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	<title>Franklin School Committee &#187; Budget</title>
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		<title>Franklin School Committee &#187; Budget</title>
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		<title>FY10 budget numbers finally settled</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 15:32:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Roy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For the FY10 fiscal year, Franklin&#8217;s net loss of positions will be approximately 12. That should come as welcome news to the community, considering that in February, we faced a budget gap of nearly $3.5 million. At an average of $50,000, that gap represented approximately 70 positions. The gap we faced forced the school department [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=franklinschoolcommittee.wordpress.com&blog=656811&post=277&subd=franklinschoolcommittee&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Message to FEA membership</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2009 16:51:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Roy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Several weeks ago, the School Committee requested an opportunity to speak directly with the Franklin Education Association (FEA) membership at its meeting on April 28. We did not get that opportunity.
Through the two video segments below, the Franklin School Committee reaches out directly to the rank and file membership of the education union in this [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=franklinschoolcommittee.wordpress.com&blog=656811&post=247&subd=franklinschoolcommittee&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Refreshing post from Franklin teacher</title>
		<link>http://franklinschoolcommittee.wordpress.com/2009/04/29/refreshing-post-from-franklin-teacher/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:48:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Roy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I saw this post on milforddailynews.com this morning and thought it was worth repeating here.  It is said to be from a Franklin teacher.  To me, it exemplifies the typical Franklin teacher: hard-working, dedicated, and caring.  It also captures empathy for the residents in Franklin, other teachers, the School Committee, and administration. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=franklinschoolcommittee.wordpress.com&blog=656811&post=246&subd=franklinschoolcommittee&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Letter to teacher’s union regarding wage concessions</title>
		<link>http://franklinschoolcommittee.wordpress.com/2009/03/26/letter-to-teacher%e2%80%99s-union-regarding-wage-concessions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2009 18:57:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Roy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You may have read in the papers about a letter sent by the School Committee to the teacher&#8217;s union regarding wage concessions for next year.  A copy of the letter is reproduced below to provide better context for understanding the stories and issues involved.

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		<title>Franklin will receive $448,381 in additional education funding</title>
		<link>http://franklinschoolcommittee.wordpress.com/2009/03/19/franklin-will-receive-448381-in-additional-education-funding/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2009 19:56:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Roy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As part of his Massachusetts Recovery Plan to secure the state&#8217;s economic future, Governor Deval Patrick today announced he will commit $168 million in federal education recovery funds to ensure every district in the Commonwealth reaches so-called foundation spending levels next school year.   For Franklin, that means that an additional $448,381 in the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=franklinschoolcommittee.wordpress.com&blog=656811&post=232&subd=franklinschoolcommittee&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Franklin employees forego FY10 salary increases</title>
		<link>http://franklinschoolcommittee.wordpress.com/2009/02/25/franklin-employees-forego-fy10-salary-increases/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2009 11:16:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Roy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On their own volition, 51 school administrators and non-union secretaries volunteered to freeze their salaries and forgo any kind of pay increases.  The news was announced at last night&#8217;s School Committee meeting.

We have known for some time that FY10 is going to be a very difficult budget season.  Several weeks ago, we noted [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=franklinschoolcommittee.wordpress.com&blog=656811&post=230&subd=franklinschoolcommittee&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>MCAS history exam scrapped by DOE board</title>
		<link>http://franklinschoolcommittee.wordpress.com/2009/02/24/mcas-history-exam-scrapped-by-doe-board/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2009 19:53:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Roy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The state Board of Education voted today to delay the start of the 10th-grade MCAS history exam by at least two years because of deep budget cuts and financial constraints.
In an 8-2 vote, the board acknowledged that during such tough fiscal times it could not introduce a new test that might cause school districts to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=franklinschoolcommittee.wordpress.com&blog=656811&post=227&subd=franklinschoolcommittee&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Financial planning committee issues report in Newton</title>
		<link>http://franklinschoolcommittee.wordpress.com/2009/02/18/financial-planning-committee-issues-report-in-newton/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2009 14:36:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Roy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As we await the report from Franklin&#8217;s financial planning committee, one interesting read is today&#8217;s Boston Globe story on the presentation delivered by a similar group in Newton. For decades, Newton has enjoyed an enviable reputation for good schools, leafy parks, and close proximity to Boston. But the financial committee told residents that their city [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=franklinschoolcommittee.wordpress.com&blog=656811&post=218&subd=franklinschoolcommittee&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Full-day kindergarten facing budget axe in Mass</title>
		<link>http://franklinschoolcommittee.wordpress.com/2009/02/18/full-day-kindergarten-facing-budget-axe-in-mass/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2009 11:30:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Roy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the economy in decline, the Boston Globe is reporting that several school districts across Massachusetts are rethinking their plans for full-day kindergarten because of the high fees involved, threatening the state&#8217;s recent inroads in making a full day of school available to all 5-year-olds.

Franklin has offered a successful full-day kindergarten program for many years, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=franklinschoolcommittee.wordpress.com&blog=656811&post=216&subd=franklinschoolcommittee&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Practical wisdom is needed now more than ever</title>
		<link>http://franklinschoolcommittee.wordpress.com/2009/02/17/practical-wisdom-is-needed-now-more-than-ever/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2009 16:44:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Roy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the next few months, the School Committee will be called upon to make critical decisions about budget matters for the next fiscal year. In the decision-making process, we set guidelines and highlight priorities to assist us in arriving at a budget number. It is unfortunate that during this process, we often lose sight of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=franklinschoolcommittee.wordpress.com&blog=656811&post=214&subd=franklinschoolcommittee&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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