"Our latest spotlight- Town Clerk!
Learn more about the responsibilities of the Clerk's office, including handling of elections, record keeping, as well as how the office has adapted to continue to fulfill their duties to the community during the pandemic."https://sites.google.com/franklinps.net/spotlight-town-clerk/home
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| Department Spotlight: Town Clerk |
"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."
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| School Committee: Budget Sub Committee Meeting - June 5 |
"Dean College has celebrated the lives of our students, faculty and staff from around the world for 155 years. The Dean Difference, implemented by all of us in our Community, demands equality and intolerance for racial injustice as we recognize the gifts that all members of our Community share with each other. We are anguished by the longstanding pain endured as a result of racial injustice and are committed to coming together as a community to listen, learn, grow and contribute toward progress in building a stronger, compassionate and more equitable democracy for all.
We mourn the tragic death of Mr. George Floyd and stand in unity recognizing the gift he was to his family and to his community. Through personal responsibility we all must take a stand against violence, racism and the injustice that prevails in its shadow. As faculty and staff, we will take concrete actions designed to deepen our collective understanding and empower our students as citizens.
Embracing social responsibility, including racial justice, is an essential value at the heart of the Dean College Mission Statement. Global and Intercultural Fluency, the “awareness and respect for commonalities across and differences between identities, cultures, experiences and/or global origins,” is one of our six Learning Goals. Collectively, these shape our holistic approach to education which prepares our students to have respect for all in the classroom, through co-curricular activities and in leadership and internship experiences and they inform our daily work. This summer, members of our faculty and staff will be engaged in professional development designed to infuse this Learning Goal, and others, with curricula and co-curricular practices to advance equity, both inside the classroom and in all of our campus life experiences.
The Dean Difference ensures that each of our students can advance the cause of social justice in their lives and the lives of those that they encounter. Our future as a democracy requires that we stand in solidarity against racism and injustice. We must challenge each other to move to a place where justice prevails for all.
Dean College reaffirms its values today and every day in our actions as we live our institutional Mission.
Please join me in your own prayerfulness and actions to bring peace and comfort to those who need our support, our compassion and our willingness to listen and to hear their message."
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| Dr. Paula Rooney: The Dean Difference |
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| The Recycling Center Is Open Regular Hours for Full Services |
The School Committee Facilities Analysis Sub Committee meeting is scheduled for Thursday, June 4th at 4:30 pm.
“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.”
Find the agenda PDF and connection links herehttps://www.franklinps.net/sites/franklinmaps/files/agendas/agenda_dt_subcom_6.4.2020.docx_0.pdf
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| School Committee: Facility Analysis Meeting - Jun 4 |
"President Donald Trump on Monday said he wouldn’t hesitate to deploy the military into American cities to forcefully quell violence, looting and vandalism if governors can’t control the protests against police brutality occurring around the country. But the threat was met with resistance in Massachusetts, where the state’s top law enforcement official described it as illegal and a “stupid thing to do.”
Attorney General Maura Healey on Tuesday said that Trump “doesn’t have the authority to say what he’s going to do.” And based on conversations with Massachusetts police, she’s also worried that greater militarization will lead to more tension.
“We need to push for deescalation and a calming and restore a semblance of order,” Healey said in a virtual appearance before the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce. “We don’t need soldiers in our streets.”
Healey’s comments came the morning after U.S. Sen. Edward Markey described Trump’s Rose Garden remarks as “un-American,” and U.S. Rep. Joseph Kennedy said a military response to the anger being displayed on the streets would not work."
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| Franklin Public Schools: Important Dates and Information |
