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Friday, January 16, 2015
NationalGrid: Recycle your second fridge or freezer and get $100!
Thursday, January 15, 2015
What a marked difference for a community meeting
The School Committee meeting on Tuesday had almost as many in the audience as the Town Council did in their last meeting. It was an eventful meeting but more emotionally moving for good reasons.
Two young ladies, seniors at Franklin High School were recognized with the Superintendents Award for being in the Top 1% of their class.
This was followed by a presentation on the special education program. Beth Fitzmaurice was joined by Stephanie Gedis, Dillon Scarnicki, and Sara Mulcahey in making the presentation. Dillon was supported by most of the Franklin Boys Hockey team which he is part of. He showed a brief video clip of his first goal scored!
Fitzmaurice acknowledged that there can be a feeling of isolation for a parent of a special education student, in that there maybe no one to help. In Franklin, there is a community to provide support. The town has been amazing supporting us.
What a marked difference in community presence and meeting conduct.
The School Committee did get into some hard discussions around the capital budget (top priorities outlined here) and on the 2015-16 calendar (the school marking periods and parent meetings still need to be added to this draft). One section of a policy is being retired as it is outdated and covered by other business practices and legal requirements.
Of not, there will likely be a future discussion about the school starting time. Given some studies about high schoolers starting so early and recent weather events where extra time in the morning would make a difference for the safety of all involved with the schools, there is work underway to see if that could be done. Stay tuned as this will be a topic for a future meeting.
The enxt meeting this month will also be held at the Franklin High School. Details on specific location within remained to be announced.
All my notes reported live from the meeting can be found here:
Two young ladies, seniors at Franklin High School were recognized with the Superintendents Award for being in the Top 1% of their class.
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| (Left to right) Supt. M Sabolinski, H Frank, M Wendell, Sch Comm Chair P Mullen |
This was followed by a presentation on the special education program. Beth Fitzmaurice was joined by Stephanie Gedis, Dillon Scarnicki, and Sara Mulcahey in making the presentation. Dillon was supported by most of the Franklin Boys Hockey team which he is part of. He showed a brief video clip of his first goal scored!
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| community participating in the School Committee meeting |
What a marked difference in community presence and meeting conduct.
The School Committee did get into some hard discussions around the capital budget (top priorities outlined here) and on the 2015-16 calendar (the school marking periods and parent meetings still need to be added to this draft). One section of a policy is being retired as it is outdated and covered by other business practices and legal requirements.
Of not, there will likely be a future discussion about the school starting time. Given some studies about high schoolers starting so early and recent weather events where extra time in the morning would make a difference for the safety of all involved with the schools, there is work underway to see if that could be done. Stay tuned as this will be a topic for a future meeting.
The enxt meeting this month will also be held at the Franklin High School. Details on specific location within remained to be announced.
All my notes reported live from the meeting can be found here:
MassBudget: New study--Who pays lowest taxes in MA?
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To save some clicks, I went to the report and saved a copy of the MA page here
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FHS Hockey takes 'game of the week' over Mansfield
From Hockomock Sports we find the FHS results from competiion on Wednesday. The boys did well to top Mansfield in hockey and wrestling but lost on the track to North Attleboro. The girls track results weren't posted.
Game of the Week - Boys Hockey
Wrestling
Mansfield, 6 @ Franklin, 55 - Final
Boys Track
Franklin, 15 vs. North Attleboro, 85 - Final
Girls Track
Franklin vs. North Attleboro, 4:30 (sorry, no score listed)
Game of the Week - Boys Hockey
Mansfield, 1 @ Franklin, 6 - Final
As it was the "game of the week", there is a full article reporting on the game.
Franklin scored five goals in third period to runaway with a key 6-1 win over Mansfield in a Kelley-Rex showdown.
The Panthers looked like they were going to jump all over the Hornets when Ryan Spillane buried a rebound off his own shot just 40 seconds into the game to make it 1-0, but it took over 30 minutes of game time for Franklin to strike again.
“We came out flying early and I thought we had a really solid first period, we just didn’t have too many goals to show for it,” Franklin head coach Chris Spillane said. “In the second period. [Mansfield] came out flying, they took it too us. They took the wind out of our sails but we in the third we just had to move our legs again. I thought we did a good job forechecking, all four lines out there.”
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| FHS Hockey celebrates a goal ((Ryan Lanigan/HockomockSports.com) |
Continue reading the article at Hockomock Sports here
Comedy Night January 30th!
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Blackstone River Theatre - Matt & Shannon Heaton with Torrin Ryan & Mark Oien
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Wednesday, January 14, 2015
FHS Basketball teams top Foxboro
From Hockomock Sports we find the results of the FHS basketball teams action on Tuesday, Jan 13, 2015.
For all the results from Tuesday's action in the Hockomock League
http://www.hockomocksports.com/blog/hockomock-schedule-scoreboard-011315
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Boys Basketball
Franklin, 74 @ Foxboro, 42 - Final - Shawn Hanley led Franklin with 15 points while Dylan Reno and Marcus Giese each scored 14 points for the Panthers.
Girls Basketball
Foxboro, 49 @ Franklin, 51 - Final - Kat Tamulionis scored 24 points for Foxboro in the loss.
For all the results from Tuesday's action in the Hockomock League
http://www.hockomocksports.com/blog/hockomock-schedule-scoreboard-011315
Franklin Library: Teen Advisory Board
The Franklin Public Library is reaching out to the teens to find out how to meet their reading needs. Teens in grades 6 - 12 can meet at the Library on the 3rd Tuesday of the month.
You can enjoy refreshments, share a good book yu've read and let the library know what events and materials you'd like to see available.
Meet Tuesday, January 20 at 6:30 PM in the Library meeting room.
This was shared from the Franklin Library page
http://franklinpl.blogspot.com/2015/01/teen-advisory-board.html
You can enjoy refreshments, share a good book yu've read and let the library know what events and materials you'd like to see available.
Meet Tuesday, January 20 at 6:30 PM in the Library meeting room.
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| Teen Advisory Board |
http://franklinpl.blogspot.com/2015/01/teen-advisory-board.html
In the News: arrest in stabbing
A Rhode Island man broke into a West Central Street apartment Sunday and stabbed another man several times after the two came to blows, a prosecutor said Tuesday.
Keinan McKenna, 22, of Woonsocket, now faces charges of attempted murder and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, as well as other charges stemming from the violent confrontation.
Arrested at about 11 p.m. Sunday in Woonsocket, McKenna was arraigned in Wrentham District Court Tuesday afternoon. The court entered a not-guilty plea on his behalf.Continue reading the article in the Milford Daily News: http://www.milforddailynews.com/article/20150114/NEWS/150118674/1994/NEWS#sthash.IPMk7A3U.dpuf
Tuesday, January 13, 2015
Live reporting - closing
5. Information Matters
Superintendent’s ReportFOundation program at Nashoba Regional
walking program started Jan 5th
have been very popular, thanks to Live Long Learning
Jan 27th meeting hosted at the High School
School Committee Sub-Committee Reports
Budget Subcommittee met and discussed FY 2016
discussed the capital budget which you saw this evening
Policy subcommittee
more policy updatres coming
School Committee Liaison Reports
6. New Business
To discuss future business that may be brought before the School Committee.Trivia Bee, Apr 8th - 6:00 to 9:00 PM
option for pizza there, stay tuned
movie trivia
7. Executive Session
Personnel Update - motion to go to executive session not to return to open sessionLive reporting: Action Items
4. Action Items
a. I recommend moving Policy GCBA – Professional Staff Salary Schedules to a second reading for elimination as discussed.motion to approve, seconded, passed 7-0
b. I recommend approval of the BICO Collaborative Agreement as discussed.
motion to approve, seconded, passed 7-0
c. I recommend acceptance of two checks Davis Thayer Elementary School totaling $550.00:
1. $50.00 from Lueders Environmental, Inc.
2. $500.00 from BOKS, Reebok Foundationmotion to approve, seconded, passed 7-0
d. I recommend acceptance of a check for $2,260.26 from O’Connor Portraiture, Inc. for supplemental curriculum materials at Keller Elementary School.motion to approve, seconded, passed 7-0
e. I recommend acceptance of a check for $250.00 from the RMS PCC for field trips. motion to approve, seconded, passed 7-0
f. I recommend acceptance of six checks for FHS totaling $3,914.67:
1. $175.29 from PBCmotion to approve, seconded, passed 7-0
2. $459.38 from All American Publishing
3. $1,800.00 from Franklin Music Boosters
4. $250.00 from Maura Schaeffer Jobin
5. $243.00 from various parents
6. $987.00 from various parents
g. I recommend acceptance of two checks totaling $1,481.20 ($1,186.20 & $295.00) from Parmenter PCC for field trips.motion to approve, seconded, passed 7-0
h. I recommend acceptance of the donation of computer monitors from Sy Tech Inc. for the Technology Department. (approximate value $100.00)motion to approve, seconded, passed 7-0
i. I recommend approval of the Capital plan as presented.
motion to approve, seconded, passed 7-0
j. I recommend approval of the request of Brad Sidwell for the Boys Ice Hockey team to travel to Barnstable, MA on 2/18-19/15 for a Hockey Competition.motion to approve, seconded, passed 7-0
k. I recommend acceptance of a check for $3,300.00 from the Music Boosters for district-wide extra-curricular music.
motion to approve, seconded, passed 7-0
Live reporting: Discussion Only Items (BICO Collaborative, Calendar)
3. Discussion Only Items
Policy – Elimination (First Reading)subcommittee discussion recommends removal of this oneo GCBA – Professional Staff Salary Schedules
it hung around and is not really being used or followed
BICO Collaborative AgreementAdopted in the fall, there was a member community that had not shown up
the district finally did decide to leave the agreement as they were not using it
the agreement needed to be re-done to exclude them
2015-2016 School Calendar Drafthttp://www.franklinmatters.org/2015/01/fps-school-calendar-for-2015-2016-draft.html
if we were to start after Labor Day, the last day would be June 24 or so without snow days; which is too late
with other days in Sep there are three four day weeks which makes education choppy
the Friday before Labor Day allows parents to have a long weekend
the high school has an accrediation process to do next year
a compromise with the high school
request to look at Apr and Feb and do a week in March
the PARC schedule just came out which scheduled predominately in March
time on testing data, PARC vs MCAS (already on website)
http://franklindistrict.vt-s.net/Pages/FranklinDistrict_News/01F96CE8-000F8513.1/Time%20on%20Testing.pdf
The testing schedule for spring
http://franklindistrict.vt-s.net/Pages/FranklinDistrict_News/01F96CE8-000F8513.0/Calendar%20of%20Test%20Dates.pdf
parent teacher conf days are not yet on this version of the calendar
the academic terms need to be set and then put in the conferences
Looking ahead
look at the start to school day, could be done budget neutral
would need to get parents notice as it affects their scheduling
there are alot of kids standing on street corners ar 6:45 (not sitting in cars)
would be a good direction to go for safety as well as other reasons
will come to the School Committee to preview the proposal
and then potentially put it out for SurveyMonkey or some form of survey
an hour buys some time in the morning
Live reporting - Capital discussion
2. Guests/Presentations
The capital is from 'free cash' and what is available after the winter snow storms have been covered.
overview of the process, not as formal as the operating budget timeline
3D printers, robot center
assist with 8th grade transition to the high school
also would help to support the coding initiatives that the State is looking to foster
did pilot at Horace Mann this year to see how well it would go
$100,000 per lab x times schools
Edwards - maynnot have much start up time involved, more in curriculum development, the teachers professional development can be covered with in the existing development budget line
Raposa - we can add some money with the purchase to include some professional development time, either with the rep or as part of the deal
Edwards - other schools will be able to participate with Horace Mann when they get their training this year
this prepares for PARC testing
Chromebooks are 1:1 at the high school, these would be shared devices and used for only in-school use
O'Malley - I would hate to have the discussion and approval of these to be derailed by the politics of PARC
working with Facilities to spruce up the school
no summer programs at the school this summer
will also allow some work to be done during the summer
Trahan - any thought of replacing carpet with other flooring?
Sabolinski - it is softer for the kids to be on
used purely as a spare van but really should be replaced
this would be replaced by a non-wheel chair van, equiped like the most recent two purchases;
c. CapitalSally Winslow, Tim Raposa, Joyce Edwards, Beth Fitzmaurice
The capital is from 'free cash' and what is available after the winter snow storms have been covered.
overview of the process, not as formal as the operating budget timeline
first priority is STEM Labs
looking to bring parity to the middle schools3D printers, robot center
assist with 8th grade transition to the high school
also would help to support the coding initiatives that the State is looking to foster
did pilot at Horace Mann this year to see how well it would go
$100,000 per lab x times schools
Edwards - maynnot have much start up time involved, more in curriculum development, the teachers professional development can be covered with in the existing development budget line
Raposa - we can add some money with the purchase to include some professional development time, either with the rep or as part of the deal
Edwards - other schools will be able to participate with Horace Mann when they get their training this year
2nd and 3rd priority
Chromebooks and carts, middle school level for 8th and for elementary school s district widethis prepares for PARC testing
Chromebooks are 1:1 at the high school, these would be shared devices and used for only in-school use
O'Malley - I would hate to have the discussion and approval of these to be derailed by the politics of PARC
replace the PA system at JFK
had been transplanted from Oak St (about 2004) had been a replacement of the original JFK system; is not working in all places, is not a safety concern but an inconvenience; can work with the vendor to get the dark spots corrected but should go forward with the upgrade to be more compatible with the other buildingsreplace carpeting at Davis Thayer
looking to spruce up the school, modulars coming down this summerworking with Facilities to spruce up the school
no summer programs at the school this summer
will also allow some work to be done during the summer
Trahan - any thought of replacing carpet with other flooring?
Sabolinski - it is softer for the kids to be on
Special Education van request
12 vans - from 2003, a wheel chair van not in good conditionused purely as a spare van but really should be replaced
this would be replaced by a non-wheel chair van, equiped like the most recent two purchases;
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