Franklin High School

Good Afternoon Franklin Families, At 10:30 am this morning, students at the Franklin Middle School made the building administration aware of a threat written on a bathroom wall in the school. Police were called on site immediately and the building was put into a "clear hallway" so that the building could be thoroughly searched by the Police Department. During that time, academic activity continued, but students remained in their classrooms. The search was conducted and the building was cleared at 1:45 pm so that students could resume their end of the day activities. Numerous interviews were held and the person responsible was identified. We would like to thank the Franklin Police Department, Middle School Staff, and the Students for their cooperation during this incident. Please help us by reminding your children that if they see something or hear something that isn't safe, that they say something to a trusted adult. By working together we can continue to keep our schools safe. Sincerely, Jule Finley, Office of the Superintendent jcfinley@gm.sau18.org SAU 18 - Franklin School District dlegallo@gm.sau18.org (603) 266-9833

Good Morning Franklin Families, I hope you are enjoying the snow day today.  I am reaching out to you to discuss an article about Franklin in the Concord Monitor this morning that some of you may have seen.  On Monday, the School Board passed a resolution urging lawmakers to address the well documented unfair funding formula in the state of New Hampshire that has hurt districts like Franklin for decades.  The article is accurate regarding the resolution but the picture and caption accompanying the article are old and reflect a situation in the past.  We are not facing any layoffs this year and I expect the Board to pass the budget at their meeting on March 20th. It is difficult to predict the future in regards to funding but we know that our ESSER funds will expire in September of 2024, however we are seeing some encouraging signs from the Governor regarding funding changes in the next biennium. I hope this clarifies our situation for you as we continue through the budget process for this year.  Please reach out to me if you have any questions. Sincerely,  Dan LeGallo  SAU 18 Superintendent dlegallo@gm.sau18.org  (603) 266-9833

Good Evening – This is a message from the Superintendents Office at S.A.U. 18. There will be no school in Franklin Tomorrow. District and School Offices will also be closed. Stay Safe!

Open auditions today for The Wizard of Oz!! K-3 students are 1 pm- 2 pm. 4-6 grade is 2:15- 3:15 pm and 7-12 from 3:30- 5:30 pm! All at the Opera House. The auditions that were canceled yesterday are rescheduled for Sat. Feb. 11. All the same times that this Sat. were supposed to be! Email with any questions!

Don't forget... SCHOOL SAFETY FORUM tonight at 6:00 at Franklin Middle School Cafeteria.

Parent Night for Wizard of Oz: if you came to this meeting but could not get into the building, we apologize. We don't use the city doors for theater events. We failed to realize that people might not know that. Children are welcome to audition without the Parent Information Night. All the paperwork will still be there on Saturday or Sunday during auditions!!

Good Morning – There will be a 2 hour delay today in Franklin. This means school arrival and start times will be 2 hours later than usual, and the bus arrival times will be two hours later than usual. Thank you and be safe.

Good Morning, There will be no afternoon or evening activities for the Franklin School District today January 25, 2023. Thank You.

Good Evening – There will be a 2 hour delay tomorrow in Franklin. This means school arrival and start times will be 2 hours later than usual, and the bus arrival times will be two hours later than usual.

Good Evening Franklin Families This is a message from the Superintendents Office at S.A.U. 18. There will be no school in Franklin tomorrow January 23, 2023. District and School Offices will also be closed. Enjoy the snow day, and be safe!

Good Evening Franklin Families , there will be no school in Franklin tomorrow, Monday January 23, 2023. District and School Offices will also be closed. Enjoy the snow day, and be safe!

Good Evening Franklin Families This is a message from the Superintendents Office at S.A.U. 18. There will be no school in Franklin Tomorrow. District and School Offices will also be closed. Enjoy the snow day, and be safe! Sincerely, Daniel LeGallo Superintendent, SAU 18

Good Morning – This is a message from the Superintendents office at S.A.U. 18. There will be a 2 hour delay today in Franklin. This means school arrival and start times will be 2 hours later than usual, and the bus arrival times will be two hours later than usual. Again, there will be a two hour delay today for the Franklin School District.

Good Afternoon Franklin Families, We had a non-credible written threat on the girl's bathroom wall at the middle school this afternoon. The Franklin Police Department responded and worked with the administration to quickly identify the student involved. Appropriate consequences and interventions are being administered. I will reach out and let you know when we select a date for our rescheduled Safety Forum that has been postponed tonight due to the winter weather. Please feel free to reach out to me if you have any questions. Sincerely, Dan LeGallo SAU 18 Superintendent dlegallo@gm.sau18.org (603) 266-9833

Good morning Franklin Families, Due to the forecasted winter storm, we are canceling all after school activities today in the Franklin School District. This includes the scheduled Safety Forum this evening at the middle school. The Safety Forum will be rescheduled at a later date to be determined. Sincerely, Dan LeGallo SAU 18 Superintendent dlegallo@gm.sau18.org

Good Evening Franklin Families: The heating pipe has been repaired at the Franklin Middle School and we are all set to re-open school tomorrow for students and staff. We appreciate you cooperation while we mitigated this situation. Sincerely, Daniel LeGallo S.A.U. 18 Superintendent

Dear Franklin Families, There will be no school at the Franklin Middle School tomorrow due to a leaking pipe in the heating system that needs to be replaced. The repair requires us to shut down the school for the day because we will have no water or heat in the building. Students are asked to complete assignments that are being sent home by their teachers with the students this afternoon. The elementary school and high school will have normal operations at their respective schools. I expect the repair to be completed tomorrow and the middle school to reopen on Friday. Sincerely, Dan LeGallo SAU 18 Superintendent dlegallo@gm.sau18.org

Covid update for the week ending 12/16 - PSS: 2 students ( both presumed positive). FMS: 4 students ( 3 pos 1 presumed positive). FHS: 1 student. Grand total 7 (4 positive 3 presumed positive)

Good Evening – This is a message from the Superintendents Office at S.A.U. 18. There will be no school in Franklin Tomorrow. District and School Offices will also be closed. Again no school tomorrow for the Franklin School District.

Good Evening Franklin Families, I am reaching out to answer some questions I have received regarding the written threats in the middle school girl's bathrooms. . In regard to what we have been doing , we have initiated student sign in and sign out procedures to log all student usage of bathrooms in each wing. Additionally we have been conducting "random and frequent" sweeps of the bathrooms to check for any threats. Bathrooms will be closed during "passing time" between classes to prevent groups of students from using the bathrooms until further notice. Using these procedures we were able to intervene quickly with a written threat at the beginning of the day this morning without having any further disruption to the school. Please know that any student(s) complicit in these threats will be severely disciplined. I would like to thank the parents who reached out to me over the last several days to share their concerns and their proposed solutions. I appreciate the support. Sincerely, Dan LeGallo SAU 18 Superintendent dlegallo@gm.sau18.org