Franklin Public Schools

District Newsletter

April 2023

22-23 School Calendar

May 5 - Early Release

May 29 - Memorial Day (No School)

Access the 23-24 School Calendar

High School Experience

Have an 8th grader? Then you may want to consider registering them for the High School Experience - a two day program design specifically for incoming FHS Freshmen. Brought to you by the FPS Lifelong Learning Institute. Program will be held August 8-9 from 8:30am-12:30pm.

Attendees will...

Tour and learn to navigate their NEW school
Meet and greet with FHS faculty and peers
Participate in team-building activities
Learn how to read an FHS class schedule
Communicate with upperclassmen student leaders to learn the 'ins and outs' from an 'expert'

Critical Conversations

On Wednesday, April 26th, 2023, we held our event Critical Conversations: Perspectives on Student Wellbeing. Our keynote speaker Nicole Clermont shared her story on how various stressors influenced her life throughout her academic, athletic and personal career. Our panel discussion was made possible by our incredible community members who shared their take on what it means to support your student, yourself and the youth in your life. Special thank you to our Franklin High School students Vinnie Pasquarosa, Lily Eattimo, Audria Hawkins and Arsh Tyasi for volunteering their voice to the conversation. Other panelists included Risa Hawkins, Sarah Mabarty, Anne Davies, Brittany Crosby, Leanne Soulard and Jenn Briggs. You can access resources from the conclusion of our conversation by via our resources trifold here.

Need to Know News!

The 2023-2024 academic calendar is now available online. Access it here.

The Superintendent's FY24 Budget Recommendation is available for review here.

Personnel Update

Welcome to the Team

We are pleased to introduce our new director of Human Resources Ken Storlazzi. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Emmanuel College. Ken has over 27 years of working experience within a school district, of which 21 years have had a human resources focus. We are excited to welcome Ken to our central office team! Pictured is Ken alongside our former HR Director Lisa Trainor who served the Franklin Public School District for over 25 years!

Redistricting Analysis Update

On June 14, 2022, the School Committee approved moving forward to conduct a redistricting analysis based on the recommendation of the Space Needs subcommittee. This analysis included securing a consulting firm, establishing an advisory committee, reviewing multiple scenarios, and receiving feedback from families and educators. After considering all the feedback, the Space Needs subcommittee narrowed the options to one recommendation. This recommendation and the sequence of events that led to the recommendation have been compiled in a comprehensive Redistricting Analysis document that will be presented to the School Committee at the April 25th meeting. The School Committee will then make a decision on how to move forward at the May 9th meeting.

You may access the Redistricting Analysis Recommendation Report presented to the School Committee here.

From the School Committee

Remington Middle School Highlights!

On April 25th, 2023 the Franklin Public Schools delivered a presentation on some of the recent highlights at Remington Middle School to the School Committee You can access the slideshow presentation here.

We hope you are able to join us for our next School Committee meeting on Tuesday, May 9th, 2023 at 7pm.

Happy Spring to our FPS Families, Faculty Staff and Franklin Community!