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The FY27 Budget restored $120,000 for the elementary schools. The approved Budget is here: https://www.amherstma.gov/DocumentCenter/View/87253/FY27-Amended-Budget

Here is the Town Manager’s FY27 Budget presentation from 5/4/26: https://www.amherstma.gov/DocumentCenter/View/86319/FY27-Budget-Presentation—final  And here is the meeting recording; the presentation starts about 51:30 into the meeting after public comment. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQ7vtiiCBxc&t=9751s Town FY27 Budget webpage: https://www.amherstma.gov/3584/Upcoming-Budget

Just a brief update on where we are with the school budgets.    The Regional Schools (ARMS & ARHS) Budget is fairly non-controversial and likely to be approved by all four

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

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

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

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

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

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

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