Friday, March 26, 2021

FM #500 - School Committee Meeting - 03/23/21 - P3 of 3 - Discussion action items to Closing

FM #500 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 500 in the series. 

This session shares part of the Franklin, MA School Committee meeting held on Tuesday, Mar 23, 2021. 

The meeting was conducted in a hybrid format: some of the School Committee members, Central Office personnel, and key guests were in the Council Chambers; the remainder, along with the public, were remote via conference bridge, all to adhere to the ‘social distancing’ requirements of this pandemic period.

I’ve split the just almost three hour meeting into three logical segments:
  • First - covers the school budget public hearing (approx. 1 hour and 27 minutes)
  • Second - pick up the regular meeting and Jefferson presentation (approx. 43 mins)
  • *** Third - from the discussion action items through to the end of the public meeting (approx. 39 minutes)
The show notes contain links to the meeting agenda and to my notes. The meeting packet folder will hold the other documents released for the meeting.
Let’s listen to this segment of the School Committee meeting of Mar 23, 2021


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FM #500 - School Committee Meeting - 03/23/21 - P3 of 3 - Discussion action items to Closing
FM #500 - School Committee Meeting - 03/23/21 - P3 of 3 - Discussion action items to Closing

FHS' Boys and Girls Hockomock League Hockey All Stars - 2021

Below are the official 2021 Hockomock League Boys and Girls Hockey All Stars, selected by the coaches in the league. Here are the Franklin selections and the links to each of the boys and girls list for the complete Hockomock League  list.

Boys Hockey

KELLEY-REX DIVISION MVP
Rocco Bianculli, King Philip

KELLEY-REX DIVISION ALL STARS
Dylan Marchand, Franklin
Conor O’Neill, Franklin
Declan Lovett, Franklin

Girls Hockey

HOCKOMOCK LEAGUE MVP
Emma Pereira, Mansfield/Oliver Ames

HOCKOMOCK LEAGUE ALL STARS
Gabby Colace, Franklin
Amanda Lewandoski, Franklin
Libby Carter, Franklin
Lindsay Atkinson, Franklin 

Boys listing

Girls listing

FHS' Boys and Girls Hockomock League Hockey All Stars - 2021
FHS' Boys and Girls Hockomock League Hockey All Stars - 2021

Bishop Feehan XC | Track thanks FHS Track for contribution to AJsArmy

Bishop Feehan XC | Track (@rocksxctrack) tweeted on Wed, Mar 24, 2021:

@AJsArmy10 has some new members. Special thanks to Coach Paul Travato and the @FranklinHS Track Team for the $1,000.00 donation in support of the Quetta family. A great group of young athletes caring for another. #ajsarmy #goshamrocks https://t.co/h4DusteT0m

Shared from Twitter: https://twitter.com/rocksxctrack/status/1374847518194995211

Bishop Feehan XC | Track thanks FHS Track for contribution to AJsArmy
Bishop Feehan XC | Track thanks FHS Track for contribution to AJsArmy


"ultraviolet technology proven to reduce the spread of COVID-19"


"Sharing a great article highlighting Facilities Director, Mike D'Angelo, & the COVID-19 killing UVGI technology being installed in Town of Franklin buildings & schools. We are grateful for his incredible work & dedication to keeping our community safe! "

"Franklin may be first in Massachusetts"

"An ultraviolet technology proven to reduce the spread of COVID-19 is being installed in Franklin public schools and town buildings, and it could be one of the state's first communities to use it on the local level. 

Ultraviolet germicidal irradiation (UVGI) technology was first installed at Franklin High School in May and is making its way through the rest of the district and other town buildings with a goal to finish this summer, said Franklin Director of Public Facilities Mike D'Angelo."

Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required) 

This was presented at the School Committee meeting Feb 23,2021. You can listen to the presentation here  https://www.franklinmatters.org/2021/02/fm-473-school-committee-meeting-022321.html

Photos from the meeting including slides from the presentation on the UVGI system  https://photos.app.goo.gl/nbQRysFGMgEF4owE7

"ultraviolet technology proven to reduce the spread of COVID-19"
"ultraviolet technology proven to reduce the spread of COVID-19"


"Vaccination of homebound residents set to begin"

Vaccination of 25,000 homebound residents set to begin 

"GOV. CHARLIE BAKER indicated on Thursday that he is interested in so-called vaccine passes that could be used for travel or to gain access to public venues, but he said he would prefer to see the federal government take the lead.

“It’s a conversation worth having for all kinds of reasons but I would rather have the feds give us a framework to begin with,” Baker said at a State House press conference. “Having 50 states doing 50 different things on this could get pretty complicated.” 

Continue reading the article online

Gov Baker's press conference  https://youtu.be/iLPVNt7w7LU

Commonwealth Magazine: "Duxbury Dragons and death camps"

 

"Almost more shocking than the news of Duxbury High School’s football team using terms like “rabbi” and “Auschwitz” for its line-of-scrimmage audible play calling is the fact that it apparently was not a new thing. 

The Boston Herald reports that “the use of anti-Semitic and other offensive language by Duxbury players and under the purview of the coaching staff has been going on for multiple years.” Yet nothing had been done to stop the practice of teenage quarterbacks barking out the name of a death camp where 1 million Jews were slaughtered until officials from Plymouth North High School blew the whistle following their team’s March 12 game against the Dragons."

Continue reading the article online


Boston Herald article on Duxbury
https://www.bostonherald.com/2021/03/25/duxbury-footballs-anti-semitic-play-calls-massachusetts-state-house-push-for-holocaust-genocide-education/


MA State News: wind energy and commission report on special taxes

Mariano pledges to turn South Coast into ‘hub of wind energy’ 

"MASSACHUSETTS HOUSE SPEAKER Ron Mariano on Thursday pledged to make major investments to turn the South Coast into “a hub of wind energy for the region.” 

Mariano, in a virtual speech to the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, envisioned using the nascent offshore wind energy industry as a way to create jobs in Massachusetts while positioning the state to be a leader in a growing field."

Continue reading the article online

Commission raises flags on film, alcohol, Fidelity tax breaks
"A COMMISSION ESTABLISHED to review the effectiveness of special tax breaks issued by the state of Massachusetts raised serious concerns in its initial report about measures benefitting the film, alcohol, and mutual fund industries.

The Tax Expenditure Review Commission, in a first-of-its-kind report, tried to rate the effectiveness of 26 of the more than 200 tax breaks that in some cases have been on the state’s books for decades and never been subjected to any scrutiny even though they represent billions of dollars in foregone revenue."
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