Framingham Superintendent Expanding His Listening Tour

Framingham Superintendent of School Stacy Scott is expanding his “Listening Tour” to include the Framingham Public Library and a trio of the elementary schools.

The “Listening Tour” when announced last month, originally suggested meetings only in private homes.

The first ”Listening Tour” visit was held earlier this month in the home of Margaret and Scott Estes. About a dozen people attending, including Dr. Scott and the hosts.

The main branch of the Framingham Public Library will host a “Listening Tour” in the Costin Room on Oct. 27 at 7 p.m.

“This tour offers me an opportunity to hear from not only families with school age children, but from members of the public and listen to what they have to say about Framingham Public Schools. It offers us, as a District, a unique opportunity to listen to concerns as well as hear, in the voices of parents, the good things that are happening in their child’s classroom or school,” said Dr. Scott in a press release today.

• Barbieri Elementary School will host a tour on Dec. 11 at 7 p.m.
  
• Wilson Elementary School will host a tour on Jan. 29 at 7 p.m.
  
• Brophy Elementary School will host a tour on March 12 at 7 p.m.

Scott ’s office emailed about 20 PTO leaders in Framingham on Sept. 11, asking if they would be interested in hosting the Superintendent in their homes. The email included seven specific dates for the talks, with the first scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 2.

“The stories that parents can share in these environments hopefully will go beyond what parents can share in open forums, which we will certainly also have,” said Scott to Framingham Patch back in September.

PTO leaders are invited to a monthly meeting with the Superintendent and his leadership the first Wednesday of each month.