Board of Education

The Amherst Board of Education adopted formal operating protocols for public participation and meeting procedures on October 3, 2025. The protocols establish rules for public comment periods including speaker recognition by the Committee Chair, time limits, and decorum standards requiring

Amherst School Committee approves FY26 budget, announces school consolidation plan. The committee unanimously approved restoring positions under the town's 5 percent budget increase for elementary schools, set at $28.3 million, though the committee had requested 6 percent. The committee also

Regional School Committee restructures superintendent evaluation oversight. The Amherst Pelham Regional School Committee voted to expand its Superintendent Evaluation Subcommittee to include one representative each from the Amherst and Pelham school committees plus three RSC members, pending town

Amherst Pelham Regional School Committee holds annual retreat workshop. Eight committee members and Superintendent Dr. Xi Herman participated in the annual retreat Wednesday evening at Amherst Regional Middle School. The session was facilitated by Tracy Novick, Field Director of the Massachusetts

Amherst Pelham Regional School Committee authorizes $40,000 annual compensation cap for all administrators. The committee voted 8-0 (Vice Chair William Sherr absent) to authorize Superintendent Dr. Xi Herman to use the compensation framework when negotiating or revising contracts for principals and