AMHERST SCHOOL COMMITTEE LIMITS NUMBER OF CHOICE-IN STUDENTS
The Amherst School Committee voted unanimously to accept the recommendation by Superintendent Morris to limit...
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AMHERST SEEKS CANDIDATES FOR SCHOOL COMMITTEE VACANCY
Source: amherstma.gov The Town Council and School Committee will hold joint meetings to fill a School...
PROCESS SOUGHT TO FILL SCHOOL COMMITTEE VACANCY
By Maria Kopicki and Toni Cunningham Amherst School Committee member Eric Nakajima submitted his resignation...
COUNCIL ADOPTS NEW COMMITTEE STRUCTURE
REPORT:TOWN COUNCIL MEETING (2/24/20) Highlights The Council passed a resolution in support of the HOMES...
NAKAJIMA TO STEP DOWN FROM SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Amherst School Committee member Eric Nakajima is resigning from the School Committee effective March 1...
CLARITY SOUGHT ON PROCESS FOR DECIDING WHETHER TO MOVE 6TH GRADERS TO MIDDLE SCHOOL
At their meeting on February 11, 2020, the Amherst Regional School Committee (RSC) received an...
STALEMATE BETWEEN FOUR TOWNS ON REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT FUNDING
At the “Four Towns” Meeting on February 1st, representatives from Amherst, Pelham, Leverett, and Shutesbury...
Opinion: The Council at One Year – VOTER APATHY CONFERS OUTSIZED INFLUENCE TO LOCAL PAC
In the second Town election since the new Charter took effect, poor voter turnout, a...
EMOTIONS RUN HIGH AT REGIONAL SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEETING: UNION CRITICIZES OFFICIAL RESPONSE TO “HARASSMENT.” PREVENTION POLICY IS ADOPTED
By Marla Goldberg-Jamate and Maria Kopicki Dozens of teachers and paraprofessionals from the Amherst-Pelham Regional...
MSBA INVITES AMHERST BACK INTO FUNDING PIPELINE
After one unsuccessful attempt, Amherst has been invited back into the process for state funding...
FOUR TOWN MEETING: TENTATIVE AGREEMENT FOR SPLITTING REGIONAL SCHOOL COSTS AND PRELIMINARY CAPITAL BUDGET ESTIMATES
The “Four Town Meeting” of the Amherst-Pelham Regional School District on December 7, 2019 focused...
QUESTIONS AND ALLEGATIONS AT PUBLIC FORUM ON AMHERST SCHOOLS
Nearly three dozen people, including five Amherst Town Councilors, the Town Manager, and members of...