Amherst School Committee approves $33.8M budget restoring intervention and specialist positions
Amherst School Committee, Hybrid Meeting · Meeting of June 16, 2026
Amherst School Committee unanimously adopts $33.8 million budget restoring interventionist and specialist positions. Vice Chair Bridget Hynes and member Andrew Hart advocated strongly for preserving elementary intervention teachers and specialists, citing documented achievement gaps in mathematics and reading. The committee rejected a competing scenario 4-1 before approving the final budget, which trims central administration payroll by 1 percent while maintaining both special education instruction at $8.4 million and regular instruction funding at $7.3 million.
Superintendent Dr. E. Xiomara Herman and Executive Director of Finance and Operations Shannon Bernacchia guided deliberations across four competing scenarios.
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Source: the Amherst School Committee, Hybrid Meeting meeting of June 16, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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