Students of the Phoenix program present with a variety of emotional and social impairments. The program modifies the syllabus, which is representative of the general education curriculum adapting for pace, depth, and workload.  Behavior management strategies are strength-based that strive to focus on the students' abilities and to teach the skills necessary for academic success and the development of positive, reciprocal relationships.

Mission Statement

Framingham High School will provide students with a comprehensive challenging and diverse learning environment, which will enable our students to become successful members of the global community. Our core values are:

• Responsibility and Accountability
• Collaboration and Civic Involvement
• Academic Excellence
• Respect, Honesty, and Integrity
• Exploration and Development of Personal Interests

Philosophy

The Phoenix programstrives to achieve this missionthrough an active education process, which focuses on and attempts to foster the strengths of these adolescents. Phoenix provides 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.

Phoenix provides students with a structured, relationship-based approach to education that strives to emphasize and build on strengths. The program believes that adolescence is a difficult developmental stage in the best of circumstances, during which teenagers must begin to individuate from caretakers and determine their place in the larger community.  The students of our program must cope with additional problems such as traumatic histories, mental illness, substance abuse, and family estrangement.