Pelham warns it may seek a new partner district
Pelham warned it may seek a new partner district as four towns discussed FY27 regional school budget. Chair Sarahbess Kenney convened the Amherst-Pelham Regional School Committee meeting with members from Amherst, Shutesbury, Pelham, and Leverett. Pelham emphasized its severe fiscal constraint,
Amherst-Pelham Regional School Committee · Meeting of April 14, 2026
AMHERST — Pelham warned it may seek a new partner district as four towns discussed FY27 regional school budget. Chair Sarahbess Kenney convened the Amherst-Pelham Regional School Committee meeting with members from Amherst, Shutesbury, Pelham, and Leverett. Pelham emphasized its severe fiscal constraint, noting the town is level-funded while facing a large regional assessment increase and warning that continued increases may force it to seek a new partner district.
Leverett stated it could absorb its own 4.2 percent increase and would support Pelham if the town needed to push for budget reductions. The meeting ended with no formal votes, with further town-level discussion planned before final budget decisions.
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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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