About this episode
This session shares my conversation with School Committee Chair Paul Griffith. We had our discussion via Zoom on Thursday, March 12, 2026. We condense and get into the explanations behind the key items from the recent School Committee meeting March 10, 2026.Our conversation covered the following topics:Recognition of Chloe Bowser, essay contest winner (1 of 12) for the USS Massachusetts commissioning ceremony March 28, 2026Food Services presentation Joint Budget subcommittee April 16Combined Town Council & School Committee meeting March 18A presentation/discussion by Department of Elementary & Secondary Education (DESE) on Chapter 70 and hold harmlessOur conversation runs about 38 minutes. Let’s listen--------------School Committee page (with contact info) - https://www.franklinps.net/o/fpsd/page/school-committee School Committee subcommittee assignments - https://www.franklinps.net/o/fpsd/page/subcommittees-and-liaisons The Franklin TV video is available for replay - https://www.youtube.com/live/CBHC618gXFE?&t=230 The agenda can be found - https://ma-franklin.civicplus.com/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_03102026-2175 My notes via Bluesky thread in one PDF - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xZdhJ_TR0vgcoX-NAP_06FKpj1LndhMW/view?usp=drive_link The March 10, 2026 meeting recap and video can be found https://www.franklinmatters.org/2026/03/school-committee-gets-insights-recipes.html -------------We are now producing this in collaboration with Franklin.TV and Franklin Public Radio (
