Amherst-Pelham Regional School Committee votes unanimously to enter executive session on superintendent contract. Chair William Sherr called the meeting to order at 6:11 p.m. with eight of nine members present; Amherst member Bridget Hynes was absent. The committee voted unanimously to enter
Amherst School Committee approves 22 cost centers and directs budget alternatives. The committee unanimously backed the administration's cost center structure and voted to request two new FY27 budget scenarios: one at five percent increase to restore library paraprofessionals and adaptive specials
Amherst Pelham Regional School Committee unanimously appoints Treasurer. The Committee voted to hire Kristen Yezierski, currently Assistant Treasurer for the City of Northampton, to replace retiring Treasurer Jill Berry, effective June 1, 2026, with a three-month transition period through August.
Amherst School Committee elects new leadership in annual reorganization. Deb Leonard was elected Chair unanimously, with Hynes winning the Vice Chair position 4-1 over Sarah Marshall and LauraJane Hunter elected Secretary without opposition. Sarah Marshall will sign warrants, backed by Leonard. The
The Amherst Pelham Regional School Committee approved Joan Smith as interim director of special education through June 30, 2026. Regional School Committee Chair Sarahbess Kenney moved the appointment, which passed 6 to 0 with 3 abstentions from members Bridget Hynes, Andrew Hart, and Rachel
Pelham School Committee declines to revise superintendent Goal 3 despite proposed changes. At its March 3 virtual meeting, Chair Margaret Stancer and the five-member committee heard mixed views on narrowing the goal to address short-term financial planning; after Figurasmith called the question,
The Amherst Regional Public Schools Regional School Committee unanimously approved two major capital contracts on March 10. Jennifer Shiao moved approval of a five-year transportation contract with FM Kuzmeskus, Inc., worth $17,803,491.58 and running through FY2030, seconded by Anna Heard. Shiao
Pelham School Committee unanimously votes to continue elementary choice program. Superintendent Dr Xi Herman recommended the renewal, which the board approved without dissent after a public hearing featuring twelve residents advocating to preserve enrollment access and investment in the school. The
The Amherst Pelham Regional School Committee voted 8 to 1 to authorize the Superintendent and a regional representative to negotiate leases for fiscal 2027 and work with counsel on a Regional Agreement amendment addressing lease language and Amherst's current governmental structure, with Deb
Pelham School Committee confronts $186,000 elementary deficit and considers tuition-based merger with Amherst. Superintendent Dr. Xi Herman presented two pathways at the January 22 special meeting: additional School Choice fund draws (roughly 26 percent of the current budget) or a tuition agreement
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