Board of Education

School Committee schedules sixth-grade placement debate for December vote. A 3-2 November 18 vote added the issue to the December 16 agenda, with Committee Chair Jennifer Shiao and member Sarah Marshall voting against the motion. Committee members Bridget Hynes, Deb Leonard, and Irv Rhodes voted to

Amherst Pelham Regional School Committee enters executive session. The committee, chaired by Sarahbess Kenney, convened online Tuesday evening with eight of nine members present. All eight present members voted unanimously to enter executive session to discuss collective bargaining and litigation

Regional school committee approves superintendent's 2025-26 goals and hears special education concerns. The Amherst-Pelham Regional School Committee unanimously approved Superintendent Dr. Xi Herman's 2025-26 performance goals in a 9-0 vote, with feedback to be tracked through the Perform software

Amherst School Committee discusses elementary boundary changes, defers vote pending engagement. The committee heard a presentation by consultant Tim Ammon on proposed boundaries for two elementary schools affecting approximately 110 students, reflecting an actual K-5 enrollment decline of 33

Superintendent Evaluation Subcommittee advances 2025-26 evaluation process with PowerSchool platform. Chaired by Sarahbess Kenney, the subcommittee reviewed PowerSchool Perform, which documents superintendent evaluations through notes and artifacts automatically attached to personnel records, with