Amherst-Pelham Regional School Committee approves labor agreements and salary increases
Amherst-Pelham Regional School Committee approved three percent cost-of-living adjustments and ratified union labor agreements. Chair Sarahbess Kenney moved to grant Superintendent Dr. Xi a 3% COLA for FY27, approved unanimously, while Committee Action employees received the same increase in a
Amherst-Pelham Regional School Committee · Meeting of April 14, 2026
Amherst-Pelham Regional School Committee approved three percent cost-of-living adjustments and ratified union labor agreements. Chair Sarahbess Kenney moved to grant Superintendent Dr. Xi a 3% COLA for FY27, approved unanimously, while Committee Action employees received the same increase in a motion that passed 8-0-1, with Bridget Hynes abstaining.
The committee voted 8-0-1 to ratify APEA Unit A's 2025-2028 memorandum of agreement, with Laura Jane Hunter abstaining, and unanimously approved APEA Unit C's agreement. Executive Director of Strategy and Human Resources Jennifer Ortiz noted that Unit B had not yet ratified.
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Source: the Amherst-Pelham Regional School Committee meeting of April 14, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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