The final Town Council Meeting of 2024 will be Monday December 16 at 6:30 PM. Let's continue to tell Amherst Town Council that our schools are important to us! Join in-person at Town Hall, via Zoom or Submit a Written Public Comment. Ask the Town Council to prioritize our schools in the FY26 Financial Guidelines and include the Region's full amount in the […]
Finance Committee Meeting 12/17/24 3-5PM. Join via Zoom. Ask the Finance Committee to consider the ongoing needs of our schools in their selection of a funding model for the four planned major capital projects in town. In 2025, the Amherst Finance Committee and Amherst Town Council will continue discussing and eventually vote on the Funding Model for the four […]
LIST OF TOPICS: Joint meeting of Pelham, Regional, and Amherst School Committees Public comment; Academic calendar for 2025-2026; Superintendent's Entry Plan findings; Adjourn Pelham School Committee; Adjourn Regional School Committee; Superintendent's Update including FY26 budget, 6th-grade move, Fort River capacity, redistricting; Capital needs - review of process; Chair's report; Member reports; Warrants and gifts; Review […]
Save the date – January 13, 2025 6:30 PM will be the first Town Council Meeting of 2025. Full 2025 meeting schedule available here.
Amherst Town Council Meeting Monday 1/27 6:30 PM, Town Hall or by Zoom Note: Members of the public may attend virtually via Zoom, by phone by calling phone (301) 715-8592, enter webinar ID: 894 3661 9923, or in person. The meeting will also be live broadcast on Amherst Media channel 17 and https://amherstmedia.org/live-stream 1. Call […]
Amherst Regional School Committee joint meeting with Amherst School Committee, Tuesday 1/28 6:30 PM, ARHS Library https://go.boarddocs.com/ma/arps/Board.nsf/goto?open&id=DCZKN552A0E1 Public comment can be emailed to SCpubliccomment@arps.org by 3 p.m. on the day of the meeting. Public comment can also be left by voicemail (under 3 minutes) at 413-362-1891 by 3 p.m. on the day of the meeting. […]
Call to Order, review agenda Elect Chair and Vice Chair Public Comment: The time limit for each comment is 3 minutes per person, unless the Chair sees a substantial number of people wishing to speak and limits comments to 2 minutes; comments must be limited to matters within the jurisdiction of the committee; comments must be made in a peaceable manner Updates 1st Quarter Financials Health Insurance Projections Cherry Sheet Projections School […]
Call to Order Election of Chair and Vice-Chair Presentations and Discussion Updated FY26 Budget Projections Report on Budget Status: Library School Departments Town Discussion Public Comment Topics Not Reasonably Anticipated by the Chair 48 Hours in Advance of the Meeting Adjourn Virtual Meeting https://amherstma.zoom.us/j/83071315031 Note: There will be no in-person public access at this meeting. Members of […]
Regional Schools Four Towns Meeting - Saturday February 8th 9:00-11:00 AM in the ARMS library. At this meeting, officials from Amherst, Leverett, Shutsebury and Pelham will discuss funding for the Regional Schools for next year, including the total amount of funding to provide and how to break down the funding among the four towns. Ahead […]
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Attention residents of District 4 - Please attend this District 4 Meeting on Sunday 2/23, 3:30-5 at the Amherst Police Department Community Room. We need to keep the schools front and center at every town meeting. All you have to do is show up and ask a question or make a comment in support of […]
This is the budget hearing for the middle and high school. Link to presentation. 6:30 PM In-Person Meeting & Virtual Library at ARHS Public comment can be emailed to SCpubliccomment@arps.org by 3 p.m. on the day of the meeting. Public comment can also be left by voicemail (under 3 minutes) at 413-362-1891 by 3 […]