FHS Art 1 (video)

FHS student reflections on her experience with Art 1.

Franklin, MA: School Committee - Agenda - June 12, 2018

Vision Statement

The Franklin Public Schools will foster within its students the knowledge and skills to find and achieve satisfaction in life as productive global citizens.

A G E N D A

“The listing of matters are those reasonably anticipated by the Chair which may be discussed at the meeting. Not all items listed may in fact be discussed and other items not listed may also be brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by law.”

1. Routine Business
a. Review of Agenda
b. Citizen’s 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 BEDH

c. FHS Student Representative Comments
d. Superintendent’s Report

2. Guests / Presentations
a. Recognition
b. Community Group Updates

• SEPAC – Jennifer Hiscoe, Sara Mulcahey
• FEF – Kit and Lisa Brady

c. Athletics Recap – Tom Angelo, FHS Athletic Director

3. Discussion / Action Items
a. Collaborative Board Appointments

• ACCEPT Collaborative - I recommend the appointment of Dr. Sara Ahern to the ACCEPT Collaborative Board for the 2018-19 school year.
• BICO Collaborative - I recommend the appointment of Dr. Sara Ahern to the BICO Board for the 2018-19 school year.

b. Appoint of Assistant Superintendent of Schools
I recommend Dr. Ahern’s selected candidate to be appointed as Assistant Superintend
c. Attendance Area – The Westerly
I recommend that students residing at Woodview Way, at the Westerly Apartments be assigned to the Jefferson/Remington district within Franklin starting in 2018-2019.
d. Policy – First Readings
I recommend moving the following policies to a second reading as discussed:

• JQA – Financial Assistance Policy
• JQA-R – Financial Assistance Application & Procedures
• EFD – Meal Charge Policy
• EFD-R – Meal Charge Policy & Procedures
• JFAA-R – School Admission/Residency

e. MASC Summer Institute
I recommend the approval of Denise Schultz’s attendance at the MASC Summer Institute in July, 2018.
f. Travel Expense Approval
I recommend that the Committee approve my acceptance of paid travel expenses for the purpose of attending the Study Tour and Educational Leadership Symposium in Helsinki, Finland and Berlin, Germany July 8 to July 16, 2018.

4. Discussion Only Items
a. SWAC (School Wellness Advisory Committee)

5. Information Matters
a. School Committee Sub-Committee Reports (e.g. Budget; Community Relations;
Policy; Transportation; Public Schools Advocacy; Ad Hoc Superintendent’s Evaluation)
b. School Committee Liaison Reports (e.g. Joint PCC; Substance Abuse Task Force; School Wellness Advisory Council [SWAC]; MASC)

6. New Business
a. To discuss any future agenda items

7. Consent Agenda
a. Minutes
I recommend approval of the minutes from your May 22, 2018 School Committee meeting.
b. FHS Scholarships
I recommend acceptance of 6 checks totaling $2,715.00 for FHS Scholarships as follows:

• ASMS PCC $500.00 ASMS Alumni Scholarship
• Carol Merchant $115.00 Circle of Friends/Best Buddies Scholarship
• Attleboro Arts Museum $100.00 Sponsor Title Award/Scholarship
• Franklin Food Pantry $500.00 Empty Bowls Club (2 - $250.00 Scholarships)
• Friends of the Franklin Library $1,000.00 FHS Scholarship
• John and Elizabeth Ombelets $500.00 Mock Trial Scholarship

c. Davis Thayer Gift
I recommend acceptance of a check for $744.18 from the DT PCC for Supplemental Supplies as detailed.
d. FHS Gifts
I recommend acceptance of two checks totaling $2,406.33 at FHS as detailed:

• Ahold $ 413.33 for supplemental supplies
• Class of 1968 $1,993.00 for in-house enrichment

e. Parmenter Gift
I recommend acceptance of a check for $50.00 from a Parmenter parent for supplemental supplies at Parmenter as detailed.
f. Keller Gifts
I recommend acceptance of two checks totaling $520.04 for Keller Elementary School as detailed:

• Keller PCC $250.00 Field trips
• O’Connor Portrature $270.04 In-house enrichment

g. J.F. Kennedy Gifts
I recommend acceptance of two checks totaling $2,293.64 for JF Kennedy Elementary School as detailed:

• JFK PCC $ 262.50 Field trips
• JFK PCC $2,031.14 Supplies

8. Payment of Bills Dr. Bergen

9. Payroll Mrs. Douglas

10. Correspondence – Budget to Actual, Miriam Goodman, School Business Administrator

11. Executive Session
a. Negotiations with Non-Union Personnel

12. Adjournment


The documents for this agenda as released in advance of the meeting can be found
http://franklinschool.vt-s.net/Pages/FranklinCom_Packets/l6-12-18%20SC%20Packet/

Franklin Education Foundation

Special Education Parents Advisory Council

Town Council Recap - June 6, 2018

The recap of the Town Council meeting held on Wednesday, June 6, 2018 is as follows:

• Special recognition for James Pentikis, a student at FHS, for his work helping to prepare the FY 2019 budget documents.
• The annual committee and board appointments for the new fiscal year was approved after an amendment to remove the appoint of the ZBA member. A new assessment of candidates for this position will be taken before bringing the appointment back to the Council.
• The 4th of July Committee provided an update on the schedule for the coming event. It will be bigger and better than last year as the committee has had additional time to plan. Fireworks will return this year. The police and fire departments are still working out details for crowd control as the launching site will be one of the new softball fields at FHS. A mailer is about to be sent to all residents with info on the schedule and a request for donations.  https://www.franklin4th.com/
• A long listing of legislation was approved, some for final approval and some for referral to the Planning Board. The complete listing can be found in the notes and Actions Taken document below.
• The final approvals for the remaining free cash allocations will be on the next agenda. Approx. $500,000 remains after the snow/ice shortfall was covered. This remaining money would likely be used for other items on the Capital budget not funded in the first round earlier this year.
• The proposal to address the parking problem caused by the Dean College students is also supposed to be on the scheduled for the next meeting.

The official Actions Taken document can be found here
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1R3ytQvC7HOqvpmLPuBvFnB4zq0-squNu/view?usp=sharing

My notes reported live from the meeting can be found here

• Live reporting: To Closing
• Live Reporting: Legislation for Action
• Live reporting: 4th July Update
• Live Reporting: Town Council - June 6, 2018

Special recognition for James Pentikis by Councilor Padula

FHS baseball moves on in Super 8; boys lacrosse finishes season

Via HockomockSports we share the results of the FHS spring sports action on Saturday, June 9, 2018


Boys Lacrosse = D1 South = #4 Franklin, 7 vs. #5 Xaverian, 10 – Final
– Franklin and Xaverian were tied 6-6 after three quarters but the Hawks used a 4-0 surge in the final frame to pull away from the Panthers. Eric Civetti and Matt Lazzaro each scored a pair of goals for Franklin while Chase Tanner, Jake Davis, and Nitin Chaudhury each found the back of the net once. Connor O’Rourke made 10 saves in net.


Baseball = Super 8 = #7 Franklin, 7 vs. #3 St. John’s Prep, 6 – Final
Josh Perry, Managing Editor of HockomockSports.com, provides the game recap:

"Franklin has come into the Super 8 with a chip on its shoulder. The last team selected for the elite tournament field, the Panthers are not out to prove that they belong but that they should be one of the teams to beat. 

After knocking off second seed Wachusett in the opening round, Franklin squared off with perennial power St. John’s Prep, the third seed, at Brockton’s Campanelli Stadium. It came down to the last out, as these games so often do, but after Jake Noviello induced a weak grounder to second, the Panthers walked away with a 7-6 victory and a spot in the semifinal. 

“We were the last team into this tournament, so we’ve got nothing to lose and everything to gain,” said Franklin coach Zach Brown about playing the underdog in the Super 8. 

Bryan Woelfel closed out the win against the Mountaineers just three days earlier, but he was given the ball to start against Prep and it looked as though his start was going to be a short one after the Eagles plated three runs in the third to take the lead for the first time."

Continue reading the recap online
https://hockomocksports.com/franklin-baseball-roar-past-prep-and-into-super-8-semifinal/

Click here for a photo gallery from this game.
https://hockomocksports.smugmug.com/20172018/Spring-2018/Franklin-St-Johns-Prep-Baseball-6-9-18/

For other results around the Hockomock League
https://hockomocksports.com/saturdays-schedule-scoreboard-06-09-18/

Alex Haba (1) and JB Floris (12) celebrate Scott Elliot’s eighth inning triple that drove in three runs, including the eventual game-winner. (Josh Perry/HockomockSports.com)

Bon Voyage concert for Electric Youth - June 16

Electric Youth (EY) 2018 returns to THE BLACK BOX on Saturday, June 16 at 7:30 p.m., offering family entertainment with music for all ages. Backed by an eight-piece band of world-class musicians, Electric Youth delivers high-energy music, featuring pop, classic rock, Broadway and country hits. 

The event is a Bon Voyage concert for Electric Youth, coming just days before the ensemble departs on June 21 for a 25-day concert tour of Austria and Italy, including a 4th of July performance at Aviano Air Force Base. 

The EY show at THE BLACK BOX will feature fully choreographed performances of Ariana Grande, Meghan Trainor, Elvis, J. Geils, Aretha Franklin, Bruno Mars, The Who, Guns N’ Roses and more. 

The home of the Franklin Performing Arts Company, THE BLACK BOX is located at 15 West Central Street. A cash bar is available. 

Tickets are $26. For tickets and more information, visit www.THEBLACKBOXonline.com or call (508) 528-3370.

Bon Voyage concert for Electric Youth - June 16

Franklin.TV Annual Open Board - June 14, 7:00 PM

It's June and time for Franklin.TV's Annual Open Board Meeting.

Every year we hold a public meeting to reaffirm one or more of our board members or accept and elect nominations for new board members. We will also review our progress to date and discuss plans for the future. We and the town of Franklin are currently negotiating with Verizon to renew their contract. If you have questions or issues regarding Verizon, this is an opportunity to provide your feedback to the cable provider. We are asking Verizon to convert our local channels to High Definition TV and list our programs in their Program Guide.

This year our meeting will be held on Thursday, June 14 - Flag Day.

Come to our studios, 23 Hutchinson St. for our meeting, some good food and refreshments. We mingle at 6:30 PM and our formal meeting will begin at 7:00 PM.

Please RSVP if you can attend. Bring a spouse or friend(s). Look forward to seeing you next week.


Pete Fasciano,
Executive Director, Franklin.TV and wfpr.fm

Franklin.TV Annual Open Board - June 14th, 7:00 PM

Great turnout for the Strawberry Stroll (photo essay)

Friday night was the largest crowd I have ever seen for a downtown event. The weather threatened and held off to provide opportunity for lots of families to make the walk to and around downtown.

I stopped at the Historical Museum first. Heard there was a waiting line to get in when it opened at 4. The bridal gowns are on display through August so if you haven't yet been, go.

entrance to display of bridal gowns

Pick up one of the booklets shown on the table near the cake and bouquet, it will walk you around the display to tell you about the gowns.

several of the bridal gowns on display

From the Museum, I went to Main St and even at 5:00 it as full of folks

at Dean St, looking to the triangle

at Dean St, looking to the Library

A collaboration between Rockland Trust and Berry Insurance enables a craft activity for kids to create kindness rocks.

craft activity for kids to create kindness rocks

collaboration between Rockland Trust and Berry Insurance

The application for the Cultural District has been formally submitted to the State. A whole lot of work has been accomplished to this point setting Franklin up for good times!

Philip Regan of the Cultural District Committee was at their booth to provide info

More about the Cultural District Committee can be found on the Town webpage
http://www.franklinma.gov/cultural-district-committee

Franklin Town Clerk booth at the Strawberry Stroll

The Town Clerk's office had a table to enable voter registration and talk about the new voter kiosk that will replace the books at the precinct tables when we vote in the state election (primary - Sep 4, election Nov 6, 2018). More info on the voting process will be shared as the election approaches. 

The schedule move to Friday night certainly helped to make the Strawberry Stroll a great success. Thanks to the Franklin Downtown Partnership and everyone else who helped create a great night for Franklin.

For more about the Partnership visit their page  http://www.franklindowntownpartnership.org/