Franklin Town

Remington Middle School, based in Franklin, Mass., offers a variety of educational services for students in sixth through eighth grade. The school employs trained instructors to provide education in several academic areas, such as foreign languages, social studies, math, music, English, French, Spanish, reading, science, special education and unified arts. Remington Middle School also provides services by psychologists, counselors and special education teachers. The school organizes a wide range of activities and events, including band, vocal and instrumental music, students-led conferencing activities, and student clubs and organizations. It also provides technology education to students. Remington Middle School is governed by Franklin Public Schools.

Jefferson Elementary School is a part of the Franklin Public School District and serves students in kindergarten through fifth grade. The school is located in Franklin, Mass., and offers special classes in art, music, physical education and Spanish. It has a wide academic curriculum that includes English, mathematics, language arts, social studies and science. The school s extracurricular activities include intramural sports, tutoring, cheerleading, band, student council, book club and musical theater. It has a parent- teacher organization that organizes various programs and activities. The school s staff includes special education instructors, speech therapists, guidance counselors and student service coordinators.

Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter Public School serves more than 400 children from grades kindergarten through eight in Franklin, Mass. Charter schools were authorized as part of the Education Reform Act that was enacted by the state legislature in 1993. The act provided for the establishment of new schools, each of which would be operated under a charter granted by the Secretary of Education, independently of any school committee, and managed by a board of trustees. Established in 1995, The school s curriculum is managed by the Core Knowledge Foundation that also sponsors annual conferences attended by teachers from the school. Subjects offered include English, science, history, social studies and mathematics. The school also offers classes in French that stresses on basic language skills, including listening, speaking, reading and writing.