Episode 1188
FM #1188 - Franklin (MA) School Cmte Mtg 04/30/24 - part 1 of 2
This session shares the Franklin (MA) School Committee meeting of Tuesday, April 30, 2024 in 2 parts. All 7 school committee members took part in Council Chambers. They broke briefly at 5 minutes for an Executive Session and returned about 10 minutes later. That portion of the audience audio was excluded to simplify the recording. There was also a 7 minute break after the citizen comment section of the redistricting discussion before completing the meeting.
Part 1
Covers the first two and one half hours of the meeting
- Student pledge
- FHS Student updates
- Executive Session & return
- Presentation on Comprehensive School Facilities Plan (redistricting)
- Questions and discussion from the School Committee
Part 2
Covers the remaining 2 hours of the meeting
- Entire citizen comments and question period
- 5 minute break to allow crowd to leave before resuming meeting agenda
- Interim Business Administrator Appointment (voted to approve appointment)
- Override Memorandum of Understanding (discussed but not acted upon as it needs collaborative work)
- Discussion Only Items - ACCEPT 3rd Quarter Report
- Information Matters
- A. School Committee Sub-Committee Reports
- B. School Committee Liaison Reports
- Consent Agenda (passed unanimously)
- New Business & closure of session
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The Franklin TV broadcast of the almost 5 hour session is available for replay on YouTube -> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWz6ewelhGo
Presentation doc for April 30 meeting -> https://www.franklinps.net/sites/g/files/vyhlif4431/f/uploads/comp_school_facilities_recommendation_presentation-_april_30_2024.pdf
Agenda doc -> https://www.franklinps.net/sites/g/files/vyhlif4431/f/agendas/sc_special_mtg._agenda_-_4_25_24.pdf
Meeting packet folder - the location of all docs released for this meeting (note some posted after the session) ->
My notes captured via Twitter can be found in one PDF file -> https://drive.google.com/file/d/1buTL7pQsslK3bG2emGvAR3tHvoVsQ4vV/view?usp=drive_link
Photo album with the slides as captured during the presentation on Wednesday
https://photos.app.goo.gl/ZogkwQrk91uVQxNm9
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