Opinion: Jennifer Shiao’s School Committee Blog. Most Of The Principals Who Have Left The District Have Been Women
Editor’s note: The Indy will now (usually) post Jennifer Shiao’s School Committee Blog on Wednesday Mornings. The...
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Opinion: Jennifer Shiao’s School Committee Blog. Amherst And Regional School Committee Meetings
Editor’s note: The Indy will now post Jennifer Shiao’s School Committee Blog on Wednesday Mornings.The Wednesday posting...
“Major Equity Issue” May Not Be Resolved In New School Building Project
Contrary to previous visions for how elementary school specialized programs would be configured with a...
Opinion: I Feel Lucky To Be In Amherst
Reflections On The Regional School Committee Meeting, 1/4/22 Editor’s note: Beginning this week the Indy...
Excitement Expressed As School Building Project Officially Launched
A joint meeting of the Amherst School Committee and the Elementary School Building Committee on...
Parents To School Committee: Restore Elementary Art And Technology Teachers To Full Time
Restoring art and technology “specials” teachers to full time was a top priority for parents...
DiNisco Selected As Designer For Elementary School Project
Boston-based architecture firm, DiNisco Design will design Amherst’s elementary school building project. At a meeting...
Unanticipated Expenditures For Special Education Raise Concern
District-wide special education (SPED) programs in the Amherst elementary schools spent more than four times...
Three Design Firms Shortlisted For Elementary School Building Project
Three of the eight design firms that submitted applications for the Amherst elementary school building...
Sixth Grade Move Mulled By Small Towns
“Little towns can easily get overrun by Amherst,” said Sarahbess Kenney, one of two Pelham...
Amherst Sixth Grade To Move To Middle School in 2023
The Amherst School Committee voted this week to move the sixth grade from the three...
Sixth Grade Move To Middle School May Be Delayed
Results from a survey by the school district have led Superintendent Michael Morris to recommend...