Are you tired of scrambling for lunch money in the morning, then wondering if your child lost the money between the house and the cafeteria? Set up a pre-paid lunch account! All Franklin cafeterias are now using our new computerized cash register system. With this system, pre-paid lunch accounts are simple and accurate! Simply send in a check payable to “Franklin School Lunch Program” for whatever amount you choose and put your child’s name in the memo line. When your child goes through the lunch line, their purchase will be deducted from their balance. We can send home reminder notices when their balance gets low, and at your request we can provide a record of what your child has purchased with their account.
Balances will carry over from one year to the next, and if your child moves to another school in the Franklin district, his/her balance will follow.
You can even write one check for multiple students in the same school! Just write the students’ full names and grade in the memo line, along with how much you’d like allocated to each child.
In a telephone conversation today, I spoke with a representative of the NEASC Commission on Public Secondary Schools (CPSS) regarding the implications of budget reductions and possible program changes on the high school’s accreditation. I specifically discussed the implications of reducing programs such as physical education, among others. In short, she indicated that the Commission is always concerned when a school is no longer able to offer programs that support its mission due to budget constraints. She iterated that the Commission would likely meet to discuss possible action and noted that the school was already on a warning status for Community Resources.
It is notable however, that she indicated that some of the changes discussed could lead to being placed on warning for additional stardards of accreditation, but that escalation from warning to probation status is a process that takes place over time. The process NEASC follows in escalating a school’s action status is to expand warning to multiple standards of accreditation prior to escalating a school into probation status. After a school has been placed on probation, if no positive actions are taken to address recommendations form the commission, then schools may face losing accreditation status. From this conversation, I am confident that the schools’ accreditation will continue into the future, but issues related to program reduction will need to be address in the coming years.
Below is a letter from the Commission dated 2/9/2009 regarding the school’s continued accreditation.
This document was sent via email to all parents of students in grades 8-11 on May 13, 2009. The letter explains what budget reductions have been recommended and the reasonsfor making these recommendations. I will keep you abreast of any changes as they occur.
In this video, Sir Ken Robinson addresses the question “Do Schools Kill Creativity?” This video was used as a topic of professional discussion with the Franklin High School Principal’s Council, which included the heads of each department, and was also shared with the faculty at large.
More information about Sir Ken Robinson can be found here.
