Board of Education

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