The Bridge Program at Framingham High School
The Bridge Program provides academic, social, and emotional support to students re-entering school after a hospitalization or other lengthy absence from school due to mental health issues. The mission of the program is to provide a holistic, short-term, wrap-around approach to assisting their students in achieving academic success at school despite these obstacles. 

The Learning Center program is designed for students with Intellectual, Neurological, and Multiple Disabilities, and students on the Autism Spectrum. Students follow the rotating schedule of the high school.  They receive all academic instruction from certified special educators. The curriculum is augmented with supplemental materials aligned with the Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks specific to each student’s academic level. Students receive related services (OT, SLP, PT, APE, O&M, Vision, and/or Audiology) as indicated in their Individualized Education Program.  Access to elective opportunities within the general education setting, provide students with the experience of navigating the learning environments outside the classroom.  The Life Skills component of the program focuses on functional daily living, opportunities to build employability skills, safety awareness, and other functional life skills students need to develop greater independence.

The Phoenix Program at Framingham High School is a unique alternative education program designed for students with significant social-emotional and/or behavioral needs identified through Special Education Eligibility Determination. These impairments impact learning and the student’s ability to achieve progress in other educational settings. Students are accepted only when less restrictive educational settings have been evaluated and determined to be inappropriate.  Phoenix offers academic, emotional and positive behavioral support in order to integrate students into general education classes and/or the experiences offered in the larger high school community. The program is a structured, relationship-based collaborative approach to education that strives to emphasize and build on strengths.

Resiliency for Life
Through a unique partnership with Framingham Public Schools, Resiliency for Life (RFL) serves a high-needs population within the town of Framingham. RFL is a voluntary academic intervention and dropout prevention program that develops skills and confidence in students with social difficulties who are at-risk of academic failure. Visit Resiliency for life website

The Student Success Academy empowers students to explore their passion and build a plan for their future through enhanced student support, focus on academic and personal development and effective partnerships with our community. A smaller house within FHS allows for more individualized pathways to graduation that may include flexible learning opportunities and increased opportunities for exploration of career/vocational pathways and work-based learning opportunities.

The Welcome Academy (WA) is an academic house within Framingham High School (FHS) that holistically supports and builds community with newcomer students to the United States, who are uniquely tasked with developing their English Language Skills while navigating a new educational landscape. Through developing authentic relationships with and delivering a culturally responsive school counseling curriculum to its students, the WA promotes the academic, socioemotional, and career development of all FHS newcomer students. The work of the WA empowers students with the skills and knowledge necessary to be the leaders of their own growth, well-being, and success both inside and outside of the classroom.

MassHire Metro South/West is an entity that is comprised of organizations that synergistically work together to ensure the workforce in the Metro South/West region is healthy and thriving.

The MassHire Metro South/West Workforce Board is an intermediary that brings together businesses and public institutions to find and implement solutions to labor market problems that have been identified and to advocate for policy change while developing financing strategies. The workforce board is also a catalyst for change, executing regional initiatives, many STEM related, to ensure that job seekers are supplied with the skills to maximize their earning potential.

The MassHire Metro South/West Career Centers provide valuable help to low-income, unemployed adults looking to support their families in a competitive labor market. Job seekers are given the opportunity to upgrade their skills, making them more employable, and offered useful resources such as career counseling and resume-building software. These services open countless doors and make a difference in the lives of prospective employees and employers alike.

Learn more about MassHire: Youth Programs at Mass Hire MSW

The Mazie Mentoring Program matches high school sophomores with volunteer mentors with the objective of helping students achieve their goals and succeed. The Mazie Mentoring Program is currently operating in Framingham, Waltham, and Marlborough High Schools.

The program fulfills the legacy of John Andrew Mazie, a man who was a mentor to many young people who passed away at a young age. In his honor, his parents Barbara and Lowell Mazie created the Mazie Mentoring Program and in 2017 Big Brothers Big Sisters began managing the program.

Learn more about the Mazie Mentoring Program: Mazie Mentoring at Big Brothers Big Sisters

The MetroWest Scholars Early Start (MWSES) program is an open-access early college program that aims to reach students and families at Framingham, Milford, and Waltham High Schools, starting in 8th grade, by exposing them to in-demand professional fields and career pathways, including business, sociology/criminology, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics), and education. In 9th grade, students will begin taking exploratory classes, and hear from professionals in those fields about their work and how they got into their careers. By 10th grade, students will pick a specialized pathway to pursue and dig deeper into a career track. All along the way, students in the program receive support and guidance from our program staff, along with student coaches and faculty from Framingham State University and Mass Bay Community College.

There are no assessments, exams, grade requirements, or MCAS score requirements to enroll in the program. The only requirement is that each student and one caring adult show up for the commitment of the program. Each student and their family or caring adult will receive support throughout the entire journey from 8th grade through High School and into college. MWSES is open to all students, with intentional recruitment of first generation and other underserved populations.

Learn more about the MetroWest College Planning Collaborative: MetroWest CPC website