August 14, 2017 at 8:00 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting

Public Participation at Board of Education Meetings:

BOE Policy/Regulation 8346 outlines the parameters of public participation at Board meetings concerning items on the agenda as well as those not on the agenda.  A copy of this policy is available in the Superintendent’s office and at each monthly Board meeting.

The public hearing on student fees is for the purpose of reviewing the amount of money collected from students pursuant to, and use of waivers provided in, and the student fee policy for the 2017-2018 school year. 

Each year, the school district is required to conduct a public hearing in regard to our Parent Involvement and Title I Parent Involvement policies and to explain ways the district encourages parents to become involved in their children's educational program.

Mower Repairs

$50,000 was budgeted during the 2016-2017 budget cycle to be transferred to the Depreciation Fund for the replacement of depreciated items throughout the school.  This is a budgeted transfer that has already been formally adopted as part of the 2016-2017 budget document that simply needs board approval to be executed.

With the decision to ask constituents to walk outside the building and in the building before and after school hours, we have been discussing getting a treadmill for the school.  The proposed treadmill, does not use electricity and can be used to walk and/or run.  The tread and belt have a 10 year warranty which is the highest of any treadmill on the market.  It is built to help runners with their gate and stride and would be good for our student athletes.  I recommend this over a normal treadmill for this purpose.  I have tried it out and it does take some getting used to, but once you are comfortable with it, it is fairly easy to use.

Franklin Public Schools

Elementary Principal Report

Enrollment Numbers

Elementary enrollment is currently at 167 for the 2017-18 school year.  This number includes the 30 children we will be serving in the preschool classroom this fall.  

New Reading and Math Series

Elementary teachers will be training on the new reading series during Monday's inservice. The new math series training is schedule for the next inservice day on September 21st before Parent-Teacher Conferences.  

Elementary Curriculum Guides

As the elementary teachers begin the school year with the new reading and math series they will be updating the current essential standards with the College and Career Ready Standards in the areas of math and reading.  Curriculum guides in the areas of art, music, media and PE are either complete or in the process of finishing.  We will begin standards work in the area of science this fall.