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Good morning Franklin families,
And that’s a wrap! With the wonderful 8th Grade Moving Up and High School Graduation ceremonies in our rear view windows, school’s out for summer!
There are just a few reminders in this final newsletter of the year. Most importantly, thank you for choosing Franklin and for collaborating for a great year. We are proud to have earned the EL Education full credential this year and we look forward to continued improvement in pursuit of our shared mission. We can’t do it without the support and involvement of our families. Thank you!
If you haven’t had the chance yet, please remember to complete our very short survey. We will review the results with our School Improvement Team and Board of Directors and use the data to help us identify areas for deeper investigation: Parent Feedback Survey
Have a wonderful summer! Families of our graduated seniors, we will miss you! To the rest of you, we look forward to seeing you in August, after a much-needed summer slow down.
Upcoming Events
Tues, June 9
- 6:00 pm: Board of Directors Meeting
Fri, June 12
- 9 am – 12 noon: School Improvement Team meeting (at FSI)
Sat, July 11
- Parent Crew Rummage Sale
Sun, July 19
- 1 – 4 pm: Parent Crew Summer Meet Up @ BCSP. Middle School 1 – 3 pm, High School 3 – 4 pm
Keep up with all our school events!
FSI Community Calendar – add our events to your google calendar
Parent Crew
July 19th will be the summer meetup at Buncombe County Sports Park. Come hang out with us and meet other parents and families, 1 PM to 3 PM for middle school and 3pm-4 pm for High School. Kona Ice will be there, and the Parent Crew will be selling merchandise and snacks!
We need donations for our Rummage Sale planned for Saturday, 07/11
Drop off donations at the school: Thursday 06/10 9 am-4 pm, 06/22-06/26 9 am-4 pm
07/06-07/10 9 am-4 pm. Need to make an appointment outside of these hours or have questions? Contact: parentcrew@thefsi.us. DO NOT DROP OFF items when the school is closed or outside of these days/times.
Sign up to help Parent Crew sort donations for the rummage sale as they come in:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090848A5AA22ABFF2-64335627-fsirummage
We welcome the following donations: Clean clothes (no stains or rips) for ages 10 and up—please sort into adult and children’s categories if possible; clean, working toys (no baby gear); books; functional electronics, Dishes (clean and free of chips); home art and decor; exercise equipment.
All proceeds will support staff appreciation and enhance our students’ school experience. Contribute items that you believe will sell!
Any items that remain unsold will be donated to a local non-profit thrift store following the event.
Save the dates for next year’s Parent Crew Meetings:
- September 10 8:30AM at the school
- October 8 8:30 AM at the school
- November 12 6:30PM online only
Every school year, we start a new mailing and interest list for the Parent Crew. Please sign up to receive emails directly from the Parent Crew, and let us know about what type of things you would like to be involved with. https://forms.gle/5sBhybJqYYdY32yU6
Final Report Cards and EOG/EOC Scores
This Monday and Tuesday are teacher work days. Final report cards will be available in the Infinite Campus Parent Portal after all grades are finalized. Please be patient – teachers have till the end of the day Tuesday to complete grades and then it takes a little time to review for any errors or missing information. We hope to have final report cards published by the end of this week.
Individual student scores will also be published in the Parent Portal. Worth noting – this year we encouraged students to re-test if they fell just short of a “proficient” score. Nearly half (47.8%) of the students who took the test again raised their scores to the proficient level, and a notable number (17%) raised their score to the “college and career ready” level. We hope more students will accept the invitation to re-test next year! As you look at your student’s scores, keep this in mind. The test scores give us one measure of student performance. It matters – this is a measure of whether students have mastered the content of their grade level. But it isn’t a perfect measure and it doesn’t measure all learning. The tests are important and we will continue working to build a culture where students want to re-test and want to do their best, but we will also continue to provide learning opportunities that may not be measured by a standardized test.
Summer School – Credit Recovery
We will offer 4 weeks of summer credit recovery for high school students who did not earn a passing grade in one or more of their core classes. We have sent notices and a registration form to parents whose students were at risk.
Students who do not make up necessary credits (especially in English or math) will need to repeat those courses next year. This will take students off the 4 year path to graduation. If you have a high school student who failed a core class, please reach out ASAP to register them for our credit recovery program! Credit recovery will begin Monday, June 15.
And that’s all! Stay tuned for a few newsletters over the summer. We hope to see many of you for the rummage sale on July 11 and for the Parent Crew Meet Up on July 19. Have a great summer.
