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Amherst school officials eye federal funds for district spending plan

AMHERST Federal money coming to the Amherst Regional School District could be used as a way to even out budget assessments for member towns Amherst, Leverett, Pelham and Shutesbury, possibly creating a path for stabilizing these costs over the long. ....

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Amherst school officials eye federal funds for district spending plan

AMHERST Federal money coming to the Amherst Regional School District could be used as a way to even out budget assessments for member towns Amherst, Leverett, Pelham and Shutesbury, possibly creating a path for stabilizing these costs over the long. ....

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Payment formula for Amherst Regional schools remains a sticking point

AMHERST A plan to maintain the same level of services at the Amherst Pelham Regional Schools next school year may depend on the four towns that make up the district coming to an agreement on how to divvy up their payments.The issue of the assessment. ....

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Funding formula remains hot-button topic for regional schools

Funding formula remains hot-button topic for regional schools
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Published: 2/9/2021 12:34:09 PM
AMHERST Amherst officials are becoming increasingly concerned with efforts to revise the formula by which the four Amherst-Pelham Regional Schools member towns contribute to its operating budget. The options take into account not only enrollment but each of the four towns’ ability to pay.
At a meeting of the four towns Saturday to discuss the projected $32.01 million budget for fiscal year 2022, and what each town should pay to educate students at the middle and high schools, Amherst At-Large Councilor Andy Steinberg said moving away from the formula of a 5-year rolling average of enrollment to a more complex method determined by the state could lead to the district’s demise. ....

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