Franklin (MA) Matters

The Franklin (MA) School Committee met on Tuesday, November 14, 2023 as scheduled.  All seven newly elected members were present.Superintendent Lucas Giguere opened the meeting and after soliciting nominations for the Chair, conducted the vote to confirm Dave Callaghan as the new Chair. Superintendent then turned the meeting gavel over to Chair Callaghan.Chair Callaghan solicited nominations for a Vice-Chair and conducted the vote to confirm Dave McNeill.  No musical chairs tonight, they'll remain as seated for this session.The committee was sworn in by Franklin's Town Clerk Nancy Danello when they had gathered but just before the meeting began. The audio recording includes the swearing in while the TV video only began with the formal opening of the meeting and thus did not include this brief piece.Quick recapSuperintendent's report; full PD day on Nov 7. 56 students by this week expected across all levels; $104/day per student enrolled from the hotel environment. Coordinating with Town and local re