On 3/31/26, the Amherst (Elementary) School Committee passed a budget that looks much like the one originally presented by the district administration but with the following changes: It retains the 4.5 Specials Teaching […]
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Amherst Elementary Budget (Pre-K to 6th): The Elementary Budget process has been much less straightforward than the one at the Region this year. As best as I can follow, here is
Elementary budget vote 3/31/26 – submit comments by 3pm Read More »
On 3/31 the MA Legislature Joint Committee on Ways and Means will hold a hearing on the FY27 Budget. School funding advocates from around Massachusetts are organizing to provide both oral
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On Tuesday 3/17 at 6:30 PM the Amherst Elementary School Committee will hold its annual budget hearing for the FY27 Budget. The Meeting will take place in the Town Room at Town Hall and
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ARMS roof funding success! Thanks to community efforts, the Regional School Committee, the Amherst Finance Committee, and the Amherst Town Council, funds were allocated for a full roof replacement on the Amherst Regional
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Roof passes Finance/Budget Projections Revised/Upcoming Meetings ARMS Roof – At Tuesday’s Finance Committee meeting, the Finance Committee unanimously recommended using $1.6 million in free cash for repairing the ARMS auditorium roof. This request
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Please show up in-person or virtually Monday 2/23 at 6:30 to make public comment at Amherst Town Council asking that the Town Manager allocate a portion of the free cash to repair the
Advocacy Alert – ARMS roof (2/23) Read More »
Thanks to all of you who attended the 2/2/26 Town Council meeting, in-person or virtually, or sent written public comments. The recording is here. State Legislative Update: Senator Jo Comerford and
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Please save the date Monday 2/2 for an Amherst Town Council meeting that will include Amherst’s state representatives. Details to follow but we need to mobilize for this regarding the Amherst Elementary
Quick summary update Regional Budget: On 1/10/26, the Regional Schools held a Four Towns Meeting with elected representatives from Amherst, Leverett, Shutesbury and Pelham. The presentation is here. The bottom line is that
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