HEATHER LORD, BACKED BY AMHERST FORWARD, APPOINTED TO SCHOOL COMMITTEE
By Jennifer Page and Maria Kopicki On Tuesday April 14, the vacancy on the Amherst...
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AMHERST STUDENTS UNLIKELY TO RETURN TO SCHOOLS THIS ACADEMIC YEAR
Report on the Virtual Meeting of the Amherst School Committee (4/7/20) The Regional School Committee’s...
FOUR AMHERST RESIDENTS SUBMIT STATEMENTS OF INTEREST TO FILL SCHOOL COMMITTEE VACANCY
Source: amherstma.gov Four Amherst residents have submitted statements of interest to be considered to fill...
TOWN COVID-19 WEBINAR PROVIDES ANSWERS TO RESIDENTS’ QUESTIONS
by Art and Maura Keene Amherst Town Government held two webinars on the COVID-19 emergency...
AMHERST SCHOOL COMMITTEE CONDUCTS LIMITED BUSINESS AMIDST PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS
The Amherst School Committee met remotely on March 26, 2020 with a limited agenda. The...
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...
DISCONNECT BETWEEN PROPOSED REGIONAL CAPITAL BUDGET AND BUILDING STUDY RECOMMENDATIONS
By Maria Kopicki and Toni Cunningham A regional schools capital budget for FY21 totaling $672,176...
MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL SEARCH LAUNCHED
Possibly the most consequential issue brought to light at this week’s (January 14) Regional School...
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...
TOWN SCHEDULES PUBLIC FORUMS FOR SCHOOLS AND STATE OF THE TOWN ADDRESS
SOURCE: amherstma.gov The Town of Amherst has announced two public forums to be held in...
PRESCHOOL ACCESS, BUILDINGS, AND WELLNESS ARE KEY GOALS FOR SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
Increasing access to early childhood education, developing a plan to address the school buildings, and...