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Check Out What is Happening
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...
Just a brief update on where we are with the school budgets.
The Regional Schools (ARMS...
On 3/31/26, the Amherst (Elementary) School Committee passed a budget that looks much like the one...
What we are facing
Like many school districts in Massachusetts, our schools are facing a budget shortfall again this year. This is not the fault of our schools. The simple fact is that inadequate state and local funding doesn’t keep up with rising costs. The answer, though, simply can’t be to throw up our hands and accept less. It’s time to advocate for our schools, for our kids!
$2 million elementary,
$2-3 million ARMS & ARHS deficits
About 30 positions cut across the elementary schools middle, and high school for 2026-2027.