Dear Franklin Parents, Last spring, a group of parents decided to take action on removing voting in our schools.  For several years, this has been an issue of great concern to families, teachers and administrators, because on voting days, absolutely anyone can walk in the unlocked doors of the Summit Public Schools, no questions asked, no ID needed, and roam thorough unsecured hallways near where our children are learning.  In light of the recent uptrend in school shootings and violence, opening our schools to the general public is a potential tragedy waiting to happen. While there have been many discussions regarding this issue, there has been no action, and with the 2016 Presidential election on the horizon and the thousands of voters descending on our schools for that, the time to act is now.  Towns including New Providence and Berkeley Heights have moved, or are in the process of moving, voting out of the schools with the full support of their Boards and their local governments.  Unfortunately, the situation in Summit is different.  The superintendent and Board of Education have addressed this concern numerous times, but have not been successful in bringing it to a conclusion.  It is apparent that it is […]

As promised, the final draft of the new report card documents is complete and attached.  Thank you for your insight, support, and feedback throughout this revision process.  With your participation we have been able to develop a student progress reporting mechanism that better reflects the learning taking place in the classroom, student progress against grade level expectations, and a clear representation of the progression of skills Kindergarten through grade 5, aligned to the Common Core State Standards. Elementary School conferences regarding student progress will be scheduled November 3-5, 2014. The first report cards are scheduled to go home to families December 12, 2014. *Dr. Julie Glazer, Assistant Superintendent will be speaking at The Franklin General PTO Meeting on Friday, November 10th. Please click on the link here to read Dr. Julie Glazer’s Letter and Parent Packet –Parent Report Card Packet Please click on the links below to view a draft report card for each grade: Grade 1 Report Card Grade 2 Report Card Grade 3 Report Card Grade 4 Report Card Grade 5 Report Card

Starting Monday, September 15, 3rd grade students will arrive and be dismissed from the gym exit, which is next to the playscape by Franklin Field.   This change is to alleviate crowding at the library door.

The Recess Leaders program The program has 5th grade volunteers providing guidance and support to the 1st grade during recess by teaching and then participating in a variety of games and activities with them. The program will run for October and November and we need Parent Monitors to volunteer for 2-3 sessions. They will sit with the 5th graders at the start of lunch to chat through the games/activities they would like to play and then monitor the play on the field. The parents also need to attend a 30 min emergency training session on the 23rd Sept at 8.30am. Its a fun and very rewarding program, so if you would like to help out please contact Jo Weir joanna_weir1@hotmail.com (908 858 0974)