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Monday, January 29, 2018
Register O'Donnell Hosts Meeting on Electronic Recording of Land Court Documents
"the expansion will give us an opportunity to finally let them in’’
In case you missed it, the Boston Globe West edition on Sunday catches up to the BFCCPS expansion update.
"One of the Commonwealth’s oldest charter schools is moving to a new building in Franklin with hopes of reducing its waiting list and doubling its enrollment within 10 years.
The Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter Public School plans to break ground this spring on a 72,000-square foot building at 500 Financial Park Drive.
The new facility will allow the school to grow from 450 students in kindergarten through eighth grade to 900, said Heather Zolnowski, head of school."
Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/regionals/west/2018/01/26/franklin-charter-school-about-expand/qwKyASpp3ICsDHC1jsAUnL/story.html
The expansion of the school, doubling their capacity over several years, may have an effect on the Franklin school district enrollment which is already in a decline for the elementary enrollment. How that will affect the Franklin schools could also have a budget impact. Stay close to the Franklin budget cycle to find out.
Related posts on the Charter School expansion
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2018/01/benjamin-franklin-classical-charter.html
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2016/08/the-new-building-is-projected-to-cost.html
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2015/06/bfccps-expansion-update.html
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| A concept rendering of the new Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter Public School building that is planned in Franklin. (ARROWSTREET) |
In the News: town government 101; school choice by the numbers
"Kelsey London knew a two-hour talk about government would likely be heavy educational material for her two young daughters.
“It’s still a good introduction,” she said at the Franklin Public Library Saturday morning, “even if you don’t understand everything.”
The Franklin family was at the first event in a planned discussion series in town, meant to help residents understand and become involved in government.
The forum drew about 20 people. Local and state officials explained how government works, from the simple – the difference between a senator and a representative – to the complex – how Franklin officials decide the town budget."Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20180128/franklin-in-focus-works-to-increase-civic-participation
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| The Franklin Town Government 101 group on Saturday (Jeff Roy Facebook photo) |
The article on School Choice which Milford Daily News ran on Jan 20, 2018 has been re-posted with an interactive table. The table depicts two graphs: one of the sending and receiving students for a school district, and two, the sending and receiving funds for the school district.
View the full article online
http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20180128/school-choice-brings-benefits-challenges-for-budgets
A screen capture of the Franklin selection is shown here:
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| school choice by the numbers |
Sunday, January 28, 2018
Town Council - Meeting Recap - Jan 24, 2018
The major item for the evenings action was the Audit Report for FY 2017. I prepared my preview of the report for you and much of this was also part of the details covered in the meeting.
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2018/01/insights-from-audit-report-2017.html
In Legislative action, the Council
The official action taken document as posted:
Additional details reported live during the meeting can be found here
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2018/01/insights-from-audit-report-2017.html
In Legislative action, the Council
- approved a change of Manager for the beer/wine license at Table and Vine (part of Big Y)
- approved acceptance of gifts for the Council on Aging and the Police Dept.
- approved a move to second reading for an increase in the sales tax on marijuana products from 2% to 3%.
- approved an amendment to the streets/sidewalks to allow for enforcement when a contractor in clearing land leaves debris all over the road, this moves to a second reading
- approved changes to the sewer and water rates moving both items to a second reading. The rates would increase approx $40 for sewer and $40 for water on an annual basis
The official action taken document as posted:
Additional details reported live during the meeting can be found here
- Live Reporting: Town Administration Report to Clos...
- Live reporting: Subcommittee reports - Legislation...
- Live reporting: Audit Report - FY 2017
- Live reporting: Town Council - Jan 24, 2018
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| the winter season signs along Main St were changed out, the lights and decorations on the Town Common came down this week |
School Committee - Recap of Meeting - Jan 23, 2018
The School Committee meeting on Tuesday, Jan 23, 2018 was one of the longer meetings. Given the School Improvement Plan (SIP) updates from 9 of the 10 District schools, it was going to take some time. You'll recall FHS did their update on the school improvement plan at the meeting Jan 9. In other years, the SIP updates have been over three nights, or over two (with the middle schools and FHS combined).
Superintendent Sara Ahern presented her "Entry Plan Findings." Screen grabs of her presentation are included in the Live Reporting meeting link below. Her full textual report is also provided here.
The Discussion Action items moved quickly and the discussion only and information matters also moved quickly as the evening wore on.
The School Start Times committee appointments were announced to be rescheduled for the meeting Feb 27. The Feb 13 meeting is the Legislative Forum on the school budget. It will be held at the same time as the normal school committee meeting but located at the FHS Lecture Hall (Not the Council Chambers).
The primary reasons for delaying the School Start Advocacy Committee were to put together representatives from all the stakeholder groups. Over 50 applications were received but heavily weighed for parent and community members. They also want to be more clear about the work commitments expected with a schedule of proposed dates/times to help set expectations.
Superintendent's "Entry Plan Findings"
http://franklindistrict.vt-s.net/Pages/FranklinDistrict_News/025D2652-000F8513
Additional details from the meeting can be found in the notes reported live and linked to below:
Superintendent Sara Ahern presented her "Entry Plan Findings." Screen grabs of her presentation are included in the Live Reporting meeting link below. Her full textual report is also provided here.
The Discussion Action items moved quickly and the discussion only and information matters also moved quickly as the evening wore on.
The School Start Times committee appointments were announced to be rescheduled for the meeting Feb 27. The Feb 13 meeting is the Legislative Forum on the school budget. It will be held at the same time as the normal school committee meeting but located at the FHS Lecture Hall (Not the Council Chambers).
The primary reasons for delaying the School Start Advocacy Committee were to put together representatives from all the stakeholder groups. Over 50 applications were received but heavily weighed for parent and community members. They also want to be more clear about the work commitments expected with a schedule of proposed dates/times to help set expectations.
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word cloud built from words gathered at Superintendent Ahern's
focus group meetings with students
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Superintendent's "Entry Plan Findings"
http://franklindistrict.vt-s.net/Pages/FranklinDistrict_News/025D2652-000F8513
Additional details from the meeting can be found in the notes reported live and linked to below:
- Live reporting: Consent Approval, then to Closing
- Live reporting: Discussion Only and Information Ma...
- Live reporting; Discussion Action Items
- Live Reporting - Dr Ahern - Entry Plan Findings
- Live Reporting: Middle School SIP Updates
- Live reporting: School Committee - Jan 23, 2018 - ...
FHS wrestling wins Hockomock Championships; both boys and girls hockey teams post wins on Saturday
Via HockomockSports and Twitter we share the results of the FHS sports action on Saturday, Jan 27, 2018
Boys Hockey = Franklin, 4 @ Oliver Ames, 1 – Final
– Franklin sealed its postseason berth with a win at Asiaf, scoring once in each the first and second periods before tacking on two more in the third. Zac Falvey, Jeremy Miller, Scott Elliott, and Tom Tasker each had goals for the Panthers. OA senior Eric LeBlanc had the lone goal for the Tigers on an assist from sophomore Hunter Costello while sophomore Owen Connor made 35 saves in net.
Girls Hockey = Franklin, 2 @ Medfield/Norton, 0 – Final
– Freshman Natalie Stott tossed another shutout in net for the Panthers, while Amanda Lewandowski and Jordan Dwyer added the goals, to clinch Franklin’s spot in the postseason.
For other results around the League on Saturday
https://hockomocksports.com/saturdays-schedule-scoreboard-01-27-18/
FHS Wrestling takes Hockomock League Title for 2nd year
Josh Perry, Managing Editor of HockomockSports.com, provides the write up on the Hockomock League Wrestling Championships"For the second straight season, Franklin took home the team title at the annual Hockomock League Wrestling Championships, held on Saturday at Canton High. The Panthers finished with 245 points to beat out second place North Attleboro, which finished with 217.5.
The Outstanding Wrestler of the tournament was given to Mansfield sophomore Vinnie Holmes, who needed less than a minute to win the title by pin at 182 pounds. Led by Holmes, fellow unbeaten wrestler Jayden Curley, who won by pin at 160, and George Glaropoulos, who won 16-1 at 152 pounds, Mansfield took third place with 168 points, just two better than Foxboro’s 166.
Canton took fifth place on the day with 125 points and earned two individual titles as well. Eddie Marinilli, who won at 126 last year, jumped up to 138 for his sophomore season and won by pin to earn his second title in as many years. At 132, Anis Chakir trailed 2-0 heading to the third round, but scored three points including a reversal in the final 30 seconds of the match to win the title over Franklin’s T.J. Remillard.
The Panthers had five wrestlers reach the finals and brought home two individual titles. Jake Carlucci won 11-2 to get things started at 106 and then Ian Bakalars got a third round escape to edge North Attleboro’s Dan Cooper 3-2 to win at 120."Continue reading the write up and view the results
https://hockomocksports.com/hockomock-wrestling-championships-2018/
The wrestling photo gallery
https://hockomocksports.smugmug.com/20172018/Winter-2017-2018/Hockomock-Wrestling-Championships-1-27-18/
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| Franklin won its second straight team title at the annual Hockomock Wrestling Championships at Canton High. (Josh Perry/HockomockSports.com) |
— FHS Girls Hockey (@fhsvgockey) January 28, 2018
— FranklinHighSchool (@FranklinHS) January 28, 2018
And your back-to-back Hockomock Champions pic.twitter.com/frK78JQxDx— Franklin Wrestling (@FHSWrestle) January 28, 2018
Congrats JORDAN CARLUCCI on his 100th win! #PantherPride pic.twitter.com/sFYDHDiXly— FranklinAthletics (@FHSSports) January 27, 2018
Hock Championship Individual Results: 1st- Jake Carlucci, Bakalars. 2nd- Remillard, Polito, and Johnson. 3rd- Jordan Carlucci, Racca, Cogavin, Sackley, Maclean. 4th- Sauer, Coughlin. 5th- Downing.— Franklin Wrestling (@FHSWrestle) January 27, 2018
Franklin 4 OA 1 Hard hat to Spillane, goals from Falvey, Miller, Elliott and Tasker. Boys qualify for Tourn @FHSSports @HockomockSports @In_The_Slot @MassHSHockey @MyHockeyLive @BGlobeSports @MetroWestSports— Coach Spillane (@FHS_PuckCoach) January 27, 2018
Data Privacy Day is here; do you know where your data is?
The annual Data Privacy Day is here, so it is timely to share to more FTC Scam Alerts.
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Data Privacy Day began in the United States and Canada in January 2008 as an extension of the Data Protection Day celebration in Europe. Data Protection Day commemorates the Jan. 28, 1981, signing of Convention 108, the first legally binding international treaty dealing with privacy and data protection. Data Privacy Day is observed annually on Jan. 28.
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by Amy Hebert
Consumer Education Specialist, FTC
Someone pretending to be from the FTC is sending out fake emails telling people that their Do Not Call registration is expiring. The emails use the FTC’s logo and send people to a phony Do Not Call website to register their numbers again.
Don’t buy it. Do Not Call registrations never expire. Once you add a number to the Do Not Call Registry, you don’t need to register it again -- ever. We only remove your number when it’s disconnected and reassigned, or if you ask us to remove it.
Read more
Consumer Education Specialist, FTC
Someone pretending to be from the FTC is sending out fake emails telling people that their Do Not Call registration is expiring. The emails use the FTC’s logo and send people to a phony Do Not Call website to register their numbers again.
Don’t buy it. Do Not Call registrations never expire. Once you add a number to the Do Not Call Registry, you don’t need to register it again -- ever. We only remove your number when it’s disconnected and reassigned, or if you ask us to remove it.
Read more
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by Ari Lazarus
Consumer Education Specialist, FTC
Your Social Security number is an important key for an identity thief. Scammers want it, and they think of all sorts of ways to trick you into giving it away.
Here at the Federal Trade Commission, we’re getting reports about calls from scammers claiming to be from the Social Security Administration. They say there’s been a computer problem, and they need to confirm your Social Security number.
Other people have told us that they have come across spoof websites that look like the place where you would apply for a new Social Security card – but these websites are actually a setup to steal your personal information.
Read more
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Find out more about data privacy and Stay Safe Online
https://staysafeonline.org/resource/stop-think-connect-tips-parents-raising-privacy-savvy-kids/
Find out about protecting your privacy online
https://staysafeonline.org/stay-safe-online/managing-your-privacy/
Consumer Education Specialist, FTC
Your Social Security number is an important key for an identity thief. Scammers want it, and they think of all sorts of ways to trick you into giving it away.
Here at the Federal Trade Commission, we’re getting reports about calls from scammers claiming to be from the Social Security Administration. They say there’s been a computer problem, and they need to confirm your Social Security number.
Other people have told us that they have come across spoof websites that look like the place where you would apply for a new Social Security card – but these websites are actually a setup to steal your personal information.
Read more
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Find out more about data privacy and Stay Safe Online
https://staysafeonline.org/resource/stop-think-connect-tips-parents-raising-privacy-savvy-kids/
Find out about protecting your privacy online
https://staysafeonline.org/stay-safe-online/managing-your-privacy/
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| Data Privacy Day is here; do you know where your data is? |
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