Downtown Project Update # 12

The paving of Emmons Street, West Central Street and Summer Street are now scheduled for the week of October 26th.

The crosswalk on West Central Street for Dean College near the Davis Thayer School will move closer to the intersection where the new traffic signal will be installed and temporary stop signs will be erected at the end of Emmons Street until the lights are installed.

They will continue to construct sidewalks on West Central Street.

The plan is to put in new curbs and sidewalks on East Central Street from Cottage Street to Summer
Street this fall. 

If anyone has a question please feel free to reach out to the DPW Director, Brutus Cantoreggi or Town Engineer, Michael Maglio at 508-553-5500 or Jeffrey Nutting, Town Administrator at
508-520-4949.

new sidewalks and curbing on West Central St

In the News: Sen Ross office hour, fire investigation continues, Dellorco for Council, Medway power plant meeting

State Sen. Richard Ross will hold a morning meeting hour in Franklin on Tuesday, Oct. 20 at the Franklin Council on Aging, 10 Daniel McCahill St., from 10-11 a.m. 

Morning meetings provide constituents with an opportunity to meet with Ross or a member of staff and discuss any matters of importance to them. To register for a meeting, call the office of Sen. Ross at 617-722-1555 with a preferred time and a brief description of the topics you would like to discuss. 

Call the office or email Richard.Ross@masenate.gov with any questions.

http://www.milforddailynews.com/article/20151013/NEWS/151018680/1994/NEWS

Nothing suspicious was found during the autopsies of two Franklin residents who died in a Saturday explosion, and State Fire Marshal Stephen D. Coan and Franklin Fire Chief Gary B. McCarraher said that the investigation is focused on a possible propane gas explosion. 

Norfolk County District Attorney spokesman David Traub said the state medical examiner's office had conducted the autopsies of Nancy and Richard Brown, both 66, who perished in an explosion and fire at their 58 Tuscany Drive condominium, and found no cause for suspicion as to the cause of death.

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Town Council member Robert Dellorco said he would emphasize combating the opioid abuse epidemic, ensuring controlled growth and encouraging community involvement if re-elected in November. 

He is one of 14 candidates seeking a total of nine seats on the council. He is pursuing his third term in office.

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With a little over a week until a public forum on the proposed Exelon expansion, many residents came with more questions and concerns to Tuesday’s Board of Selectmen meeting that featured - at times - raised voices and spirited opposition. 

Brian Adams, the first resident to bring questions to the board and who has been actively involved in opposing the plant, asked how the Oct. 21 forum at the middle school will be formatted.

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Live reporting: School Committee closing

5. Information Matters

• Superintendent’s Report

Kennedy 4th Grade teachers - Williams and Merton invited to present at a reading conference, a return engagement being called back by popular demand

Feb 29, Chris Herren coming to visit and host a community meeting
Bill Phillips will be coming for workshops (date TBD)

SAFE Committee - looking for volunteers to purchase a kit to set up a teenagers bedroon, looking for signs of substance abuse

Teen programs at the Library, calling all teens, Oct 22 between 6:30 and 8

partnership be Dean and Y, Oct 19th to Nov 30th (Monday nights)
(link to be added, was posted here earlier)
transition from high school to college

October Stroll Oct 15th
students to be performing at locations downtown

Oct 24th - tours of the high school 9:00 - 11:00
tours and snacks


• School Committee Sub-Committee Reports
committee met for the last time (with this group)
all docs in order for the next committee (after the Nov 3 election)

• School Committee Liaison Reports

6. New Business

• To discuss future business that may be brought before the School Committee.


Harlem Wizards - Nov 13th, tickets now on sale
assemblies at the schools happening on Weds (10/14/15)

7. Executive Session

• Other Legal Matter- Review of Executive Session Minutes

motion to approve, second, passed 7-0

Live reporting: Action items

• Student Activity Accounts
this is the second time around due to new requirements by the DESE for the School Committee
the funds actually below to the students, the School Committee/SChool District acts as an 'agent' overseeing the funds

4. Action Items

a. I recommend approval of the Annie Sullivan School Improvement Plan as presented.
motion to approve, second, passed 7-0

b. I recommend approval of the Remington School Improvement Plan as presented.
motion to approve, second, passed 7-0

c. I recommend acceptance of two checks totaling $1,619.00 from the Oak Street PCC for In-house enrichment and Field Trips.  motion to approve, second, passed 7-0

d. I recommend acceptance of two checks totaling $5,327.53 from the Keller PCC for field trips and supplemental supplies.  motion to approve, second, passed 7-0

e. I recommend acceptance of a check for $400.00 from Shaw’s Supermarket for in-house enrichment at the FHS.  motion to approve, second, passed 7-0

f. I recommend acceptance of a check for $4,500.00 from the Jefferson PCC for Field Trips.
motion to approve, second, passed 7-0

g. I recommend acceptance of $2,976.87 from various parents from the Davis Thayer book fair for 
Supplemental Curriculum Materials.  motion to approve, second, passed 7-0


h. I recommend approval of the Evaluation of the Superintendent.
motion to approve, second, passed 7-0

i. I recommend moving the following Policies to a second reading:

1. GDCC – Staff, Family & Medical Leave
2. GDCC-E – Family & Medical Leave of Absence
3. Eliminate: JFABB – Admission of Exchange and Foreign Students.

motion to approve, second, passed 7-0

j. I recommend approval of student activity account clubs and activities as detailed.
motion to approve, second, passed 7-0

k. I recommend approval of the Field Trip request for RMS students to travel to Mt. Monadnock on October 24, 2015 (rain date: 10/31/15) as detailed.  motion to approve, second, passed 7-0

Live reporting: Discussion only items - policy updates

3. Discussion Only Items

• Policy – First Readings

• GDCC – Staff, Family & Medical Leave
• GDCC-E – Family & Medical Leave of Absence

bringing up to date and to ensure in synchronization with current contract erms


• Policy Elimination

• JFABB – Admission of Exchange and Foreign Students

policy out dated and currently invalid due to other changes in the law
would require a full time staff person to manage if we were ti bring current
also due to the school choice decision, and current class size, this is being recommended to not continue

• Superintendent Evaluation
evaluation in similar format as the teachers

• instructional leadership
• management and operations
• family and community engagement
• professional development

overall rating came up as 'exemplary'

O'Malley - agree with the comments that the Superintendent is 'exemplary'

Trahan - agree with the comments, we are glad to have Maureen here

Jewell - gets personally involved when asked to, is truly a leader and it is shown by her time out when the staff took over and 'we did not skip a beat'
she does that at the same time she does the little things that matter

Clement - we wouldn't be able to bring them in unless they were good, the movements within the district shows that the best candidates are here and that is all due to the leadership at the top

Rohrbach - sets the standard, is the role model for the district

Douglas - your communications as superintendent far exceed what has been done previously, you are always available

Sabolinski - I must do my job, we are fortunate to be all working well together. We have a strong team. We spend time and effort on growing teacher leaders. Thanks to everyone I work with,

• Assistant Superintendent
Sally Winslow will be retiring on June 30th
thanks for seven years,  her skills will be missed
policy subcommittee, personnel investigations, personnel searches
already have plans for what she'll do for us next year in her next chapter of life

recommendation to move Peter Light as Assistant Superintendent
Paul Peri to move into the roll as Principal at High School
will require vote by the committee at next meeting

Mullen - it is not easy to be the #2 person, you have done it very well

NEASC Update to the School Committee

Superintendent Maureen Sabolinski provides an update on the NEASC accreditation process. The high school which had been on 'warning status' (from 1996) until the new building opened is now up for its first site visit and accreditation in the new building.

The presentation deck used is as follows:

Franklin Public Schools: NEASC Update to School Committee from Franklin Matters

March 12-15, 2017 will be the site visit
all this will be in preparation for the site visit

the accreditation report will likely be issued approx 6 months after the site visit and is delivered to the School Committee

the NEASC visit is looked at as a partnership between the Central Office and community in support of the High School. It is a peer review and validation of our K-12 educational process here in Franklin

it is an aspiration as the NEAC standards are higher than the common core

the site visit was supposed to be scheduled for last fall. IT was rescheduled as the building was just opening. NEASC agreed to the reschedule as it made sense to have been in the building for more than the year.

Middle School Improvement Plans - Annie Sullivan, Remington

2. Guests/Presentations

a. Annie Sullivan School Improvement Plan
b. Remington School Improvement Plan

Beth Wittcoff, Principal of Annie Sullivan
Brian Wildeman, Principal of Remington Middle School

(copies of school improvement plans to be provided later)


Annie Sullivan




Remington