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Thursday, August 29, 2013
Franklin needs you for one of these committees
The following Boards/Committees are looking for members:
Conservation Commission
Kathy Celorier-508-520-4929
Finance Committee
Jeff Nutting-508-520-4949
Send letter of interest and resume to Jeff Nutting, 355 E.Central Street
Franklin Cultural Council
Claire Griffin-508-520-8857
Library Board of Directors
Felicia Oti -508-520-4940
Franklin Housing Trust Fund
Maxine Kinhart 508-553-4886
Public Land Use Committee
Beth Dahlstrom 508-553-4852
If you are interested in serving on the committee, please complete the form shown below and return to the Town Administrator's Office.
You can also find the form on the Franklin webpage here:
http://franklinma.virtualtownhall.net/Pages/FranklinMA_News/01B2AF2D-000F8513.0/TOWN%20OF%20FRANKLIN%20VOLUNTEER%20FORM.pdf
In the News: "Best Schools" issue
Several MetroWest and Milford area school districts made Boston magazine’s annual "Best Schools" issue, which hit newsstands this week.
Among the towns on the list are Wayland (No. 9), Weston (No. 11), Sudbury (No. 16), Westborough (No. 17), Holliston (No. 18), Hopkinton (No. 28), Southborough (No. 30), Northborough (No. 39) and Medway (No. 42).
The magazine compiled data released by the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, ranking schools in the municipalities in 20 different categories, including average class size, student-to-teacher ratio, rates of college acceptance, and SAT and MCAS test scores
Read more: http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/news/x1155157345/MetroWest-schools-make-Boston-magazine-rankings#ixzz2dLjKbia9
You can view the full Boston Magazine listing here.
http://www.bostonmagazine.com/boston-best-schools-2013/
I find it noteworthy that Franklin did make the listing in the 62 position. While many of its rankings across the 20 categories were competitive with the schools ranked above it, there was one category were Franklin ranked next to last of the 62. Wrentham was the only school district of the Top 62 that spent less per pupil than Franklin. They spent $10,506 (ranked 58th overall) to Franklin's $10,708 (ranked 62 overall)
Another example of the best 'bang for the buck' that Franklin gets for what we choose to spend.
You can do something about the Technology Tax!
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Wednesday, August 28, 2013
High school traffic pattern
With the ongoing (on schedule and on budget) construction of the new high school building, the work on the parking lots reported earlier this week has resulted in a revised traffic flow. The revised flow is shown in the PDF below. For those dropping off students, there are two loops available. One from Oak St and one via Panther Way.
Parking lot photos
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2013/08/new-franklin-high-school-parking.html
All other high school building related posts are collected in one place
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2011/12/collection-high-school-building-project.html
Parking lot photos
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2013/08/new-franklin-high-school-parking.html
All other high school building related posts are collected in one place
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2011/12/collection-high-school-building-project.html
50 year Anniversary
50 years have passed since the day on the Mall when Martin Luther King shared his "I have a dream"
The wikipedia entry for the speech
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Have_a_Dream
The wikipedia entry for the speech
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Have_a_Dream
"make sure due process occurs"
The Milford DailyNews provides an update on the open allegation investigation:
Read more: http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/x1868831797/Franklin-superintendent-sick-over-allegation-of-teacher#ixzz2dFva5O9R
WBZ Boston's news piece from Tuesday:
Related posts:
School Opening Update
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2013/08/franklin-public-schools-school-opening.html
Monday's announcement
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2013/08/franklin-public-schools.html
It all about an allegation
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2013/08/lets-note-that-this-is-all-about.html
In an interview Tuesday in her office, Sabolinski shed some light on how school officials learned of the allegation and described their thinking leading up to Monday’s public announcement that the educator in question had been placed on paid administrative leave pending the results of police and internal investigations.
"We are really sick over this," she said. "It has been devastating to the high school administration and the district administration."
Sabolinski would not specify the nature of the allegation or identify the teacher, only saying that, at some point, "lines were crossed."
Read more: http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/x1868831797/Franklin-superintendent-sick-over-allegation-of-teacher#ixzz2dFva5O9R
WBZ Boston's news piece from Tuesday:
Related posts:
School Opening Update
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2013/08/franklin-public-schools-school-opening.html
Monday's announcement
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2013/08/franklin-public-schools.html
It all about an allegation
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2013/08/lets-note-that-this-is-all-about.html
Tuesday, August 27, 2013
Franklin Public Schools: School Opening Update
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