Massachusetts / School Boards / Franklin Public Schools
Franklin Public Schools announced two state educational earmarks totaling $175,000 and a $9,945 school-safety grant, and launched a Franklin Education Foundation legacy page and donation portal to manage former foundation funds.
Massachusetts / School Boards / Franklin Public Schools
The committee approved a procedural motion to close three high-school club accounts inactive for three or more years and move $258.69 to the schoolwide student activity account.
Massachusetts / School Boards / Franklin Public Schools
A resident recommended the district explore an educational instance of Google's Gemini AI to permit administrator oversight of student AI use and search for mental-health-related keywords; the suggestion was presented as public comment only.
Massachusetts / School Boards / Franklin Public Schools
The School Committee approved the 2025-26 district and school improvement plans. New administrators were introduced and principals summarized goals around community building, MTSS, aligned instruction and communications for each grade band.
Massachusetts / School Boards / Franklin Public Schools
The committee approved an April 2027 nine-day student trip to Portugal proposed by Franklin High School teacher Christopher Penza and partner EF Tours; staff said EF credits, an EF Global Citizen scholarship and individual fundraising pages will be used to reduce student costs.
Massachusetts / School Boards / Franklin Public Schools
Superintendent Lucas updated the School Committee on first-week traffic and bus issues after the district’s reorganization and new traffic patterns; staff presented daily tracking data showing shorter queues, bus-registration figures and capacity details, and the committee discussed communication and next steps.
Massachusetts / School Boards / Franklin Public Schools
The Franklin School Committee voted Aug. 26 to create a Horace Mann Legacy Subcommittee and to designate the Oak Street/Panther Way school land — the ECDC, Franklin Middle School and Franklin High School — as the Horace Mann Campus.
Massachusetts / School Boards / Franklin Public Schools
Superintendent and staff told the Franklin School Committee on Aug. 26 that the district will open for grades 1–12 and age‑22 students Sept. 2, with kindergarten and early childhood programs starting the next two days; officials described staffing hires, bus-stop updates, staged building moves and ongoing facilities work.
Massachusetts / School Boards / Franklin Public Schools
The committee approved handbooks for ECDC, elementary, middle and Franklin High and heard substantive changes at the high school that add a 30‑minute WIN (What I Need) block, a revamped MTSS‑aligned tardy intervention and language about artificial intelligence in academic‑dishonesty guidance.
Massachusetts / School Boards / Franklin Public Schools
Franklin’s superintendent reported Aug. 8 that the district has hired or is in the process of hiring 27 people for 2024–25, with five teaching vacancies and additional nonunion and ESP vacancies; staff and student start dates were announced.