Government

Regional school committee hears MARS analysis on municipal fiscal pressures. Steve Hemman and Julie Kelley of the Massachusetts Association of Regional Schools presented municipal financial reports for Amherst, Leverett, Pelham, and Shutesbury to the Amherst-Pelham Regional School Committee. The

Pelham School Committee maintains School Choice status for 2025-26. Chair Margaret Stancer, Vice Chair William Sherr, and Secretary Sarahbess Kenney unanimously approved the elementary school's continued participation in the School Choice program. Principal Micki Darling reported on ongoing school

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