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Minutes and routine financial approvals
- The board approved the Committee of the Whole minutes and the regular meeting minutes for Jan. 13, 2025 (motions and recorded aye votes).
- The board approved the treasurer’s report for December 2024.
- The board approved the list of paid and unpaid bills presented for February 2025. The board secretary read a list that included paid bills totaling $796,153.94, unpaid bills totaling $775,092.78 and a grand total including food services of $1,718,963.83.

Consent agenda and individual items
- The board approved the consent agenda items numbered 1–10, 12 and 14 after a motion and second. Those items included a mix of contracts, personnel recommendations, transportation updates, donations and budget transfers (district documentation lists individual items).

Roll‑call on agenda item 11
- The board conducted a roll‑call vote on agenda item 11 (motion text not specified in the public transcript). Votes recorded: James Azzelina — yes; Deb Buchera — yes; Scott Pollet — yes; John Kozlovsky — no; Vince Weinman — no; Tracy Wolin — yes; Josh Ziebrecht — no; Dr. Eshelman Ramey — yes; John Krimsky — yes. Tally: 6 yes, 3 no. The item passed by majority.

Policy referral (tabling)
- The board voted to table two policy items, 113.1 (Discipline of Students with Disabilities) and 113.2 (Behavior Support), sending them for further review. The motion to table carried on roll call; the board asked the policy committee to revisit those policies at the March 3 meeting and return recommendations.

Other actions
- The board approved the remaining portions of the original consent motion after the two policies were set aside.

How the board will follow up
Administrators were asked to present policy committee work and any revised policy language on March 3 and to return the revised items to the full board at the next committee/regular meeting if ready. Several other action items discussed during the meeting — including facility contracts and curriculum approvals placed on the consent agenda — were approved as part of the consent process.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","2 10 25 FR School Board Meeting COW & Regular","oneSentenceSummary","The board approved meeting minutes, the treasurer's report, the February bills and most consent agenda items; it took a roll‑call vote on item 11 and voted to table policy items 113.1 and 113.2 for further policy‑committee review.","taxTitle","Franklin Regional SD, School Districts, Pennsylvania","taxId",68111,"location","Pennsylvania","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6330186,"Resident urges better local press coverage; district and newspaper discuss submission process and publishing constraints",589,2902000,3491000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2315005-a2b48c8221243b7e070e867e099cc9fb&start=2902&end=3491","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2315005-a2b48c8221243b7e070e867e099cc9fb/thumbnail_2902000.jpg","/articles/6330186/Pennsylvania/Resident-urges-better-local-press-coverage-district-and-newspaper-discuss-submission-process-and-publishing-constraints","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6330186-e1de2f09c4b452d7157113901f51801f/orig.mp4?Expires=1777792887&Signature=a~pj7mLQUH47QltU9aLm~yKZLAgWcdWe~Aj8sWJxPp9u7eTAuDKj-T8-4~4FF2ZRFpiZBv8ic5VVg3a1VzXkLQPUYGFYHLyMXMEI3cNKRyuOa~lgzXPpNu5tX44nDwy4CKjVXK32S2Z9gAMKL~lvipf~PK11hHqwJWbw9f~OCoea-6Ssw38IpZSAG6C-Dug2szzafLZhz2gxvtpwNUzbY7x0VOUSiOkyCrMi1NJr9NgrzQ-HoRQ5miNq8b8GY59aad9SeyQ10mdWvIi-SLisWZmNEdgXIPfIZmiJPGxpqRKVKh4VpmwG5qv1Tw38OKg95Bm~MckzWqjPIkwBWWN8SA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","A Murrysville resident told the board on Feb. 10 that Franklin Regional content appears less frequently in the local PEN Franklin paper than she expected, and asked administrators to improve outreach to ensure more consistent community coverage.

Helen Elliott said the ad and posters for an upcoming musical lacked event times and that she could not find the information easily on the district website. She also raised a recent letter questioning activity at the former Heritage School site and asked why the district does not receive more consistent coverage.

The superintendent replied with submission statistics he said came from the district’s public‑relations tracking: for the 2022 cycle the district submitted 70 items and 25 were unpublished (35 percent); in 2023 the district submitted 81 and 11 were unpublished (13 percent); through Oct. 15 of the current year, 16 submissions were made and 3 unpublished (18 percent). The superintendent said some emails and submission workflows had been disrupted when staff left and that social media has been used frequently to post immediate updates.

Georgia, a representative from the PEN Franklin, said her staff prints what is submitted and emphasized two practical constraints: pictures must be high quality and include full names to run as school pictures; deadlines matter because the printed paper goes to press before the Monday cover date. She said many small photo‑and‑caption submissions take only a few minutes to prepare and that parent/booster submissions also feed coverage.

District staff and the newspaper representative agreed to meet and clarify expectations and submission procedures so that the paper can receive more usable material in the preferred format; the superintendent said he would follow up to coordinate improved communication between the district and the local paper.","A resident asked why Franklin Regional items appear less often in the local paper; district staff and the paper’s representative discussed submission rates, technical issues and publication limits.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6330192,"Board debates school‑day cell phone limits; members split on blanket bans vs teacher discretion",929,3536000,4465000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2315005-a2b48c8221243b7e070e867e099cc9fb&start=3536&end=4465","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2315005-a2b48c8221243b7e070e867e099cc9fb/thumbnail_3536000.jpg","/articles/6330192/Pennsylvania/Board-debates-schoolday-cell-phone-limits-members-split-on-blanket-bans-vs-teacher-discretion","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6330192-a6d29754df7efe36c65f1b86c6605e4d/orig.mp4?Expires=1777792887&Signature=D32nxhf0ApDh2cokKP5I8ErkqIc5I2PQHa-t74i3UaFPr-jGoh1AYiANUSahiJgyoFXiaLGzAsuW~l6vYHqDunr5NizAof-8BYr6Uzr-danlyOvtUyYPFJOvAAvIDLEir7xCP9GtH9Z3XaiAkumfKxX3NHRhCtlxr850ap1JQ9yNMBE6~SpMo7IYH6m3WAsR2-ie4NVqZTmgHUD89zwU34auBgEtXf8daVYp2Vm42vVP1GzLubd186sgF~kM3FOvRC3C4pYcIYg3NKPXQdgs8Zuzqa9xFNC3NQNtMxv7tzSdNkx~ZYk8PVh90tMHVdL6lgWPehE1s54nudIqvFibEw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","A discussion about whether Franklin Regional should revise its cell‑phone policy drew a broad board conversation on Feb. 10 about teacher authority, parental choice and enforcement practicality.

Board member Mrs. Deb Bucero introduced the topic, asking members to consider whether the district should require phones be put away during the school day. “Our policy, I believe, is to let the teachers decide how they wanna handle cell phones in their classrooms,” Bucero said. She cited research that phones at lunch and between classes can reduce socializing and increase social isolation for some students.

Several board members and the superintendent described the district’s current practice: apps and devices are used for practical tasks (for example, e‑hall passes and student medical monitoring), and teachers in classrooms have authority to manage phones. Superintendent Dr. Anthony Peraino said some teachers embrace phone use and others prefer restriction; he suggested the district could take an “internal pulse” of teachers if the board wanted more information.

Parents at the meeting and several board members said a survey might capture teacher and parent sentiment, but one board member noted a prior teacher/parent survey effort had been voted down in a separate meeting. Board members also raised enforcement concerns: districts that lock phones have seen students substitute “burner” devices, and any blanket ban must consider equity, medical exceptions and practicality.

Several board members favored preserving teacher control but asked administrators to gather more objective feedback. “If it is disrupting their learning environment, the teacher already has that ability to do that,” said one member. Another member argued for a clear, uniform classroom expectation—no phones during instruction—to remove inconsistent teacher‑level rules.

No policy change was adopted. Board members asked administration to bring more information back to the policy committee and to collect input from teachers and parents before any districtwide directive is considered.","A board member asked whether the district should change its current policy of leaving classroom phone use to teacher discretion; parents, teachers and administrators raised concerns about socialization, safety and enforcement.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6330197,"Board OKs short pilot with Wisdom K12 for automated writing feedback; teachers to remain primary reviewers",997,6956000,7953000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2315005-a2b48c8221243b7e070e867e099cc9fb&start=6956&end=7953","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2315005-a2b48c8221243b7e070e867e099cc9fb/thumbnail_6956000.jpg","/articles/6330197/Pennsylvania/Board-OKs-short-pilot-with-Wisdom-K12-for-automated-writing-feedback-teachers-to-remain-primary-reviewers","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6330197-ba344c6b4cc290133090838c103e9c01/orig.mp4?Expires=1777792887&Signature=hqhR4lpi1f-BNNVrL4AqM3NJ3R1RmSpfs8fVOzDrBG-PY1F5Ghp8pODO0ZYi1fDHmMqHmpGhZ-DF9QEdSEh7VFfT6nX4~2RZfn9UZCFB4ld5VTKja6fMf4JMMCUY2sgYkwt84PJtjXJBFf~WK-nvBl~EETMzwC9qMc2pyzzBxdNRrWwRE9P-4uVfv9Tsl6beBBA2TgtyqSoKCMJhywMdR7qL8HLT3lXEX59aG59Y9PAVrlqdRecMpUoVaKA-N-Ec3pIuK1KwoyEf~6ESR4UKZEqhSGuhrxewblmMvnnXqbplkYY2sVnWvKp1k3zk34YP7skQmaAjFXmSMjkOQzenMQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Franklin Regional School Board approved a district pilot of Wisdom K12’s writing‑feedback software on Feb. 10, authorizing a no‑cost pilot the rest of the 2024‑25 school year and directing administrators to evaluate the product before any extension.

Dr. Matthew Delp, presenting for the administration, said the district began discussions with Wisdom K12 in July and had planned an earlier implementation. Technical and platform issues delayed rollout, Delp said; the company recently completed a platform migration and the district will pilot two built‑in rubrics and additional rubrics as they become available.

Dr. Delp described the pilot as operationally ready for middle‑school English classes: “We are able to use it operationally, as it stands currently with the two rubrics that they have available to us,” he said, and the district intends to evaluate whether the tool provides “timely and formative feedback to have an influence on the writing product.” The pilot is described as a limited, time‑bound implementation; the administration will report back at the end of the school year for a decision about extension.

Board members asked detailed questions about how the product works. Delp said the vendor uses a proprietary model and that district staff did not have definitive public documentation on whether the underlying large language model is a proprietary LLM or a front end to a third‑party model. He said the rubrics provided can be aligned to the district’s RACE essay framework and to PSSA‑style prompts, and that additional rubrics (for AP or other genres) may be added over time.

Concerns raised by board members included the risk that automated feedback could accept poor grammar if rubrics prioritize content, the possibility that teachers would reduce one‑on‑one feedback time if they rely on software, and the need to keep the teacher in the loop. Dr. Delp acknowledged that the technology cannot remove the human element: “The teacher still remains a very viable piece of that feedback puzzle,” he said. Administrators emphasized that the pilot’s purpose is to speed feedback cycles, not to replace teacher judgment or summative evaluation.

The board approved the pilot for the remainder of the school year and asked administration to provide end‑of‑year evaluation data and to continue to vet other AI tools as part of the district’s technology review. The approval on Feb. 10 allowed implementation to begin with monitoring and review.","The board approved a short, no‑cost pilot of Wisdom K12’s automated writing‑feedback tool for middle‑school ELA. Administrators said the district will evaluate the tool at year end and keep teacher oversight central to any adoption.",{"_33":113,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":114,"_41":115,"_43":116,"_45":117,"_47":118,"_49":119,"_51":120,"_53":121,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":122,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":123,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6330201,"Franklin Regional presents midyear MTSS data showing gains in K–8 reading and targeted math work",2859,673000,3532000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2315005-a2b48c8221243b7e070e867e099cc9fb&start=673&end=3532","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2315005-a2b48c8221243b7e070e867e099cc9fb/thumbnail_673000.jpg","/articles/6330201/Pennsylvania/Franklin-Regional-presents-midyear-MTSS-data-showing-gains-in-K8-reading-and-targeted-math-work","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6330201-6d33a99f86ea7be7ca7e01ee9883000c/orig.mp4?Expires=1777792887&Signature=o3le5ZPdyRsM7z8RADaCQTXNnLWqxeMb7y8TBKJJYZh4SIg8MVaqcp2fOCHgh5FgJKi22jO9qeqPhf~dw-9Z6mJawqj7RqRXSeic9SECfNpRxcVf123G-g5qrT2XXnlFLq3ZHzw5CxCFsPIcM6P6s8PiH-Ae9pLHBuu4Pwya1umVto8EdPRrrDZRr6iSAUEexmvADitSMa-e3sJqEshn9D0LMh82KdaN4kURp9ZnRbTowi26zGAXORKXAjQiMDKyL-Zez~LKQqcH71gjZb472PDG27YtRvxB4fYbMG6upWLWjTXXqW-XUNDXwTBm1epv9hw3SkqxdAPVbkptur6dBg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Franklin Regional School District administrators told the school board on Feb. 10 that the district’s multi-tiered system of supports (MTSS) is producing measurable midyear gains in early reading and targeted math growth while the district prepares to shift energy toward mathematics and science over the next three years.

Superintendent Dr. Anthony Peraino opened the report by praising winter athletics, then turned the presentation to the district MTSS team, which described how the K–12 framework coordinates universal screening, data meetings, and tiered interventions across buildings.

Audra Meehan, MTSS coordinator at the primary building, said the district uses a tiered approach: “The core instruction is what we do with the classroom teachers and that’s the instruction that every student receives,” and Tier 2 “is the targeted support where there are different supplemental interventions and that is about 5 to 15 percent of students,” while Tier 3 is intensified individual support. Meehan also emphasized cross‑building professional learning communities and vertical alignment.

Megan Balsic, who described the district’s “FR MTSS focus,” said common assessments, routine PLC (professional learning community) meetings and the district’s new use of Performance Matters are helping teachers analyze data more quickly. Allison Frank, MTSS coordinator at the Intermediate School, outlined the district’s assessment mix: universal screeners (STAR and Acadience), targeted diagnostics and weekly or biweekly progress monitoring using STAR custom assessments and exit tickets.

Frank gave midyear percentages for early grades: first grade was 84 percent at or above benchmark on Acadience, with 64 percent already at the end‑of‑year goal; kindergarten showed 90 percent at or above benchmark with 66 percent having met the end‑of‑year goal. At the Intermediate School, Frank said average grade‑equivalency growth on STAR across the fall‑to‑midyear window was about 1.0 in math and roughly 0.6 in reading; she described that span as approximately three months of instruction (September to December) used to compute growth.

Board members pressed for detail on how MTSS signals translate to parent notification. Meehan and Frank said teachers typically raise concerns at conferences and during PLC data meetings; parents are advised that “all teachers are teachers of reading” because staff completed LETRS training, and that the system is designed to catch students early through triangulation of curricular checks, universal screeners and observational information.

Board member questions focused on where effort is directed next. Dr. Peraino and the MTSS team said the district will continue strengthening Tier 1 instruction while expanding targeted supports. They cited a plan to store curriculum in PowerSchool’s UCCI Chalk and to use Performance Matters for gap analysis so the district can compare standards, common assessments and PSSA/Keystone alignment in coming years.

The presentation also highlighted middle‑school math improvements. District staff said fifth‑grade math showed a 1.8 grade‑equivalency growth midyear and sixth grade a 1.1 growth; staff attributed gains to flexible, fluid grouping, math labs and a partnership with math consultant Anne Bergander focused on transitional grade alignment.

Superintendent Peraino called the MTSS update “modest” in tone but said the district has “a body of work” in place — PLCs, common assessments, data teams and targeted interventions — that will inform the next comprehensive plan. The board did not take formal action; administrators said MTSS refinements and curriculum alignment are ongoing steps for the district this spring.

Ending: District leaders said next steps include continued progress monitoring, aligning curriculum and assessments in Performance Matters and adding curricular materials to UCCI Chalk so the district can run a gap analysis and refine Tier 1 through Tier 3 practices.","District MTSS coordinators told the school board the multi-tiered system of supports is yielding midyear growth on STAR and Acadience screeners, while administrators say the district will shift emphasis toward math and science in the next comprehensive plan.","actionData","errors"]

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Votes at a glance: Franklin Regional board approves routine minutes, bills and consent items; tables two discipline policies

Resident urges better local press coverage; district and newspaper discuss submission process and publishing constraints

Board debates school‑day cell phone limits; members split on blanket bans vs teacher discretion

Board OKs short pilot with Wisdom K12 for automated writing feedback; teachers to remain primary reviewers

Franklin Regional presents midyear MTSS data showing gains in K–8 reading and targeted math work