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Framingham School Committee unanimously approves 2025 summer program with sliding-scale fees
Summary
The Framingham School Committee on Feb. 5 approved the district's 2025 summer programming, including Summer Scene for pre-K and elementary students, a range of secondary offerings and sliding-scale fees. The vote was unanimous.
The Framingham School Committee on Wednesday, Feb. 5, unanimously approved the district's 2025 summer programming plan as presented under Policy IHCA.
The plan, presented by Noah Dawson, director of expanded learning time, includes Summer Scene for pre-K and elementary students, multiple secondary offerings such as middle school TV production, Latinx summer school, an "Intro to Middle School" program for incoming sixth-graders, FHS Flyers Academy, credit-recovery Institute and Framingham Youth Theater. Dawson said the program aligns weekly themes with school-day standards and community partners.
Dawson told the committee the district will offer a sliding fee scale and school-based referrals for reduced or free seats. Summer Scene will run from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; fees on the sliding scale are $200 to $400 per week. Pre-K seats (9 a.m. to 3 p.m.) will be $120 to $240 per week. Framingham Youth Theater is priced at $250 per week or $1,000 for the month, with reduced- and no-cost options available. Secondary programs will require a nonrefundable $50 registration fee; scholarships will be available.
The district is awaiting state funding decisions expected in mid-February; Dawson said if state funds do not arrive the district intends to run two additional programs using its own funds. He also noted higher personnel costs because ESSER funds have ended. Staff pay rates cited in the presentation included mentors and inclusion mentors at $28'$36 an hour, aides at $21.01 an hour, instructors at $34.66 an hour and a licensed practical nurse contractual rate of $31.29 an hour. Transportation and meals are included in program costs, he said.
The motion to approve the summer programming as presented under Policy IHCA was moved by Rich Robles (District 1) and seconded by Tiffany Maskell (District 7). A roll-call vote recorded "yes" from Districts 1 through 9; the motion passed unanimously.
Committee members did not request further changes during the public meeting. The superintendent and finance staff said they will return updates if state funding decisions require program adjustments.
Why it matters: The approved program sets fees, staffing rates and operating hours for summer 2025 and includes measures to keep slots affordable for families through sliding-scale pricing and school-based referrals. The committee's approval also authorizes staff to implement the plan subject to the district's continuing budget and any state funding determinations.
The district will publish registration details and sliding-scale documentation on its summer program web pages and will notify families when state funding decisions are finalized.
