School Committee approves FY26 budget positions with 5% increase
Board of Education · Meeting of September 16, 2025
Amherst School Committee approves FY26 budget, announces school consolidation plan. The committee unanimously approved restoring positions under the town's 5 percent budget increase for elementary schools, set at $28.3 million, though the committee had requested 6 percent. The committee also unanimously approved fiscal 2025 budget transfers covering substitute staff, special education, transportation, and legal costs.
The district plans to consolidate three elementary schools into two PreK-5 schools and establish a 6th Grade Academy at ARMS, targeting an August 2026 opening.
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Source: the Board of Education meeting of September 16, 2025, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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