon-Upton school board members allowed to vote remotely
With the recent advances in technology this is a good logical step. Technology can be very useful to conduct meetings with participants not all in the same room. The meeting can be conducted as long as the technology works well.
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via The Milford Daily News News RSS by Morgan Rousseau/Daily News staff on 11/24/11
School board members in the Mendon-Upton Regional School District now have the option of participating in meetings while not being physically present.
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Thursday, November 24, 2011
Happy Thanksgiving
As we sit down to Thanksgiving dinner today, let's pause a moment or two to give thanks for what we do have.
Enjoy!
“It’s all about vigilance"
Natick, Newton, Weston, and Wellesley are among several communities that have seen a significant jump in reports of residential break-ins, police said. The crimes do not appear to be related, police say, with the methods of gaining access and the types of valuables stolen varying with each incident. But detectives throughout the area are working closely to share information.
“We do have officers out there and are actively pursuing all the breaks,’’ said a Newton police spokesman, Lieutenant Bruce Apotheker. “One of the main components is we do work well with other cities and towns.’’
Newton has logged 155 house breaks this year, compared with 99 during the same period last year, he said. Just since Oct. 1, he said, there have been 35.
Law enforcement officials said they don’t know why there has been a sudden increase, but they said it’s not uncommon to have periods of ups and downs. Some officials, though, said many of the break-ins appear to be drug-related.Read the remainder of the story in the Boston Globe West article here
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
High School Project - Part 7 (audio)
Part 7 of 8 recorded at the School Building Committee informational forum held Nov 17, 2011.
Time: 17 minutes, 41 seconds
MP3 File
Show Notes
This internet radio show or podcast is number 99 in the series for Franklin Matters.
This is the seventh of a series of 8 audio segments recorded during the informational session on the new high school. The forum was conducted by the School Building Committee and held at the Horace Mann Auditorium on Thursday, Nov 17, 2011.
This seventh segment continues the Question and Answer period with Tom Mercer (School Building Committee Chair), Jim Jordan (partner and owner of Ai3 Architects), Sean Fennell (Project Manager) and School Superintendent Maureen Sabolinski provide answers to the questions.
The questions covered during this segment
- What is the life expectancy of this school?
- How much does the building handle school population growth?
- What is the projected peak population?
- How does the classroom handle the average class size?
- What happens if the debt exclusion doesn't pass?
- Is accreditation at risk?
- Why doesn't this building include an indoor track?
Without further ado, here is the recording from Thursday evening Nov 17th
(audio)
Be sure to listen to the other parts of the series:
Part 1 – introduction and evolution of model school invitation
Part 2 - Jim Jordan, partner and owner of Ai3 Architects provides an overview of the building
Part 3 – Q and A: educational space and construction cost
Part 4 – Q and A: various project costs and overall process
Part 5 – Q and A; cost of designing a green building and debt exclusion timing
Part 6 – Q and A; alternate fields and communication campaign
Part 8 – Q and A and closing
---- ---- ----
While this podcast is my public service effort for Franklin. I can use your help. How can you help, you ask?
If you like this, please tell your friends and neighbors
If you don't like this, please let me know.
This feedback loop is important. Thank you for listening.
For additional information, please visit Franklinmatters.org/
If you have questions or comments you can reach me directly at shersteve @ gmail dot com
The music for the intro and exit was provided by Michael Clark and the group "East of Shirley". The piece is titled "Ernesto, manana" c. Michael Clark &Tintype Tunes, 2008 and used with their permission
I hope you enjoy!
High School Project - Part 8 (audio)
The eighth and final segment of the complete recording from the School Building Committee forum on the new high school held on Nov 17, 2011.
Time: 16 minutes, 11 seconds
MP3 File
Show Notes:
This internet radio show or podcast is number 100 in the series for Franklin Matters.
This is the eighth and final for the series of the informational session on the new high school. The forum was conducted by the School Building Committee and held at the Horace Mann Auditorium on Thursday, Nov 17, 2011.
This eight segment continues the Question and Answer period with Tom Mercer (School Building Committee Chair), Jim Jordan (partner and owner of Ai3 Architects) Sean Fennell (Project Manager) and School Superintendent Maureen Sabolinski provide answers to the questions. Andrew Chagnon (?) joins to answer the traffic questions.
The questions covered during this segment
Without further ado, here is the recording from Thursday evening Nov 17th
(audio)
Be sure to listen to the other parts of the series:
Part 1 – introduction and evolution of model school invitation
Part 2 - Jim Jordan, partner and owner of Ai3 Architects provides an overview of the building
Part 3 – Q and A: educational space and construction cost
Part 4 – Q and A: various project costs and overall process
Part 5 – Q and A; cost of designing a green building and debt exclusion timing
Part 6 – Q and A; alternate fields and communication campaign
Part 8 – Q and A and closing
---- ---- ----
While this podcast is my public service effort for Franklin. I can use your help. How can you help, you ask?
If you like this, please tell your friends and neighbors
If you don't like this, please let me know.
This feedback loop is important. Thank you for listening.
For additional information, please visit Franklinmatters.org/
If you have questions or comments you can reach me directly at shersteve @ gmail dot com
The music for the intro and exit was provided by Michael Clark and the group "East of Shirley". The piece is titled "Ernesto, manana" c. Michael Clark &Tintype Tunes, 2008 and used with their permission
I hope you enjoy!
Time: 16 minutes, 11 seconds
MP3 File
Show Notes:
This internet radio show or podcast is number 100 in the series for Franklin Matters.
This is the eighth and final for the series of the informational session on the new high school. The forum was conducted by the School Building Committee and held at the Horace Mann Auditorium on Thursday, Nov 17, 2011.
This eight segment continues the Question and Answer period with Tom Mercer (School Building Committee Chair), Jim Jordan (partner and owner of Ai3 Architects) Sean Fennell (Project Manager) and School Superintendent Maureen Sabolinski provide answers to the questions. Andrew Chagnon (?) joins to answer the traffic questions.
The questions covered during this segment
- Teachers end up cutting off the HVAC because it interferes with the class, is the noise in the room something you are planning for?
- Can you tell us about the technology? Wireless of course, but what is there in the cutting edge?
- Are you going to have virtual desktops?
- Can you facilitate the traffic situation?
- I don't want to minimize the traffic situation, it hasn't been done right at any of the schools!
- Where are you going to hold the 4th of July fireworks?
Without further ado, here is the recording from Thursday evening Nov 17th
(audio)
Be sure to listen to the other parts of the series:
Part 1 – introduction and evolution of model school invitation
Part 2 - Jim Jordan, partner and owner of Ai3 Architects provides an overview of the building
Part 3 – Q and A: educational space and construction cost
Part 4 – Q and A: various project costs and overall process
Part 5 – Q and A; cost of designing a green building and debt exclusion timing
Part 6 – Q and A; alternate fields and communication campaign
Part 8 – Q and A and closing
---- ---- ----
While this podcast is my public service effort for Franklin. I can use your help. How can you help, you ask?
If you like this, please tell your friends and neighbors
If you don't like this, please let me know.
This feedback loop is important. Thank you for listening.
For additional information, please visit Franklinmatters.org/
If you have questions or comments you can reach me directly at shersteve @ gmail dot com
The music for the intro and exit was provided by Michael Clark and the group "East of Shirley". The piece is titled "Ernesto, manana" c. Michael Clark &Tintype Tunes, 2008 and used with their permission
I hope you enjoy!
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