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There is still a $2.4 million+ school funding gap for next year 12/16/24 Town Council Meeting: Video recording is here. Town Council approved the FY26 Financial Guidelines which give the schools […]

Your public comment needed tonight (12/16/24) ***TONIGHT*** The final Town Council Meeting of 2024 will be Monday December 16 at 6:30 PM.  Join APEA members to tell Amherst Town Council that our

Four Towns Meeting Summary Four Towns Meeting SummaryAt the 12/14 Four Towns Mtg, Dr. Xi presented updated budget projections for the 2025-2026 school year for the Regional Schools. With the new

12/14, 12/16 & 12/17 – Add our schools to your holiday to do list Upcoming events & Action Items: Attend Dr. Xi’s Listening Lounge on Friday 12/13 at 4:30 and/or submit a question

We’re waiting for the Superintendent & Town Manager, and 12/16 Where do things stand?  The Amherst Finance Committee is still working on finalizing the  FY26 Financial Guidelines, and will discuss again Tuesday

School District will request capital funds from Amherst but this money won’t help close operating budget deficit At the 11/19/24 Amherst School Committee Meeting, School Committee Members and Dr. Xi discussed

Thanks so much to everyone who advocated for our public schools last night, in-person, via Zoom and by submitting written comments. Thirty people spoke at the budget hearing last night

The needle is starting to move on how the Amherst Town Council and Finance Committee is talking about school funding, which is great! The Finance Committee spent a good deal

Link to recording – 1:55:00 time stamp for discussion on FY26 budget planning and surplus allocation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHW0I02sZQU   At the meeting, Regional School Committee Members made the following observations:  Amherst had