FHS Girls Field Hockey Team - fund raising at Chipotle - Sep 24

"Show your team spirit by joining us for a fundraiser to support Franklin High School -Booster - Girls Field Hockey Team. Come in to the Chipotle at 5 Franklin Village Drive in Franklin on Tuesday, September 24th between 5:00pm and 9:00pm. Bring in this flyer, show it on your smartphone or tell the cashier you’re supporting the cause to make sure that 33% of the proceeds will be donated to Franklin High School - Booster - Girls Field Hockey Team."

Franklin High School - Booster - Girls Field Hockey Team
Sep 24, 2019 from 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
5 Franklin Village Drive, Franklin, MA 02038


Download a copy of the flyer
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QyZ1BEsrifaHBp6SrcsBNp7N9COcZjAZ/view?usp=sharing

FHS Girls Field Hockey Team - fund raising at Chipotle - Sep 24

Adult volunteers needed for the Harvest Festival - Oct 5

The Franklin Downtown Partnership is looking for some adult volunteers to help the Harvest Festival, October 5, 2019 from 12 to 5 PM. They are in need of help especially for set up and break down of the Festival.

If you can help, please contact Roberta Trahan via Email at trahanroberta@gmail.com

Adult volunteers needed for the Harvest Festival - Oct 5

For more information on the Festival, visit the Downtown Partnership page
https://www.franklindowntownpartnership.org

"we are encouraged to think that we will have identified a real interest"

From Wicked Local Franklin, an article of interest:

With a big town election looming, local civically minded residents are gearing up to host a program aimed at giving people an insider’s look at town government.

The “How Your Town Government Works” program is set for Wednesday, Sept. 25, 7-8:30 p.m., at THE BLACK BOX, 15. W. Central St., Franklin.

While sponsored by the Franklin Democratic Town Committee (FDTC), the organizers are quick to point out the program is completely non-partisan and non-political; rather, they describe it as a public service program.

Members of the committee include Chairman Karen Landers, Herb and Paula Gross, and Colin and Sue Cass.

“We were one of several subcommittees set up by the FDTC to plan activities for the year. The idea for this forum came from Paula, who has lived in Franklin for a few years and realized that she knew very little about Franklin’s government,” said committee member Sue Cass. “We agreed that this lack of information was probably shared by many residents and, since this is an election year, we thought an educational forum about the government would be timely.”

Continue reading the article online
https://franklin.wickedlocal.com/news/20190911/franklin-forum-to-explore-how-town-government-works


Reservations for the town government forum are recommended.
Sign up at https://FranklinGovt.eventbrite.com

 

“How Your Town Government Works” program is set for Weds, Sep. 25

Live Reporting: Information Matters to closing

4. Discussion Only Items
a. none

5. Information Matters
a. School Committee Sub-Committee Reports (e.g. 

Budget
meeting Monday the 16th, 5:30
planning our October workshop

Community Relations
thank Diane for starting this almost 2 years ago
educator of the year award
FEF is moving forward with this award,  elementary, middle and high school
their hope is they will do this at the end of the year, support and leadership level
looking at nomination process; so still in development

next coffee end of Sep
Saturday 21 or 28 so we can go where the game is

newsletter coming in October

Harvest Festival, Oct 5
Lifelong Learning

social media panel for parents and students, social media in this day and age, tips and tricks
most likely at FHS

ways for community to engage with the school committee, highly recommend find something that fits in your schedule

Policy
meeting Sep 19, Oct 24

Public Schools Advocacy/ MASC
meeting coming up, maybe a forum to plan around the budget updates

Joint PCC
Sep 23, next meeting

Substance Abuse Task Force
Oct 1 next meeting
recipient of some earmark funding

School Wellness Advisory Council [SWAC]


6. New Business
a. To discuss any future agenda items
elementary school Improvement Plans
budget; state favorable amount from the summer

7. Consent Agenda
a. Minutes
I recommend approval of the minutes from the August 27, 2019 School Committee meeting as detailed.
b. FHS Gift
I recommend acceptance of a check for $659.39 from Ahold for supplemental supplies at FHS as detailed.

motion to accept, seconded, passed 7-0


8. Payment of Bills Dr. Bergen

9. Payroll Mrs. Douglas

10. Correspondence
a. Budget to Actual – Miriam Goodman

11. Executive Session

a. Pursuant to M.G.L. c. 30A, §21(a)(2) to conduct strategy sessions in preparation for negotiations with nonunion personnel or to conduct collective bargaining sessions or contract negotiations with nonunion personnel.

motion to enter executive session, seconded, passed 7-0  
via roll call
not to return to open meeting


12. Adjournment


The meeting agenda and documents released for this meeting can be found
https://www.franklinps.net/district/meeting-packets/pages/september-10-2019-school-committee-packet

Live reporting: Discussion Action Items - Improvement Plans, Davis Thayer study

3. Discussion / Action Items
a. Middle/High School Improvement Goals 2019-20

I recommend approval of the 2019-20 improvement goals for Horace Mann Middle School, Annie Sullivan Middle School, Remington Middle School and Franklin High School as discussed.

motion to approve, seconded, passe 7-0

b. Authorization for Further Analysis

policy describes process to examine school buildings
engage in a closing study for Davis Thayer
would occur over time to examine all the components

1 - age and design of building
security and safety concerns, features not found in modern buildings
heat in August was a challenge, A/C units brought in but electrical power was insufficient
not universally accessible as required, accommodations difficult to put in place

2 - overall enrollment projects down
this is a study so we would engage more deeply into the future aside from birth rates

3 - economic efficiency across the district

taking time to be thoughtful and deliberate
engaging with Davis Thayer community and the larger Franklin community
also to engage an outside consultant to provide

Scofield
this memo does not say it is closing, proposal is for further analysis
elevator at DT was on capital improvement list

Feeley
what is the consultant to do?
the consultant to provide some assitance with demographic population and movement around town; fresh eyes and an outside perspective
we have amazing people who work for the schools, this is a little beyond our scope of practice; we can balance the outside with our prospective and the needs/wants of the school community

what is the expected budget for outside consultant?
we need to do a scope of work and come back with some estimates
this is only the authorization for the study

meetings scheduled for Thursday, 10 AM here at Chambers, later at 6 PM at the DT library

this is more than just a building, it is a community
anyone who thinks this is an easy consideration, is not thinking

we are only voting to authorize the study

- include the town as it would include more than just DT

I recommend authorization for further analysis of the Davis Thayer Elementary School through a comprehensive closing study as discussed.

motion to approve, seconded, passed 7-0

Live reporting: School Committee - Sep 10, 2019

Present: Feeley, Linden, Douglas, Scofield, Bergen, Schultz, Zub
Absent: none


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
Dan Harrington, Class President
Chor-Kin Chin, 
Allie Ivers (?), Student Government President

athletics underway for fall sports, club starting
empty bowls started, variety of clubs available
club fair coming soon

cell phones an adjustment this year, think it is a good adjustment to explain why and how it will work

first fire drill last week
curriculum night Sep 26

d. Superintendent’s Report
transportation update, stuff going on behind the scenes
tricky at beginning of the year, getting routines underway
thanks to the families for their patience

anticipate relief when after school clubs start, when students could be taking the ate bus home
administrators checking bus passes along with administrators

update on EEE
what is going on with school dept and across Franklin
Athletic Dept has been coordinating with Recreation as well
'moderate' level still by State Dept of Public Health
most outdoor activities are during the day
head lone sleeves and pants waiting for the bus
aerial spraying beginning tonight


2. Guests / Presentations
a. Middle School Improvement Plans
https://www.franklinps.net/district/meeting-packets/files/ms-sip-presentation-0

Horace Mann - School Improvement Plan

Annie Sullivan - School Improvement Plan

Remington - School Improvement Plan

** social emotional learning
A World of Difference planning underway

Q - clarification on 'staff'?
it does include all the instructional and school staff, no one left out
trying to find creative ways to let other staff come to teacher meetings too

we have a lot of data with attendance to look at and use, what are the trends and what works over time

this is three years plus in work, we have a relationship with ADL to lean on and leverage

** engaging and rigorous curriculum
some of these are multi year initiatives
illustrative math learn from year 1 and build on

working on a district grading committee to start that work

across the six administrators, they have representation on all the district wide initiatives
have an FEF grant for a visiting author for all three schools year

** high quality instruction
observation time lead to coaching

personalized learning
looking at student strength and needs, what their needs are
all learn differently
develop support for individualized learning

IST = instructional support team (intervention)

Responsive classroom and keys to literacy

Q - how do you support teachers trying to do personalized training when the course load is larger (across the middle school environment vs. elementary)

** 2 way communication to support student learning

engage in regular communications on important topics
sharing articles, 2-way communications
tech can help with translations for non-English speakers
frequent and meaningful, trying to avoid overload

one year commitment for school council is manageable
did get folks to step up at Remington

** High School Improvement Goals 2019-20
https://www.franklinps.net/district/meeting-packets/files/fhs-sip-0

shorter but more frequent conversations in advisory program with students

develop, tweak and refine programs for students

a topic in conversation all the time, integrating different sources, developing the language to recognize work already underway

"Portrait of a Graduate"

similar items between middle school and high school, consistency across the district
clear guidelines on what homework looks like at FHS

grading reform continues,heavy lifting done and more work to be done
continuing at the district level

personalized ;earning, not just empowering the staff but how to recognize the needs of the students

new teacher academy - orientation (1st by Central Office)
nothing quite like the first year in teaching

pathways, not just a 4 year college on the road
not just where are you going to college? what are you doing after high school?

Ms Tracey - communications specialist for Franklin (also working with middle schools)

thanks to Mr Bailey for his effort in the video, it could not have been done without him
video did make it to Fox25


b. Seal of Biliteracy Presentation
https://www.franklinps.net/district/meeting-packets/files/seal-biliteracy

recognize inclusive work 
16 languages in the hallways

broad implications for FHS and FPS

manageable and minimal cost

recognition on awards night for the 2020-2021 year
this is all prep for the roll out and implementation

Aerial Spraying of Norfolk County to Include the Entire Town of Franklin

09/10/2019 PUBLIC HEALTH ALERT

Aerial Spraying of Norfolk County

The Massachusetts Department Of Public Health Just Announced A Plan To Conduct Aerial Spraying Of Norfolk County To Include The Entire Town Of Franklin. The Spraying Will Be Conducted On Tuesday September 10 Between 7:15 PM And 4:30 AM. Weather Permitting.

Please Carefully Review The Attached Information For Details.
https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/franklinma/files/news/2019-09-10_aerial_spraying_eee.pdf

 

Aerial Spraying of Norfolk County to Include the Entire Town of Franklin