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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

11/8 Finance Committee Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbiWf08TEqE   The Finance Committee decided to postpone a vote on the surplus appropriations until their next meeting (next Friday 11/15 at 10:00 AM) because they first want

We have a time-sensitive opportunity for you to advocate for school funding, Friday November 8th, 9:00 AM at the Amherst Finance Committee Meeting. You can join by Zoom and make a public comment at the beginning of the

Yes, thanks to deep investigation by an SOS Amherst parent we now know the following: “In the FY24 budget, the projections slightly underestimated revenue, leading to a roughly 5.9% surplus

Video Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkIQCAGU3lQ&t=15421s Financial Indicators Presentation: https://www.amherstma.gov/DocumentCenter/View/75345/FY26-Financial-Indicators-Projection-Presentation-1142024-FINAL-2   SOS Amherst Summary of the Meeting:   On 11/4, the Amherst Town Council, Amherst Finance Committee, Regional School Committee, Amherst School Committee and Library representatives