At their September 25 meeting, the Amherst School Committee
approved the mission statement (available here) for the Fort River School Building Committee. The committee also voted to include the
following voting members on the Fort River School Building Committee:
Fort River Principal or Designee
Fort River Teacher
Fort River Staff Member
Facilities Director or Designee
School Committee Member
Special Education Parent Advisory Council (SEPAC) Designee
Fort River PGO Appointee
Town Finance Representative
Community Member with Green Energy Expertise and
Architectural Background
At-Large Parent/Guardian/CaregiverAt-Large Community Member
#1
At-Large Community Member #2
In addition, the committee voted to formalize their
commitment to having a minimum of 50% of the voting membership of the School
Building Committee composed of women and persons of color.
FORT RIVER COMMUNITY MEMBERS INTERESTED IN SERVING AS THE FORT RIVER PGO APPOINTEE SHOULD COMPLETE THIS FORM BY 12 NOON ON OCTOBER 13. The Fort River PGO Board will select a representative from the pool of applicants. The appointee will be expected to provide School Building Committee updates to the Fort River PGO on a regular basis. *
Here is the URL for the Fort River PGO appointee application: https://goo.gl/forms/kdg07j59K66mmJ632
There are other ways to apply to join the Committee; please read on for details or visit arps.org.
Community members are encouraged to complete the application available here for the following positions:
1) Community Member with Green Energy Expertise and
Architectural Background;
2) At-Large Parent/Guardian/Caregiver;
3) At-Large
Community Member (2 positions).
Community members interested in serving as the SEPAC representative should email Nancy Stewart, SEPAC President at sepac@arps.org. Please include your name, contact information and brief description (two paragraphs or less) explaining your interest in serving.
The deadline for applications is 12:00 Noon on Friday,
October 13. All applications will be considered; however, preference may be
given to women and people of color, parents/guardians/caregivers, and those
with Amherst town government experience.
