Superintendent outlines year‑2 of Framingham Public Schools’ seven‑year plan, highlights pre‑K expansion and translation efforts

Dr. Tremblay presented an orientation to year 2 of Framingham Public Schools’ seven‑year strategic plan and a web‑based tracking tool, saying this meeting served as the first trimester progress report for the 2024–25 school year. “This is the first reporting out and the sort of the first trimester of the 24‑25 school year, which is year 2 of the plan,” he said.

Why it matters: the plan sets district priorities and ties individual school improvement plans and budget requests to measurable goals across departments, affecting classroom instruction, capital planning and family engagement.

Key points: Dr. Tremblay said the district increased pre‑K capacity from 93 seats to 204 seats and currently has 140 enrolled 4‑year‑old special‑education seats; the district has made 5‑year‑old preschool tuition‑free this year. He described a pending five‑year Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) grant application to strengthen early literacy at pre‑K and partner sites. The superintendent credited partners and grant funding for expanding adult ESL programming at no cost to the Framingham operating budget and noted apprenticeship work with MassHire.

Dr. Tremblay also discussed family‑facing services at the Farley Building: a planned health suite in partnership with the city Department of Public Health to push nurses into schools (for vaccines and to streamline school entry) and expanded real‑time interpretation in Portuguese, Spanish and American Sign Language for in‑room and Zoom participation. He emphasized that the district will track progress using a color‑coded tracker (not started/paused/in progress/complete/strategically abandoned) and said he will present two more progress reports this school year.

Committee response and follow up: Members pressed for specifics on how district‑level priorities will translate into sustainable, year‑to‑year practice and asked for deeper presentations by departments. The superintendent offered to arrange school visits and follow‑up departmental briefings; the student survey and a presentation are scheduled for the Nov. 20 meeting.

What’s next: the superintendent said the district will report again midyear and promised further, department‑level presentations and visits to show how goals are being implemented.