Recap: School Committee hears Davis Thayer highlights

Quick Recap:

• Dr. Quigley, the interim principal, presented well a recap of the highlights of the history of Davis Thayer and the current school year during the pandemic
• Reopening report touts the pool testing likely to end this week for multiple reasons
• Planning underway for September as near 'normal' school year, additional guidance from DESE expected during summer
• Communications were showcased (presentation deck not available to share). Anne Marie Tracey leaving role this week, work to hire replacement starting

 

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As with most meetings in this pandemic period, I took my notes via Twitter during the meeting reporting in real-time via the virtual session

 

The Twitter hashtag can be found online  #schcom0608

https://twitter.com/search?q=%23schcom0608&src=typeahead_click 

 

Photos captured during the meeting and shared via Twitter can be found in one album  https://photos.app.goo.gl/uboCXt7hULEbmQW86

The agenda doc includes connection info

https://franklinps.net/district/meeting-packets/files/agenda-6-8-21

 

The meeting packet folder containing the documents released for this session

https://www.franklinps.net/district/school-committee/pages/june-8-2021-school-committee-meeting-packet 

 

• Penultimate meeting of the current School Committee calendar. Agenda contains connection info https://franklinps.net/district/meeting-packets/files/agenda-6-8-21 #schcom0608
• SchComm meeting opens, all (yes, ALL) the current students of Davis Thayer will do the pledge tonight via digital recording #schcom0608
• Pfeiffer comments that only 3 of the seven #SchCom0608 members were present D Grady Teacher union president speaks for the schools against the negative comments in prior Town Council budget hearing meeting
• Supt Ahern reports on the FHS graduation week activity with graduation last Friday and car parade on Saturday. #schcom0608 Supt coffee scheduled, link to be shared. Year not yet over. Elementary night of the arts Weds, empty bowls on Thurs
• Presentation on Davis Thayer highlights and history https://franklinps.net/district/meeting-packets/files/dt-highlight#schcom0608 
• Slides from presentation #schcom0608
• More slides #schcom0608
• Dr Quigley and the list of thanks #schcom0608
• Zoom working, live stream through the Town webpage is not. #schcom0608
• Thanks to Dr Quigley for the presentation summary. He may have spent the least amount of time there (only this year as interim principal) but he captured it well. #schcom0608
• Anne Marie Tracey not present tonight, also noted as leaving Town/Schools as of end of week, has been effective in building communication process and graphics along the way. #schcom0608
• Slides from presentation deck (not available before meeting) #schcom0608
• More slides #schcom0608
• Live stream now working #schcom0608
• Reopening update, colors not updated to match #s https://franklinps.net/district/meeting-packets/files/status-update-6-4-21 pool testing continues, proposal to stop this Thurs. LPN from Tri-county had been helping but aren't available. #s have been declining
• Lots of planning for the fall. Consideration of federal funding for assistance, lunches available during summer from FHS M-Th #schcom0608 https://franklinps.net/district/meeting-packets/files/status-update-6-4-21
• more guidance expected this summer re: masks and social distancing
• Mobile vaccine clinic possible but #s not quite up to what are min req'd #schcom0608 reminder going out to schools for forms to be filled
• New business, next meeting, virtual academy and maybe policy Consent agenda motion to approve, second, passes 6-0-1 via roll call (D'Angelo not present) #schcom0608 Motion to enter executive session, passes via roll call 6-0-1 That's all for tonight, catch you next time!

 

Audio recording of meeting to be available in couple of days

Slide deck => https://www.slideshare.net/shersteve/davis-thayer-presentation-school-committee-meeting-060821

Davis Thayer Presentation - School Committee Meeting 06/08/21 from Franklin Matters

Recap: School Committee hears Davis Thayer highlights

Listen to why you should "Escape to the Arts!" - ArtWALK Celebration June 11-12-13 (audio)

Franklin Public Radio (wfpr.fm) features almost an hour of excitement bubbling from two separate interviews combined for easy listening. 

• Nancy Schoen, Chair of the Franklin Cultural District talks of the forthcoming ArtWALK Celebration, how it started, what kinds of events there are scheduled. 
• A panel discussion on bringing arts into a business and how to display the art features Melanie Hamblen, Christine Blue Lamb Toubeau, Laural Katsaros, and Walter Spencer.

The two interviews were edited together for broadcast on Wednesday at 9:00 AM, 12:00 noon, and 6:00 PM.

You can listen to the broadcast on the local Franklin area dial at 102.9 or anywhere with an internet browser at wfpr.fm

If you miss the broadcast hour, you can also find the interviews on you favorite podcast app by looking for "Franklin Matters Radio"

or listen here:

• Nancy Schoen -> https://www.franklinmatters.org/2021/05/fm-532-franklin-cultural-district.html
• Artists and Business panel -> https://www.franklinmatters.org/2021/06/fm-557-artwalk-artists-business-panel.html

The ArtWALK Celebration schedule of events ->   https://www.franklinculture.org/home/pages/franklin-artwalk-celebration-escape-arts

 

Listen to why you should "Escape to the Arts!" - ArtWALK Celebration June 11-12-13 (audio)

HockomockSports: "Franklin’s Walsh Sisters Add Title to Family’s BC Legacy"

"When the final whistle blew at Towson University’s Unitas Stadium and Boston College had beaten ACC rival Syracuse 16-10 to secure the program’s first-ever national title, former Franklin stars Annie Walsh and Erin Walsh were among the Eagles storming the field to celebrate and lift the championship trophy.

Amid all of the postgame revelry, the sisters, who have played on the same teams for years, were able to share a moment together and reflect on the experience of being champions.

“We just turned and looked at each other and were like we did it,” said Annie, a sophomore midfielder. “We were just standing on the field hugging. It was crazy. Erin was bawling her eyes out.”

While the national title was the culmination of the women’s lacrosse program’s growth from becoming a varsity sport in 1992 to its first trip to the NCAA tournament two decades later to the pinnacle of the sport this spring, it also added a trophy to the Walsh family’s already impressive legacy in Chestnut Hill (going back to parents Jack and Lisa meeting as undergrads at BC)."

Continue reading the article online ->  https://t.co/PwkbnbPqhX #hockomock via @Josh_Perry10
Shared from Twitter: https://twitter.com/HockomockSports/status/1402245276459540483

Franklin grads Erin (left) and Annie Walsh hold the championship trophy after Boston College women’s lacrosse beat Syracuse to win the program’s first-ever national title. (Courtesy of Annie Walsh)

Toward a More Perfect Union: 2 discussions on racism in Franklin

During the School Committee meeting Tuesday evening, reference was made to the Superintendent and others participating in a discussion about race on the wfpr.fm radio show "Toward a More Perfect Union"

 

Part 1 of the discussion revolved around a follow up to the video of students recorded in November 2020.  (Direct link to the video referenced  https://youtu.be/XwBOqz_e9Zs)

 

Part 2 of the discussion features Supt. Sara Ahern, Asst Supt. Lucas Giguere, Denise Spencer, Cobi Frongillo, Angelina Perez, and Ndoumbe Ndoye in addition to the regular panel.

• Listen to the Part 1 of the discussion on race

https://player.captivate.fm/episode/4e3c0cde-f060-453d-8a43-b1419bb9123f

 

• Listen to the Part 2 of the discussion on race

https://player.captivate.fm/episode/ea1e6d9c-db67-4451-8aaf-0510474e395e

The regular panel of "Toward a More Perfect Union" :host - Frank Falvey, joined by Pete Fasciano, State Rep Jeff Roy, Dr Michael Walker Jones, and Dr Natalia Linos.

Toward a More Perfect Union: 2 discussions on racism in Franklin

@NewsLitProject - 8 tips to Google like a Pro

𝚂𝚑𝚊𝚎𝚕𝚢𝚗𝚗 𝙵𝚊𝚛𝚗𝚜𝚠𝚘𝚛𝚝𝚑 @ 🏠 (@shfarnsworth) tweeted on Mon, Jun 07, 2021:

"One of the most important ⭐️ skills to teach students... How to find information online.

Check out our NEW infographic from @NewsLitProject
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Image link = https://t.co/Zgrkx1nWkZ  

 

Shared from Twitter: https://twitter.com/shfarnsworth/status/1401975398884315137

@NewsLitProject - 8 tips to Google like a Pro

CommonWealth Magazine: 2 views on the Fair Share Amendment

 

"THE FAIR SHARE AMENDMENT — which would assess an additional tax of four percentage points on annual taxable income above $1 million and invest the proceeds in transportation and public education — has been discussed and debated for many years. It has been voted on three times in previous Constitutional Conventions convened by the Legislature, and has received strong support every time. In public polling, this proposal typically receives support from more than 70 percent of voters in Massachusetts. 

Together with our colleagues in the Legislature, we will again take up the Fair Share Amendment at Wednesday’s Constitutional Convention."

Continue reading the article online

https://commonwealthmagazine.org/politics/fair-share-amendment-will-make-the-commonwealth-stronger-and-more-equitable/

"AS IT MEETS in a constitutional convention on Wednesday, the Massachusetts Legislature has another opportunity to approve the so-called  millionaire’s tax, paving the way for the measure to appear on the November 2022 ballot.

This latest campaign to make the state’s flat tax into a graduated income tax would impose a 4 percent tax surcharge on incomes of $1 million and more. Six past efforts to impose a similar graduated income tax scheme have failed at the ballot box and, more recently, the state’s highest court rejected it as “unconstitutional.”

Continue reading the article online

https://commonwealthmagazine.org/opinion/claims-for-millionaire-tax-dont-add-up/

Flea-Control Products Found to Be Infested With Forever Chemicals

Popular pet flea collars and treatments contain high levels of toxic PFAS chemicals, ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

FLEA-CONTROL PRODUCTS FOUND TO BE INFESTED WITH FOREVER CHEMICALS High PFAS Levels Pose Additional Risks to Pets, Owners  Popular pet flea collars and treatments contain high levels of toxic PFAS chemicals, according to laboratory test results posted today by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility.    PFAS (per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are associated with a variety of ailments, including suppressed immune function, thyroid disease, testicular and kidney cancers and liver damage.   Popular flea and tick products were sent to a certified lab, which found that: Frontline Plus for Dogs, a popular topical flea and tick product, contains 2,390 parts per trillion (ppt) of four different PFAS, including GenX. Frontline is a liquid pesticide applied between the pets' shoulder blades once a month; it spreads throughout the skin and fur.   Seresto flea and tick collars contain 250 ppt of a long-chain PFAS. Seresto is a plastic band impregnated with insecticides and other ingredients that are released over time and coat an animal's fur.    By comparison, the EPA has yet to promulgate legal limits but has established a 70 ppt lifetime health advisory for two types of PFAS (PFOA and PFOS) in drinking water. Leading scientists have called for a drinking water safety limit of 0.1 ppt for PFOA.   After testing by PEER revealed PFAS levels of 250-500 ppt in Anvil 10+10, a widely used, aerially sprayed insecticide, the EPA asked states with existing stocks of Anvil to discontinue its use in order to minimize risks to both the environment and human health.     "EPA's oversight of pest control products is beyond negligent," said PEER science policy director Kyla Bennett, a scientist and attorney formerly with the EPA. "EPA insists that pesticides do not contain PFAS as deliberately added ingredients, yet PFAS are on both EPA's approved list of inert ingredients and are active ingredients in a number of pesticide products. On one hand, EPA declares the urgent need to control the spread of PFAS, while its other hand facilitates the spread of PFAS through lax pesticide regulation."     One major concern is that people can be exposed to these products though their skin by petting and playing with their pets and children face even greater risk through their frequent hand-to-mouth behavior.    A recent study found dogs and cats are highly exposed to PFAS and often exposed to concentrations well above the minimum risk level identified for humans.   The troubling findings regarding PFAS in flea-control products comes after documents obtained from the EPA revealed the agency has received more than 75,000 complaints linking the Seresto flea collar to harms ranging from skin irritation to nearly 1,700 pet deaths. Yet the agency has taken no action in response to the reports such as recalling the product or issuing a nationwide warning to the public of its potential dangers.    The Center for Biological Diversity filed a formal legal petition last month urging the EPA to cancel the registration of the Seresto collar, which is also linked to nearly 1,000 incidents of harm to humans.   "The trust the public puts in our regulatory agencies is being blatantly violated by the EPA's pesticide office," said Nathan Donley, environmental health science director at the Center for Biological Diversity. "The lack of transparency here is dumbfounding. Not only are we finding out that these products are associated with high levels of harm, but they include dangerous ingredients that are not even being disclosed."   Often referred to as "forever chemicals" because they don't break down and can accumulate in humans, PFAS can be found in some food packaging and a wide variety of industrial and household products — including nonstick materials, cleaning products and firefighting foams. Ph: (202) 265-PEER (7337) · Fax: (202) 265-4192 All content © 2017 Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility 962 Wayne Ave, Suite 610, Silver Spring, MD 20910

Library of Congress: 2021 National Book Festival - September 2021

Create your National Book Festival Experience over 10 Days in Multiple Formats The 2021 Library of Congress National Book Festival will invite audiences to create their own festival experiences from programs in a range of formats and an expanded schedule over 10 days from Sept. 17 through Sept. 26. The spectacular lineup includes authors, poets and illustrators from America and around the world. Subscribe to the festival blog here for updates on plans for the festival. Click here for more information  https://www.loc.gov/item/prn-21-027/create-your-national-book-festival-experience-over-10-days-in-multiple-formats/2021-06-07/

Chapter 61 Maple Hill Public Hearings scheduled

Chapter 61 Maple Hill Public Hearings

Please make note of the upcoming Chapter 61 Maple Hill Public Hearings: 

• Wednesday, June 9 at 7 pm Town Council Meeting  Agenda and Links ->   https://www.franklinma.gov/town-council/events/310221
• Wednesday, June 16 at 6 pm  Finance Committee Meeting  Agenda and Links to be posted here ->   https://www.franklinma.gov/finance-committee/events/310061
• Thursday, June 17 at 5 pm Community Preservation Committee Meeting  Agenda and Links to be posted here -> https://www.franklinma.gov/community-preservation-committee/events/330126

Chapter 61 Maple Hill Public Hearings scheduled

Franklin Area Nonprofit Network "Things you can do before the next meeting June 28, 2021"

In advance of our next meeting, you can:

1 - Check out the updated listing of nonprofits   https://www.franklinareanonprofitnetwork.org/p/area-non-profits.html

Use the form to make updates, changes, or additions

https://www.franklinareanonprofitnetwork.org/p/directory-addchange.html

2 - Friendly reminder: sign up to introduce your group/org  

• Organizations can sign up for the “get to know each other list”  https://forms.gle/cFTsMSu5y4fwfPkP7 

3 - The meeting has been created in Facebook to enable sharing:

Facebook event for June 28 https://www.facebook.com/events/492002222052938/

4 - MetroWest Nonprofit Network

Lunch and Learn - Wednesday, June 9, 2021 = 11:30 am - 12:30 PM

Let's Talk about Annual Meetings



It's that time of year. Organizations are coming to the close of their fiscal year and annual meetings are being planned and held. Bring your own stories and join with a few of your colleagues who have held meetings and will share:

• Lessons and tips about running a virtual annual meeting
• Low tech and high tech solutions like OWL
• How to manage a hybrid meeting
• Creating engaging content

REGISTER HERE -> https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg?oeidk=a07ei1twi2cec54dfef&oseq=&c=&ch=

Things you can do before the next meeting June 28, 2021

 

Watch Rep Jeff Roy talk about "Empty Bowls 2021" on YouTube

State Representative Jeffrey Roy talks about the importance of the Empty Bowls event this week.

Video link ->  https://youtu.be/SSHCZGmRmXw

Link to buy tickets for Empty Bowls ->   https://interland3.donorperfect.net/weblink/weblink.aspx?

Escape to the Arts! Saturday, June 12

Escape to the Arts! Saturday, June 12 continues Franklin's ArtWALK Celebration. 

 
For the complete schedule of events and activities for the ArtWALK

https://www.franklinculture.org/home/pages/franklin-artwalk-celebration-escape-arts

 

Escape to the Arts! Saturday, June 12

Franklin's ArtWALK Celebration June 11-12-13

FHS girls Outdoor Track performances - 2 school records, 2 individual wins

Coach Bailey (@FranklinHSXC) tweeted  on Mon, Jun 07, 2021:

Congratulations to the Girls Track Team for an outstanding performance Sunday at the State Coaches Meet. 

Two new school records were established by Kaitlynn Taylor (Discus) and Sarah Dumas ( Frosh HH). Lindsey Morse (HJ), Sarah Dumas (HH) and Anna Cliff (400) won their events!!!

Shared from Twitter: https://twitter.com/FranklinHSXC/status/1401862501688557571

Jim Hoar Invitational  at Gordon College on Sunday, June 6, 2021

https://dl.airtable.com/.attachments/0bf865054affd4eeee3151d38f0337d1/3df9a67d/HOARINVITERESULTSV1.pdf

Girls 400 Meter Dash Varsity

2 Fenerty, Jillian   11 Franklin 59.38

Girls 800 Meter Run Varsity

  8 Peng,      Charlene 11 Franklin 2:31.28

Girls 100 Meter Hurdles Varsity

*prelims*

6 Morse, Lindsey 12 Franklin 17.13q

14 Pfluke, Barra 10 Franklin 17.90

*Finals*

6 Morse, Lindsey 12 Franklin 16.88

Girls 400 Meter Hurdles Varsity

11 Gaughran, Madison 10 Franklin 1:15.94

14 Fitzpatrick, Riley 11 Franklin 1:20.98

Girls 4x100 Meter Relay Varsity

3 Franklin  'A' 51.24

Girls 4x800 Meter Relay Varsity

5 Franklin  'A' 10:28.28

Girls High Jump Varsity

1 Morse, Lindsey 12 Franklin 5-02.00

Girls Triple Jump Varsity

11 Morse, Lindsey 12 Franklin 32-09.00

14 Guidi, Katelyn 12 Franklin 32-05.00

Girls Shot Put Varsity

2 Taylor, Katelynn 12 Franklin 34-02.50

11  Deforge, Lily 9 Franklin 29-00.50

Girls Discus Throw Varsity

4 Taylor, Katelynn 12 Franklin 104-04

7 Deforge, Lily 9 Franklin 84-06

Girls 100 Meter Dash Freshman

3 Cuneo, Sophia 9 Franklin 13.65

Girls 400 Meter Dash Freshman

1 Cliff, Anna 9 Franklin 1:03.65

2 Costa, Olivia 9 Franklin 1:04.75

3 McSweeney, Krya            9 Franklin           1 :05.57  

Girls 100 Meter Hurdles Freshman

1 Dumas, Sarah 9 Franklin 16.70q

3 Bruno, Cailyn 9 Franklin 17.52q

4 Tierney, Sabrina 9 Franklin 20.54q

FHS Panthers

Franklin High School: Newsletter and 2 Graduation Video Recaps

Check out the latest FHS Student Newsletter!  

Newsletter -> https://t.co/3bruc21Kjb @FranklinPSNews @FHSPantherbook #PantherPride  

Shared from Twitter -> https://t.co/oUiBzlTZkA

Watch "Up Up & Away, Franklin's Class of 2021" on YouTube

Video link -> https://youtu.be/HuHCFdJUILM

Watch "FHS 2021 Graduation Recap" on YouTube
video link ->  https://youtu.be/fHWC3VMZhG8

 

Franklin High School: Newsletter 

Franklin Cheerleading: 2021 Spring Hockomock Champions

Franklin Cheerleading (@FHScheer_) tweeted on Mon, Jun 07, 2021:

2021 Spring Hockomock Champions!! That's 3 in a row! So proud of this team❤️ @FHSSports @FHSTrainingRoom https://t.co/o8p31qAoGF

Shared from Twitter: https://twitter.com/FHScheer_/status/1402066277682794502

Franklin Cheerleading:  2021 Spring Hockomock Champions