WELCOME TO THE DEPARTMENT OF MULITLINGUAL EDUCATION

Mission: The Multilingual Education Department offers research-based programs and exemplary instruction for multilingual learners in the Framingham Public Schools. FPS has a diverse student population and currently instructs students from over 70 countries who speak over 68 languages.

We are committed to offering the highest quality of educational experiences to all students through language development programs in Portuguese, Spanish, Mandarin, French, American Sign Language and English that foster social and academic language proficiency and mastery of grade level content-area standards, while simultaneously building on and celebrating students' cultural, linguistic and educational backgrounds, practices, and experiences.

We are all part of the Department of Multilingual Education

Students, Teachers Administrator and Caregivers in:                                                                   

• Dual Language
• Dual Language Extenstion
• ESL Instruction
• Transitional Bilingual Education
• World Language 
• Sheltered English Immersion
• Students with Limited or Interrupted Formal Education