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Getting ready for live reporting for the School Committee meeting at 7, Agenda doc - with remote connection info here franklinps.net/sites/g/files/… #schcom0614

Ben, the friendly Police dog, is here tonight. Should be a good evening #schcom0614

And yes, Ben is really here #schcom0614

Yes, surprise (or not really) the FHS unified basketball team is here tonight! Gold has arrived! #schcom0614

Vice Chair Stokes opens meeting (Chair Spencer absent?) #schcom0614

Superintendent report, student representatives preparing for exams. Officer Gold escorting Ben tonight. FHS unified basketball here to be recognized! #schcom0614

Superintendent report continues, safety presentation from Oct 2021 is a good resource (will add link later) #schcom0614 town wide emergency management team meets regularly to plan for emergencies, not all of the plans are shared (that is a security risk)

Special education report published, no 'findings' ... ELA staff required (budget approved for) strong communications with Google Translate, there are other translation services available. #schcom0614
COVID-19 testing program report issues (2 be posted)

MASC spring meeting attended by Ahern & Giguere, #schcom0614 no school Monday, recognition of Juneteenth. Callahan speaks for the rising celebrations, thanks for all the support for those. Eddie, the comfort dog from Norfolk County also here tonight !

Civics presentation on domestic violence, links and presentation coming in next couple of days #schcom0614

Some slide captures to be shared in a photo album with meeting notes later #schcom0614

Students identified a problem and figured who to go to and sent a letter to them, some for responses, some waiting for responses; all goodness for these Annie Sullivan students #schcom0614

When you tap into a student's interest, lots of good things happen. #schcom0614 HMMS students here did a project on how to stop pollution, reaching to the younger elementary students to do so. The well loved poster as shown

So with the space needs presentation coming, the room empties out #schcom0614 (middle schoolers, and family, etc left)

Page by page review of individual building status and enrollments, ultimately coming to the recommendations page #schcom0614 (other pages to be shared in the meeting photo album)

Supt Ahern adds some points of emphasis and while the visioning was done for the Portrait of the Graduate a somewhat similar visioning needs to be done to work with the #s and factors not all easy to do in order to consider the structure of the FPS district #schcom0614

5600 students in 2002, peaked at 6100 in 2009; also of note students of disability have increased during the time since 2002, while at 14% we are less than state avg. #schcom0614

Moving on to discussion action items #schcom0614 decision on Davis Thayer to be declared surplus #https://www.franklinps.net/district/meeting-packets/files/da-b-dt MSBA ok with process and notification, DT motion made, second, vote 6-0-1 (6 for, 1 absent)

Next up, superintendent evaluation (doc and action item not available on web site) #schcom0614 motion to accept evaluation, seconded,
5 of 6 goals 'met' one achieved 'significant' progress overall composite rating as Sufficient
Vote = 6-0-1 (6 for, 1 absent)

Ahern speaks to it being a team and district effort not just her, the work is really being done by others in Central Office, at the building level across the district. #schcom0614

Next up, budget adjustment to add $3k franklinps.net/district/meeti… moved to accept, second, passes 6-0-1 (6 for, 1 absent) #schcom0614

Next up lunch prices to increase, free lunch for all going away next year, franklinps.net/district/meeti… #schcom0614 .50 for lunch, .20 for breakfast is projected increase ; moved, seconded, passes 6-0-1 (6 for, 1 absent)

Motion on refund of seniors lunch money where there are no other family members in the district, 93 without siblings affected franklinps.net/district/meeti… #schcom0614 motion to approve, second, passes 6-0-1 (6 for, 1 absent)

Discussion only items
Recognition of Sara as this is her last meeting. MJ Scofield and Dr Bergen speak in reflection of the time here #schcom0614 committee members add their comments

Info matters, budget Subcmte met last week, budget adjustment approved tonight; policy met last week, one policy out for legal review, discussed the meal pricing and policy as approved; emergency and crisis policies reviewed, the plans are intricate #schcom0614

Community relations, meet/greet with no visitors; strawberry stroll visits were good, calendars appreciated mostly for new families to Franklin #schcom0614 DEI committee will work with new director

Consent agenda, moved, seconded passes 6-0-1 (6 for, 1 absent) #schcom0614

Personnel update request for next meeting, motion to enter executive session not to return to open mtg, #schcom0614 via roll call 6-0-1

That's all for tonight catch you next time! #schcom0614

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