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Framingham Public Schools details kindergarten enrollment steps, bilingual options and key deadlines
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District staff told Spanish-speaking families at an orientation that kindergarten registration opens with tours in March, that four schools offer dual-language kindergarten (including Barbieri and Brofi), and highlighted deadlines: May 13 for sibling preference and June 5 for assignment notifications.
Staff from Framingham Public Schools held a Spanish-language kindergarten orientation outlining how families can register children for the 2026–27 school year, which schools offer dual-language options and the district's timeline for assignment notifications.
At the session the presenter said families will choose between program and residence-based assignments and emphasized the district is considering student residence and transportation needs when assigning schools. "Estamos mirando, sobre todo, el transporte, si usted necesita moto bus para cruzar la ciudad," the presenter said, explaining transportation needs factor into placement decisions.
The district said four schools offer the dual-language (two‑language) kindergarten program and named Barbieri and Brofi as examples; families were directed to the Multilingual Education Department for full details. An information session on dual‑language programs was announced for Thursday, March 5, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. in the Farley building.
The presenter explained sibling preference applies to the school building rather than to a program, with an exception referenced for Barbieri: "la preferencia por hermanos se aplica solo al edificio escolar, no al programa, excepto en la escuela Barbieri," the presenter said. Assignment is determined by district residence; families may list district/residence or sibling-school preferences on the enrollment form.
Key dates and deadlines provided at the orientation were: the district's sibling-preference and application cutoff of Friday, May 13, 2026, at 4:00 p.m.; families can expect assignment notification by email on Friday, June 5, 2026; and kindergarten orientation is scheduled for June 15. The presenter also said tours and school visits will begin in March 2026 and that a welcome packet and an assignment notice will be sent by email when placements are finalized.
Families were told there are two types of wait lists: one for the dual‑language program and one for general education placement. The presenter said the dual‑language program wait list remains active through the first day of second grade. Transfer-request forms will be available in April 2027 for families seeking reassignment after initial placements.
For more information the presenter directed families to the district's enrollment webpages and Facebook page and asked families to update contact information before September 2026 so assignment emails reach them. The session closed with staff offering to answer questions at information tables outside the meeting.
