Welcome to Framingham Public Schools: A 21st Century School District

We are proud of our incredible school system and you should be too! Our diversity - culturally, linguistically, and programmatically, is one of the most special, differentiating aspects of our community. Did you know that our students come from 69 Countries and speak 72 languages? Read on for more helpful information about Framingham Public Schools!

Schools, Enrollment, and School Choice Testing Stats • Pre-K – 16 District vs. most Districts are K-12 • FPS high needs students outperformed • Nine Elementary Schools (ES) | Three Middle Schools (MS) | One High School the state on Math MCAS in growth-- (HS) | One Alternative High School campus grades 6, 7 and 8 • Student Enrollment ~9k • FPS English Learners outperformed the • 85.4% of graduates attend College / Post-Secondary Schools (see page 4!) state on Math MCAS in growth--grades • School Choice in Kindergarten (during Formal Kindergarten Registration) 6, 7 and 8 • Sibling Guarantees • 92% of 10th graders earn Proficient/ • Home District Preference Advanced on ELA MCAS • First Choice (and on) • 85% of 10th graders earn Proficient/ • School Choice in Grades 1 - 5 (based on seat availability) Advanced on Math MCAS • Sibling Preference • FHS 10th grade high needs students • Home District Preference outperformed the state on Math • First Choice (and on) MCAS, in both achievement and • Kindergarten First Choice in School Year (SY) 16-17: 93% | Kindergarten First growth Choice in SY 17-18: 84% • FHS 10th grade students with • Each of the elementary schools feed into one of the three middle schools disabilities outperformed the state on • New registrations at the middle school level are assigned based on home Math MCAS, in both achievement and address and availability growth • Parent Information Center (PIC) Staff are multilingual and ready to help new families complete the registration process! Framingham Public Schools is dedicated to the goal of building a culturally diverse and pluralistic faculty committed to teaching and working in a multicultural environment.

Out of School Time Programs Adult ESL • Before and After School Programs at every school • 37 total classes + 7 volunteer-led Prep • Free After-School Middle School Programs at all 3 classes for 818 Students Middle Schools • 42 Nations and 26 Languages represented • New Middle School Sports Program in SY 2018-19 • 29 Volunteers • Expanded Summer Programs serving 2,000+ • 18 Prep Class leaders and 11 In-Class Aides students each year

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Programs and Services • Dual Language Spanish Program (ES, MS, HS) • New Dual Language Portuguese Program beginning SY 2018-2019 (ES) • Gifted and Talented services (ES, MS) • Focus on STEAM and project-based learning (ES, MS) • Early College Programming (HS) • Incredible extra curricular opportunities including student-run TV Studio (HS), Award- Winning Performing Arts programs (HS), and Robotics Program - Qualified and Competed at World Championships (MS, HS) • Internship Opportunities, Independent Studies, Work-Study Program (HS) • Framingham Adult ESL Plus (FAESL+), serving area residents since 1984 • Early Childhood Alliance (ECAF): Play Groups, Workshops, Home Program Visits, serviced 45 groups with 268 families and 453 children in the Fuller building in 4th qtr LY. • Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) Focus through Student Support Services, Restorative Practices (RP), Responsive Classroom (RC), Positive Behavior Interventions Support (PBIS), Panorama Education Surveys, Doc Wayne, The Bridge Program, and more. • Saxonville Garden at FHS - A student-maintained garden is a high school learning lab and a source for garden-grown produce in the lunchroom. Freight Farms to follow! Community Engagement • PTOs at each school and Town-wide PTO • BPAC - Bilingual Parent Advisory Council Fine and Performing Arts • SEPAC - Special Education Advisory Council Framingham is renowned for it’s Performing Arts curriculum District-Wide Initiatives and Tools and productions. Framingham High School and all three • New Fuller Middle School Building Project Framingham Middle Schools often provide opportunities for • Canvas and Summit (online learning platforms) younger students to take part in the middle/high productions. • Strong Core Values/Positive Behavior Programs • Monthly Enrollment Reports (observes monthly trends) • Framingham Rotary donates dictionaries to every 3rd grader (past 15 years) • Collaboration and tracking of all Homeschool curriculum across the District • Blackboard Connect Messaging System for email, phone, and text communication with families

Parent Information Center (PIC) Office Hours: Director: Mikaele Neves MON 8:00am-6:00pm* Executive Assistant: Violet Hinojosa TUE 8:00am-4:00pm Address: 31 Flagg Dr. Door 4A, Framingham, MA 01702 WED 8:00am-4:00pm Phone: 508-424-3420 THU 8:00am-4:00pm Fax: 508-879-1023 FRI 8:00am-4:00pm SAT Closed *Certain PIC services are available during extended hours on regular school SUN Closed days only. Please call for more information!

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Framingham High School: AP Offerings at FHS: Art History* Government & Politics US Biology Italian* Calculus AB Music Theory 2 Calculus BC Physics C: Electricity & Magnetism Chemistry Physics C: Mechanics Comp Science A Psychology Comp Science Principles Spanish Lang & Culture English Lang & Comp Statistics English Lit & Comp Studio Art-Drawing European History Studio Art-2D Design French Language & Culture US History

Framingham High School: Athletics Programs

FHS: Extra-Curricular Activities A capella Flyer News (TV Production) Math Club Academic Quiz Bowl Flyers Post (school newspaper/mag) Model Congress American Sign Language Flyers Ultimate Frisbee Model UN Art Club/Nat’l Art Honor Society Framingham GSA/Common Ground National Honor Society Best Buddies Fusion Percussion Ensemble Business Club Human Rights Club Robotics Club Chess Club International Club SIM (Student Immigration Movement) Club Grade-Level Steering Committees Investment Club Student Book Club Computer Science Jazz Band Student Government Dance Team Key Club Top Film Debate Team Latina Girls "LEA" Latinas en Accion Video Game Club Drama Company Makeup Club Vocal Cannons (Show Choir) Facade Role Playing Marching Band Writer's Club FHS Democrats Marine Science Club Yearbook

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So where do they go from here? College Acceptances for the 2018 FHS Seniors! (as of 5.7.18)

The University of Alabama Michigan State University Alvin Community College Fitchburg State University University of Michigan American International College Fordham University Monmouth University American University Framingham State University Montserrat College of Art Anna Maria College Franklin & Marshall College Assumption College Franklin Pierce University Muhlenberg College Auburn University George Mason University New England College Bard College Georgia Institute of Technology University of New England Bay Path University Gordon College UNH at Durham Becker College Grinnell College University of New Haven Bentley University Guilford College College of New Rochelle Hamilton College - NY Newbury College Binghamton University Nichols College Architectural College University of Hartford University of North Carolina University of Southern Hartwick College North Carolina State University Southern New Hampshire University Southern Vermont College Hawaii Pacific University Northwestern University Springfield College Bridgewater State University High Point University , New York City St. Olaf College Brooklyn College of the CUNY Hofstra University Pennsylvania State University State University of New York at Albany Brown University College of the Holy Cross University of Pennsylvania Bryant University Howard University University of Pittsburgh University of California, Berkeley Husson University Plymouth State University Syracuse University Carnegie Mellon University Idaho State University Providence College The University of Tampa Castleton University Indiana University at Bloomington Purdue University Temple University Centre College Iona College Quinnipiac University The Ohio State University Champlain College Iowa State University Regis College Towson University College of Charleston Ithaca College Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute University of Chicago Jacksonville University University of Rhode Island Tulane University James Madison University Rice University United States Air Force Academy Clemson University Johnson & Wales University Rider University Vanderbilt University Coastal Carolina University University of Kansas Rivier University Vassar College Colby-Sawyer College Keene State College Roanoke College University of Vermont The Lafayette College Rochester Institute of Technology University of Vermont University of Colorado at Boulder Lake Forest College University of Rochester University of Virginia Colorado School of Mines Lasell College Roger Williams University Wagner College Columbia College Chicago Lehigh University Rutgers University-New Brunswick Washington College Connecticut College Lehman College of the CUNY Sacred Heart University University of Connecticut Saint Anselm College Wentworth Institute of Technology Cornell University LIM College (Laboratory Inst. of Merch.) Saint Joseph's College-ME Wesleyan University University of the Cumberlands Long Island University, Post Saint Michael's College West Texas A&M University Macalester College Salem State University West Virginia University Dean College University of Maine at Augusta Salisbury University Western New England University University of Delaware University of Maine Salve Regina University Western New Mexico University University of Denver Marist College San Diego State University Westfield State University DePaul University University of Maryland, College Park Shaw University Wheaton College MA Drexel University Marymount Manhattan College Siena College Wheaton College IL East Carolina University Mass Bay Community College Simmons College William Paterson University of New Jersey Eastern Connecticut State University Mass College of Art and Design Skidmore College University of Wisconsin, Madison Elon University Mass College of Liberal Arts Smith College Worcester Polytechnic Institute Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Mass College of Pharmacy & Health Science University of South Carolina Worcester State University MIT University of South Dakota Yale University Emmanuel College Umass (All Locations) Southeastern University Endicott College University of Southern California Fairfield University Miami University, Oxford Southern Connecticut State University

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