Board of Education

Regional school panel postpones Student Opportunity Act Plan pending community review. The Amherst-Pelham Regional School Committee voted 7-2 to table its three-year Student Opportunity Act Plan until April 23, citing the need to complete community input review, with Tilman Wolf and Deborah Leonard

Amherst School Committee votes unanimously on private school application process. The Committee voted unanimously to direct the Chair and Vice-Chair to draft formal procedures for reviewing private school establishment applications. The Committee also unanimously approved its June 18 minutes and

Amherst Fiscal Subcommittee unanimously elects Jennifer chair, maps revenue-seeking strategy. The Amherst Fiscal Sustainability Subcommittee voted unanimously to elect Jennifer as chair. The group outlined plans to pursue multiple revenue sources, including grants through partnerships with Amherst

The Amherst School Committee approves a new labor contract with UFCW Local 1459 through 2027. Chair Sarah Marshall and the Committee unanimously approved a Memorandum of Agreement with UFCW Local 1459 dated June 4, 2024, and the accompanying 2024-2027 contract modifying the existing 2020-2024

Amherst School Committee hires Dr. Xiomara Herman as superintendent, effective July 1. Chair Sarah Marshall announced the conclusion of negotiations. The Committee unanimously approved the FY25 preschool tuition sliding fee scale on a motion by Irv Rhodes. ELL Administrator Katie Richardson