Board of Education

Amherst School Committee reorganizes with three new officers elected. Sarah Marshall was elected chair with three votes, replacing Irv Rhodes, who announced he would not continue. Rhodes was then elected vice-chair with three votes, and Bridget Hynes was elected secretary with four votes. The

Amherst school board policy subcommittee reorganizes and drafts hiring reforms in response to concerns. Katie Lazdowski was named chair of the Policy Subcommittee, with William Sherr as vice chair. The subcommittee is developing a new hiring policy requiring public lottery selection for hiring

Amherst school committees advance superintendent search using outside firm. The Joint Amherst-Pelham Regional & Union 26 School Committee voted unanimously to authorize its Superintendent Search Subcommittee to either issue a request for proposals or present finalist executive search firms before

School committees enter executive session after transparency dispute. The Regional School Committee and Union 26 School Committee voted to enter closed session after members raised concerns about when a confidential report was shared. Jennifer Shiao objected that chairs withheld information between

Amherst School Committee completes its annual reorganization by unanimously electing three new officers. Irv Rhodes was elected Chair, Jennifer Shiao Vice Chair, and Katie Lazdowski Secretary. All three positions comprise the Union 26 School Committee representation. The five-member committee