Board of Education

Three committees approve superintendent evaluation instrument. The Amherst, Pelham, and Regional school committees voted to approve a new superintendent evaluation framework for incoming Superintendent Dr. Herman, establishing four standards with district-specific goals. The Amherst School

Amherst School Committee approves Student Opportunity Act plan to address chronic absenteeism. Chair Sarah Marshall moved to approve the draft plan dated March 27, 2024 designed to support curriculum implementation, enhance social-emotional learning and mental health services, and strengthen

Amherst-Pelham Regional School Committee approves $35.7M fiscal year 2025 budget with town-increase cap. The committee voted 8-1 to adopt the budget with Chair Sarahbess Kenney supporting and Irv Rhodes opposed. The vote includes a new assessment-calculation method capping member-town budget

Amherst-Pelham schools adopt new 35.3 million fiscal 2025 budget with town caps. The Amherst-Pelham Regional School Committee voted 8-0-1, with Ms. Hynes abstaining, to adopt the new budget after a Four Towns meeting on April 20 showed towns preferred 6 percent assessment growth over 8.63 percent.

Amherst School Committee approves $26.97 million budget for fiscal 2025. The committee unanimously backed the spending plan, which restores teaching positions enabled by additional Town of Amherst funding, with Superintendent Douglas Slaughter overseeing the process. The committee also unanimously