SOS Amherst supporters needed to attend and ask for SOLUTIONS to prevent school budget cuts. Not minimizing the issues or blaming the schools or the state. They need to know we are paying attention and showing up. ----- Cuppa' Joe with Paul and New Finance Director Sean Mangano Friday, November 14, 2025 Coffee and conversation […]
More info To Be Announced. Live streamed: https://www.amherstma.gov/Calendar.aspx?EID=34342&month=11&year=2025&day=17&calType=0 -- It is critical to attend and/or provide comments at this Public Funding on the Budget. We will hear about the amount of surplus funds are available last year, and many other details, and this is the most important local advocacy of the year.
Finally we have the opportunity, as Amherst and regional parents and community members, to advocate for our public school funding at the state level. THIS is the chance we have been waiting for! Register for the virtual state funding hearing here. See more info at in this post: https://www.arpsparents.com/state-advocacy-alert-nov-18/
Visit the school committee calendar for schedule. Visit town council website for schedule. Email SOSAmherst@gmail.com if you are available to assist our calendar updating efforts.
Due to the School Districts being closed today, tonight's Joint School Committee meeting of the Amherst, Regional and Pelham School Committees has been moved to the Amherst Town Hall, in the Town Room. 4 Boltwood Avenue, Amherst. 6:00 PM **UPDATED LOCATION** Amherst Town Hall Town Room 4 Boltwood Ave, Amherst MA **Due to […]
SOS Amherst invites you to the Amherst Town Council meeting on Monday, February 2nd at 6:30 PM to advocate for our schools during public comment. The situation is urgent: ARPS is facing a $4-5 million budget shortfall—close to 3 times worse than last year. This could mean the loss of dozens of teacher and staff positions. This level […]
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 auditorium roof at ARMS. Right now this portion of the roof will NOT be repaired this summer when the rest of the roof is. Please share […]
Meeting name: Amherst Town Council Date and time: Tuesday, Feb 24, 1:00 Location: Virtual Virtual meeting URL: https://amherstma.zoom.us/j/82147444151 Link to agenda: https://www.amherstma.gov/Calendar.aspx?EID=34897&month=2&year=2026&day=20&calType=0 On 2/23/26 the Amherst Town Council voted to refer the request for $1.6 million in free cash for the ARMS auditorium roof to the Finance Committee. Finance will now consider the auditorium roof request at […]
Amherst School Committee (Elementary) Meeting Tuesday 2/24 6:30 PM - Agenda includes a FY27 Budget Update as well as an update on the K-6 Restructuring. This meeting will take place ***at Town Hall*** and not at ARHS and in big news...YOU CAN JOIN VIA ZOOM!!! People have been asking for this option and Dr. Xi and the School Committee have made it happen. […]
This is the meeting at which members of the community can react to proposed budget cuts for next year and advocate for the budget! The draft budget is available here. The draft budget closes a $1.1 million dollar gap through a combination of moving positions to revolving funds, applying more in reserves, and changing and […]