Town of Franklin

Town of Franklin

***REMINDER***

DOGS ARE DUE TO BE LICENSED WITH THE TOWN ON OR BEFORE APRIL 1 EVERY YEAR.

Spayed/Neutered $13.00

Not Spayed/Not Neutered $17.00

When registering, please bring a copy of current rabies vaccination and spay/neuter certificate, if applicable.

Questions call 285-2101.

Missisquoi Valley School District

School Board Meeting

March 21th, 2023

Franklin Central School Library

Or Join with Zoom Link

6:00 PM

Agenda:

1. Call Meeting to Order (Superintendent)

2. Pledge of Allegiance

3. Agenda Review

4. Meeting Organization (Action)

a. Nominations for Board Chair

b. Nomination for Vice Chair

c. Nomination for Clerk

d. Date and time of Regular Board Meetings

e. Discuss and possible adoption of VSBA Code of Ethics

f. Annual Motions (see attached)

5. Correspondence, Visitors, and Public Comments

6. Consent Agenda (Action)

a. Approval of the Minutes of February 7th, 21st and February 28th

7. Administrative Reports (Information)

a. Administrative Reports (information)

i. District Newsletter, MVU, Highgate, Franklin , Swanton

8. New Business (information and Action)

a. Teacher Request for Leave of Absence (Action)

b. Contracts for Teachers Holding Provisional License (section 5.4) (Action)

9. Business and Facility Items

a. Warrants (Action)

b. Lease for Lighting Project (Action)

c. Highgate Boiler Contract (Action)

10. Presentation and Discussion Items (6:30-7:30)

a. Stem Presentation (Information)

b. Town Meeting debrief, vacant Highgate seat next steps (Discussion)

c. Committee membership and structure (Discussion and action)

i. Facility, Finance, other committees

11. Future Agenda items

i. Student school level data presentations, new teacher hires/administrative contracts,

board resolutions, policy review, end of year data and presentations

12. Future Meeting Dates

MVSD School Board Meeting Schedule (Action)

Possible Executive Session (8:00) Looking for a finding to go into executive session for the purpose of:

a. Negotiations update

As premature general public knowledge would clearly place one or more of the parties at a substantial disadvantage

Adjourn (8:30)

Hello Everyone,

Looking for a fun summer job? The Franklin Watershed Committee is looking for a Public Access Boat Greeter for the summer 2023 season! Boat Greeters serve the extremely important job of preventing the spread of aquatic invasive species to and from Lake Carmi. As many of you know, Lake Carmi has been plagued with Eurasian Watermilfoil since the 1980s and it has taken over much of our native seaweed species. It is imperative that we do everything we can to prevent new aquatic invasive species from entering the lake, and to keep our aquatic species from leaving the lake.

We are looking for someone to be stationed at either the North Shore boat launch or the Lake Carmi State Park boat launch for approximately 20 hours per week for 15 weeks of the summer at $18 per hour. This job does require some early morning start times to coincide with fishers entering the water. Greeters will be required to attend a Public Access Greeter Training session through the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation. You can find the full job description and training schedule on the Vermont DEC website here: https://dec.vermont.gov/watershed/lakes-ponds/aquatic-invasives/spread-prevention/greeters

Not only is this an important job at Lake Carmi and many lakes around Vermont, it is also fun and a great way to earn some extra money next summer, especially for students and retirees! If you are interested in becoming a Public Access Greeter please contact Julia Crocker at jcrocker5@une.edu. Thank you! 

Town of Franklin Declaration of Inclusion

Dave Bennion interview with VPR on Franklin Inclusion

 https://www.vermontpublic.org/local-news/2022-11-16/a-declaration-of-inclusion-continues-to-spread-across-vermont.