Franklin Matters

Sunday, February 5, 2012

Student head Injuries and Concussions

The presentation scheduled for discussion at the School Committee meeting on Tuesday, Feb 7, 2012

FPS_Student Head Injuries and Concussions_20120207

The draft policy and procedures document for student head injuries and concussions

FPS_Draft Concussion Policy Procedure Appendices_20120207

The full agenda for the School Committee meeting can be found here
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2012/02/franklin-ma-school-committee-agenda-feb.html

Spring 2012 Recreation Programs

The Franklin Recreation Dept brochure for Spring 2012 programs is available:

Franklin Rec Brochure Spring 2012

You can register online at the Recreation Dept page
http://franklinma.virtualtownhall.net/Pages/FranklinMA_Recreation/index

Hopedale company donates, installs solar panel on Franklin church

Sent to you by Steve Sherlock via Google Reader:

Hopedale company donates, installs solar panel on Franklin church

via The Milford Daily News News RSS by Alison McCall/Daily News staff on 2/4/12

Second Generation Energy, based in Hopedale and specializing in solar panel installation, began putting up 44 solar panels on First Universalist Society's roof this week, partly to advertise the benefit of solar panel energy to the community, and partly out of neighborly spirit.

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Saturday, February 4, 2012

School Presentation video link

The video for the Town Council meeting is now available for viewing on-demand.

Follow this link:
http://view.liveindexer.com/ViewIndexSessionSL.aspx?indexPointSKU=j7GV7c2hLg1qV9cGtXT67w%3d%3d

You can watch the video and follow along with the slides here
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2012/02/school-building-committee-presentation.html

Wadsworth Diary - Feb 4, 1858

Very Pleasant & Warm. Father went to Rev. Thayers after the wagon & I went after Jos. Oxan. Than we drawed birchwood from the Rockwood lot. Drawed 3 cords with oxan & 1 with horse. Jos was away part the day. Went to writing school in eve with Sarah.

In the 1850s, on a busy working farm in the southern part of Franklin, a man named George Wadsworth started writing in a journal about everyday events. When he filled that journal, he bought another, and filled that up too. Two dozen journals, and 27 years later, he had written about almost everything that can happen in a small New England town. His words were lost to history until 1986, when town resident Gail Lembo came across some of the journals at a yard sale.

From the Franklin Historical Museum website
http://www.franklinhistoricalmuseum.com/p/wadsworth-diaries_30.html

Note: The vote to continue was close but positive for continuing: 13 for, 10 against. The diary skips Feb 1892 and picks up again in April. What I have done to keep with the February period is go back to one of the earlier years in the diary, 1858.

Date Set for FHS Debt Exclusion Vote!

Dear Franklin Friend,

It's official. Tuesday, March 27 is our "now or never" opportunity to say YES in a town-wide vote in support of building a brand new, fully furnished and equipped 21st century high school in Franklin --with a state reimbursement rate of nearly 60 percent.

The Franklin Town Council approved the voting date during their meeting Wednesday night, and councilors unanimously and unequivocally endorsed a YES vote. During the past week, the Franklin Long Range Finance Committee, the Franklin Finance Committee and the Recreation Advisory Board also publicly endorsed the project and urged residents to vote YES for FHS on March 27.

You can view the Milford Daily News story on the Town Council meeting here: http://www.milforddailynews.com/topstories/x1368171321/Town-Council-approves-Franklin-to-vote-on-new-school-in-March

More than 200 of your friends and neighbors have stepped forward as YES vote supporters so far. They recognize that Franklin has a Real Need for a new facility that will:

· Meet all future needs, including 20 percent more educational space; 21st century classrooms and science labs with integrated technology; an 830-seat auditorium/theater; a 17,700-square-foot gym and 6,000-square-feet-indoor walking track; full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act for access and special education.

· Remove Franklin High from accreditation warning status.

· Provide modern resources that will give our kids the best chance for success in an increasingly competitive academic environment and economic marketplace.

The Right Time to seize this opportunity is now, when we can take full advantage of historic low construction and borrowing costs. If the debt exclusion vote does not pass:

· Franklin will lose the chance to build a new high school with a state reimbursement rate of nearly 60 percent.

· Franklin taxpayers will pay 100% for repairs to keep the building safe and operational.

· Accreditation officials will consider moving Franklin High onto probation status.

· Our property values and tax base will be threatened.

Please mark your calendars and let your friends and neighbors know that The Right Time is March 27 to go to the polls to vote.

Visit www.newfhs.com to learn more about why there is a Real Need for this project and why the new FHS deserves your YES vote on March 27. Please share this email with your friends and neighbor here in Franklin. It is important that all of us have the information we need to make a good decision.

To those who are already volunteering and have contributed financially, thank you. To those who have not, we need your active support and donations, and we welcome questions. You can email us at voteyesforFHS@gmail.com, or visit: http://www.newfhs.com/contact.php for more information.

Thank you!

Citizens for a New Franklin High School

Vote Yes for FHS on March 27! A Real Need. The Right Time.