AMHERST – At least 16 staff positions in the Amherst-Pelham Regional Schools could be eliminated in the next school year based on the initial version of the fiscal year 2022 budget.“What we’re proposing is we’re spending less money next year than we.
AMHERST A commitment to having some instruction in school buildings in Amherst and Pelham beginning in February is the focus of ongoing discussions between elected representatives and the union for teachers and paraprofessionals.A joint statement.
AMHERST Classes for students at Amherst Regional middle and high schools could start later in the morning if and when in-person education resumes in the fall.
The Amherst-Pelham Regional School Committee is pursuing a plan that, by the end of February, would determine the feasibility of essentially flipping the start times for the regional schools and the elementary schools in Amherst, Pelham, Shutesbury and Leverett.
“It’s worth a go spending the next six weeks deciding,” said Pelham School Committee member Ronald Mannino at a recent joint meeting of the committees.
Amherst Superintendent Michael Morris told committee members that under one possibility, the school day would start at 9:05 a.m. for middle and high school students, or 80 minutes later than the 7:45 a.m. start in place before the COVID-19 pandemic.
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AMHERST Classes for students at Amherst Regional middle and high schools could start later in the morning if and when in-person education resumes in the fall.
The Amherst-Pelham Regional School Committee is pursuing a plan that, by the end of February, would determine the feasibility of essentially flipping the start times for the regional schools and the elementary schools in Amherst, Pelham, Shutesbury and Leverett.
“It’s worth a go spending the next six weeks deciding,” said Pelham School Committee member Ronald Mannino at a recent joint meeting of the committees.
Amherst Superintendent Michael Morris told committee members that under one possibility, the school day would start at 9:05 a.m. for middle and high school students, or 80 minutes later than the 7:45 a.m. start in place before the COVID-19 pandemic.
Key W.D. Cowls forestland protected in $3.25M deal
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Forestland adjacent to the Atkins Reservoir in Shutesbury. SUBMITTED PHOTO
Beaver pond in the Walter Cowls Jones Working Forest near the Quabbin Reservoir. SUBMITTED PHOTO
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Spear Macomber beaver pond is part of the land being conserved under an agreement announced last week. SUBMITTED PHOTO
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Nine years after completion of the largest contiguous private land conservation arrangement in the state’s history, additional W.D. Cowls forestland totaling 2,038 acres between North Amherst and the Quabbin Reservoir is being permanently protected.