Former School Superintendent Mike Morris Hired As Westfield HR Director
Former Amherst School Superintendent Mike Morris, is the new Human Resources Director for the Westfield...
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Opinion: Your Hands Are Not Tied! 29+ Questions District Leadership Could Address Now To Make Amherst’s Schools Safer
by Art and Maura Keene It was welcome news when Interim School Superintendent Doug Slaughter...
Letter: Superintendent’s Job Is to Protect Children in the District’s Care
The following letter was sent to Interim School Superintendent Doug Slaughter on September 27, 2023....
Opinion: With The Crisis in The Amherst Schools, The Listening Must Go Both Ways
Two recent opinion pieces in the Daily Hampshire Gazette and Amherst Bulletin about the ongoing...
Opinion: Former Superintendent Will Not Be Involved in Decisions Related to Title IX Report
Jennifer Shiao’s School Committee Blog Editor’s note: . Jennifer Shiao is a member of the Amherst...
Little of Title IX Report Expected to be Shared with Public
Report On The Meeting of the Regional, Pelham, and Union 26 School Committees, September 19,...
Opinion: Can School Committees Place Superintendents on Administrative Leave?
One Example of the Need for Stronger Communication Between ARPS School Committees and the Public...
Issues & Analyses: Some Answers To Title IX Questions
With thanks to Regional School Committee member Irv Rhodes. Distrust, hurt, confusion, frustration, blame, fear…negative...
Regional School Committee Failed To Address Earlier OML Concern, This One By Then Chair Herrington
What has been described as an Open Meeting Law (OML) violation by a member of...
Opinion: Jewish High Holy Days Call On Us To Inventory Our Words And Actions
For those who were/are following the crisis in the Amherst Regional Public School district from...
Opinion: The Victims In The School Crisis Have Always Been The Children Who Were Harmed And The Teachers Who Were Unheard
by Ali Wicks-Lim, Lamikco Magee, and Martha Toro In the past several days Ben Herrington,...
School Committee Deliberations On Mike Morris’ Severance Agreement Were Contentious
Committee’s Email Likely Violated Open Meeting Law And Superintendent’s Contact The Regional School Committee (RSC)...