Board of Education

Amherst Board of Education Policy Subcommittee recommends multilingual public comment procedures. The subcommittee recommended allowing public comments in speakers' preferred languages with district translation support and continuing written submissions when in-person meetings resume. Policy DN

Amherst-Pelham Regional School Committee unanimously approves FY21 budget adjustment. Director of Finance Doug Slaughter reported the overall FY21 budget finished underspent due to pandemic-related conservative spending, with Special Education expenses exceeding projections. The district

School Committee considers 6th grade move to middle school, votes to stay remote. The Amherst School Committee heard a proposal to move 6th grade students to ARMS beginning in 2022-23, citing space constraints at elementary schools Wildwood and Fort River, each of which has lost twelve classrooms

Pelham School Committee elects Sarah Hall as chair during July reorganization. The committee re-elected Margaret Stancer as Vice Chair and Ron Mannino as Secretary, and continued Stancer and Ms. Kenney as regional school representatives, all unanimously. Principal Leigh Whiting-Jones announced

Regional committee unanimously approves superintendent evaluation. The Regional School Committee gave Superintendent Michael Morris strong marks across the board: five exemplary and three proficient ratings overall, with six high and two moderate ratings on his impact on student learning. Chair