Be Heard!

Reacting to the recent defeat of a school capital spending referendum, the Franklin Public Schools have scheduled three community meetings, December 3rd at Robinwood Elementary School, December 4th at Forest Park Middle School, and December 6th at Franklin High School.

(While the mailed notice lists all three dates in a sidebar, as of this writing the district's website sidebar calendar did not list the December 6th event.)

The meetings will be conducted in a variation of the pseudo-participatory listening session format.

Community members are encouraged to attend the Be Heard! meeting ... to share their feedback on the past referendum. Small groups will be formed to share ideas and thoughts on what needs to be done differently and/or what needs improvement. Once the groups have shared their ideas, a larger group discussion will take place. We look forward to seeing you.

It's a great system for filtering out pointed questions and minority views.