Government

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

Amherst Schools review 5% FY26 budget with staffing cuts. Shannon Bernacchia presented the budget, a 5 percent increase requiring $1.156 million in reductions. The committee restored three special education teachers (one per school), one general education teacher, and full-time specials teachers,

Regional school committee passes $37.1 million FY26 budget after initial rejection. The Amherst Pelham Regional School Committee approved the revised operating budget on an 8-1 vote, with Rhodes abstaining, after an earlier proposal of $36,887,029 failed to win the two-thirds majority required

Amherst-Pelham Regional School Committee approves $37 million fiscal year 2026 budget in 7-2 vote. The committee voted to adopt the $37,077,171 operational budget using the statutory assessment method, assessing Amherst $19,744,008, Pelham $1,310,503, Leverett $1,863,803, and Shutesbury $1,780,721.