The mission of the Framingham Public Schools, a system that understands and values our diversity, is to educate each student to learn and live productively as a critically-thinking, responsible citizen in a multicultural, democratic society by providing academically challenging instructional programs taught by a highly qualified and diverse staff and supported by comprehensive services in partnership with our entire community.FPS Core BeliefsLearning is the central purpose of schoolsHuman differences are to be respectedCollegiality and professionalism characterize the school communityIndividuals are responsible for their behavior