Government

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

Pelham School Committee confronts structural deficit through tuition agreement with Amherst. Superintendent Dr. Xi Herman and Finance Director Shannon Bernacchia outlined a $186,000 projected shortfall for FY27 and recommended sending sixth-graders to Amherst schools under tuition, consolidating

Regional Budget & Audit Subcommittee delays deficit-range decision pending Four Towns discussion. Chair Sarah Marshall and members Sarahbess Kenney and Superintendent Herman, with Finance Director Shannon Bernacchia, restructured the budget-planning timeline to let the full RSC articulate

The Board of Education's Operating Protocols Subcommittee decided to hold off introducing new governance protocols until after a January 13 Regional School Committee retreat. Subcommittee chair Tim Shores and Sarahbess Kenney are preparing updated public comment procedures and new-member onboarding