Absent: Feeley
1. Routine Business
a. Review of Agenda
no changes
b. Citizen’s Comments
no comments
i. In the spirit of open communication, “the School Committee will hear public comment not related to an agenda item at the beginning of each regular School Committee Meeting. The Committee will listen to, but not respond to any comment made. A Committee member may add an agenda item to a future meeting as a result of a citizen comment” – from Policy BEDHc. FHS Student Representative Comments
online store has opened up for Franklin wear, not just school logos, open to all the community
d. Superintendent’s Report
Welcome back
Keller update - sprinkler head burst, Dec 11
removal of materials before break, no mold growth expected
construction over break repairing walls and carpet
teachers were back in classrooms to set up yesterday
students were using the classrooms today
some cubbies remain out of service in some areas, on order will be several weeks for delivery
insurance company investigating root cause
application out for use to apply for School Start Advisory Committee, due Jan 17
40 applications as of this morning
http://franklinschool.vt-s.net/pages/FranklinCom_StartTimeAdvCom
website to curate information, a subsection of the School Committee website
Superintendent report in District news
commend effort to DPW for clean up of the storm
thanks for their efforts on the weekend so we could open on Monday
school and district report cards distributing this week (State provided)
distributing via email
link to district report card as part of Superintendent's report
2. Guests / Presentations
a. Social Emotional Learning Presentation (DIP 1) – Peter Light, Deborah Dixson
update on the District Improvement Plan for Social Emotional Learning
video shown copied here
5 items from the CASEL framework, adopted by MA State
4 components to strategy
1 - school climate and culture
responsive classroom - K-5 teachers trained, training also moving to middle school
expansion of advisory program piloted last year
partially different among the schools due to the personalization
World of Difference training for 6-8 as well as 9-12 (2018-19)
discrimination and harassment awareness and training
mandatory training for all on Wednesday
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| screen capture of presentation (hopefully doc will be available later) |
2 - focus on classroom practices
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| screen capture of presentation on 2nd focus on classroom practices |
CASEL Framework = https://drc.casel.org/
3 - Identification of students at risk
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| Identification of students at risk |
shouldn't be first adopter of the assessment system
balance assessment and cost
4 - Ensure a Robust System of Support
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| Ensure a Robust System of Support |
William James partnership, Lesley Univ are resources to be used in this arena
also works with substance use referrals
Y.O.U. Inc. possibly to provide some counseling during the school hours, only in discussions at this point, not ready for prime time yet
Q - how does this work with the technology the students are using, i.e. social media
digital learning standards are being incorporated, also working on the Wellness Advisory Group with screen time and how that fits with overall students health
C - thanks for this
C - we are doing this in the corporate environment as well
Q - is this info being shared with the parents to let them know of the issues with social media on the students life
A - each school newsletter has items on this, sometimes the information is incomplete
book club using "Distracting"
b. FHS Program of Studies Update/ School Improvement Plan Update –
Paul Peri, Principal; William Klements, Deputy Principal
involved in multi year journey to incorporate curriculum changes
new courses being added
Ceramics 3, Theater Workshop, Art and Narrative through Podcast
incorporating art and unified studies
English teacher writing on narrative, creating a podcast at the end of the session
highlighting an over 100 pages of courses, briefly presented
courses would be added as necessary as part of the overall puzzle of what to offer and what is wanted
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| screen grab of presentation of the FHS school improvement plan mid-year update |
Working on time and staffing, will use video (shown earlier) at a staff meeting
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| Deputy Principal Klements and Principal Peri addressing the School Committee |
full circle of communication happened today, a question from a parent on hand sanitizer, lead to phones calls and
Thanks to a parent recommendation and a quick response from Franklin facilities we now have these at 8 strategic locations around the building. Doing what we can to combat cold and flu season! pic.twitter.com/MJ55WrHh2u— FranklinHighSchool (@FranklinHS) January 9, 2018
crossing fingers, but numbers on underage drinking and substance abuse are down
suggestion to have a student driven African-American club; first meeting Friday before the break, attended by some adults and a number of students; happy to have it underway
exciting to see the student voice come forward
C - happy to see the NEASC recommendations woven in, looking at assessments together admin and faculty; all budget implications, keep pushing for that
A - we are happy to hear you repeat that, staffing has not increased, class sizes are going up; some students are coming back from private schools to FHS. The faculty will be happy to hear
