This session shares my conversation with School Committee members Reis Hansen and Stephen Karunakaran. We had our discussion in the Franklin TV & Radio Studio on Tuesday, June 16, 2026.
Our conversation covered the following topics from the School Committee meeting of JUne 9, 2026:
- Strawberry Stroll, Kickball Tournament, field day, and other events coming up
- Superintendent review and evaluation process
- Facility updates to get to the redistricting, and next steps this summer
- Working group report on artificial intelligence
Our conversation runs about 47 minutes. Let’s listen
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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
Franklin TV video is available for replay - https://www.youtube.com/live/hgHgIZ5L_iY?&t=235
The agenda document https://ma-franklin.civicplus.com/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_06092026-2356
The presentations documents should be posted in a couple of days to this folder https://www.franklinps.net/documents/departments/school-committee/meeting-packets/2025---26-meeting-packets/june-9%2C-2026-sc-meeting-packet/28109200
Photos of the Facility presentation
https://photos.app.goo.gl/t3rkbwCxnDm6A9Wy6
Photos of the AI discussion presentation
https://photos.app.goo.gl/TqNxhuTk8og7WqRp8
My notes from the meeting in one PDF https://drive.google.com/file/d/10XRFLsUqujf3Z3QPzGOKU6cEOS-mWuoS/view?usp=drive_link
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