Tuesday, May 28, 2019

Live Reporting: Discussion - Action Items

3. Discussion / Action Items
a. Policy 2nd Reading/Adoption
I recommend adoption of the following Policies as discussed:

  • 1. JKAA – Physical Restraint of Students
  • 2. ID – Emotional Support Dogs
motion to accept, seconded, passed 6-0


4. Discussion Only Items
a. Superintendent’s Evaluation (presentation of additional evidence)

a review of the document provided to the School Committee (and to the community on Wednesday) around the data and evidence for the Superintendents evaluation

so much of the District Improvement Plan achievement is really accomplished by everyone on the leadership team

evaluation is on the annual benchmarks, not on the completion of the goal

visits each school at least 6 times a year to meet with principals and make classroom visits, some visits cover arrival and dismissal as well as lunch period

"I am ideas person, I get jazzed by ideas (Portrait of a Graduate) and need to be realistic about what can be accomplished within a year."


Live Reporting: Guests and Presentations

2. Guests / Presentations

a. Retiree Recognition

  • Debra Kroeber / JFK Teacher
  • Christine Mahan / ASMS Teacher
  • Sandra Morris / ASMS Teacher
  • Caryn Parnell / ASMS Teacher
  • Peter Pasquarosa / HMMS / Health-PE Teacher
  • Eleanor Prindeville / ASMS Cafeteria Worker
  • Mary Sandford / Parmenter Teacher
  • Marushka Waters / FHS Theater Teacher
  • Beth Wittcoff / ASMS Principal
  • Kathleen Woods / FHS Guidance Counselor


Live Reporting: School Committee - May 28, 2019

Present:  Linden, Douglas, Scofield, Bergen, Schultz, Zub
Absent: Feeley


1. Routine Business
a. Review of Agenda
no changes

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
no comments

c. FHS Student Representative Comments
senior finals this week, senior week next week leading to graduation next Friday
band performed in Memorial Day

baseball won the Pedroli Tournament
school record at the mile, Tyler Brogan at 4:17.01

d. Superintendent’s Report
a budget update -$58K for substance abuse task force, in Senate budget
$50K for detection and prevention for vaping
final budget needs to be determined by conference committee

Davis Thayer, Jefferson Memorial Day celebrations
world language dept - bi-literacy efforts, 66 students received on Latin, French and Spanish nation exams

MASC Spring meeting recap
STEM theme this year, Millipoer Sygma (?) 
answering question on what K-12 students need

district flexibility, accountability, wrap around services, among items provided feedback on via small group discussion to DESE 




Franklin School For The Performing Arts, Presents Students For Examinations In The American Ballet Theatre National Training Curriculum

Franklin School for the Performing Arts will present its students for Examinations in the American Ballet Theatre National Training Curriculum on June 15, 2019, at ABT’s studios in New York, NY. The Examination class will be taught by ABT Certified Teacher, Cheryl Madeux, who has successfully completed the ABT Teacher Training Intensive in Pre-Primary through Level 7 and Partnering of the ABT National Training Curriculum.

Franklin School for the Performing Arts is proud to incorporate the American Ballet Theatre National Training Curriculum, a nine-level program that combines high quality artistic training with the basics of dancer health and child development for students of all ages and skill levels. Upon successful exam completion, Cheryl Madeux will earn the distinction of ABT Affiliate Teacher.
Cheryl Madeux
Cheryl Madeux

ABT’s National Training Curriculum is a program for the development and training of young students that embraces sound ballet principles and incorporates elements of the French, Italian and Russian schools of training. Under the direction of ABT Artistic Director Kevin McKenzie, the Curriculum aims to assist beginning through advanced teachers in training dance students to use their bodies correctly, focusing on kinetics and coordination, as well as anatomy and proper body alignment. The National Training Curriculum strives to provide dance students with a rich knowledge of classical ballet technique and the ability to adapt to all styles and techniques of dance.

“After nearly ten years, American Ballet Theatre's Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School and our related Summer Intensive program has seen the impact that American Ballet Theatre's National Training Curriculum has meant to dance teachers and ballet students across the country and internationally,” says Cynthia Harvey, Artistic Director of ABT’s Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School. 

“We are pleased that teachers and students are implementing the guidelines recommended by the Curriculum and working in a way that will lead them towards a long and healthy career. The Curriculum is fluid and will expand as we continue to investigate the way that dance, and sport science is developing and impacting the way we can train dancers to reach their optimum physical and artistic potential.”

American Ballet Theatre’s National Training Curriculum can be used to enhance an existing syllabus and to assist teachers in working appropriately with young dancers. Attendees of the ABT Teacher Training Intensive program have the opportunity to become certified in the Curriculum by successfully passing comprehensive examinations.

For more information, please visit: www.abt.org/education/NTC/.
For information on Franklin School for the Performing Arts, visit: https://www.fspaonline.com/


In the News: State starts planning for college closures; WWII MA Death records available online

From the Milford Daily News, articles of interest for Franklin:

State starts planning for college closures
"Higher education is dealing with its share of issues. The recent admissions scandal involving Hollywood celebrities, coupled with broader outrage against mounting student debt, has forced many colleges and universities to question their practices and futures. 
But a more insidious problem is weaving its way through higher education circles as well. A number of small colleges, including many in Massachusetts, have been forced to merge with larger institutions or close. What remains unclear is how the state will be affected by the closures and what state officials and lawmakers will do to protect students and employees. 
The abrupt closure of Mount Ida College in Newton last spring was the smoke that signaled a fire. With just a few weeks’ notice, the school left 280 faculty and staff without jobs and more than 1,000 students without a college to return to in the fall."

Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
https://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20190527/state-education-officials-seek-to-head-off-college-closures

WWII MA Death records available online

"James Tarallia when as a private first class in the United States Army when he died of a gunshot wound on Sept.5, 1942 “at North Atlantic base.” 
“The first Framingham boy to lose his life in foreign service in this war,” reads the death record filed with the state of Massachusetts. He was born in 1919. 
Twenty days before the war ended in Europe, Robert A. Craddock of Milford died “in service in the European area.” A sergeant in the United States Army appears to be the last man from Milford to die in World War II. 
Taralli, who had lived at 50 Beaver St., Framingham, and Craddock, 83 Main St., Milford, can be found among hundreds of WWII death records of Massachusetts veterans now available online. The Secretary of State’s office released a digitized version of the records earlier this year, making it easy for people to comb through the index by name or by town online."
Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
https://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20190527/states-world-war-ii-casualty-index-available-online

The digital archive can be found here
http://digitalarchives.sec.state.ma.us/uncategorised/collection_02102549-ad9c-458d-9d68-66e6f9a648b8/

The digital record for Timothy Hayes
The digital record for Sgt Timothy J Hayes

Sgt Timothy J Hayes
Sgt Timothy J Hayes

For more about Sgt Timothy J Hayes

FHS Outdoor Track D1 - East Results - May 25, 2019

The FHS results from the MIAA D1 East meet held on May 25, 2019 can be found in the PDF file. The girls finished 10th with 24 points. The boys finished 9th with 25 points.

As reported via Twitter - Tyler Brogan won the boys D1 mile in a new FHS school record of 4:17.01
https://twitter.com/FranklinHS/status/1132382423805833216?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

This was compiled from the complete meet results provided by the MIAA
http://miaa.ezstream.net/index.cfm?itemid=8313


You can download from this link or the PDF embedded below
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hQQ871wdL81NkRCyszZo2K1V1yUiXTzC/view?usp=sharing




FHS Panthers
FHS Panthers

Reminder: You're Invited - A reception to celebrate the completion of the Library patio - Jun 1



You're Invited - A reception to celebrate the completion of the Library patio - Jun 1
You're Invited - A reception to celebrate the completion of the Library patio - Jun 1


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