The Amherst School Committee is pleased to announce the
membership of the School Building Committee for the Fort River Building and
Site Feasibility Study. At our Tuesday, October 17th meeting, we randomly
selected four at-large community members to serve on this 12-member committee. We
would sincerely like to thank all those who submitted applications, and to
those community members, educators, administrators, and town employees who will
be offering their time and service to do the important work of this
committee going forward.
The selection process went as follows:
- All completed applications were numbered and names were removed.
- These numbered applications were shared with all School Committee members via email.
- The Chair and Vice-Chair reviewed the numbered applications and sorted them according to the positions for which they applied, which included:
- Community Member with Green Energy Expertise and Architectural Background-At-Large Parent/Guardian/Caregiver
- At-Large Community Member #1
- At-Large Community Member #2
The Chair and Vice-Chair shared all complete applications
and the categories with the Committee; final selections were made randomly
during the public Committee meeting on Tuesday. The Committee publicly
committed to having a minimum of 50% of the voting membership of the School
Building Committee be composed of women and persons of color. Applications were
considered accordingly based on the optional self-identification of applicants.
The final School Building Committee is as follows:
- Eric Nakajima, Amherst School Committee Representative
- Diane Chamberlain, Fort River Principal
- TBD, Green Design/Architectural Representative
- Heather Sheldon, SEPAC Representative
- Jonathan Salvon, Fort River PGO Representative
- Irene Dujovne, Parent-at-Large
- Allison Page, Community Member-at-Large
- Maria Kopicki, Community Member-at-Large
- Claire McGinnis, Town Finance Representative
- Jean Fay, ARPS Staff Member
- Nicole Singer, Fort River Teacher
- TBD, Facilities Director
- Dr. Michael Morris, Superintendent (ex-officio member)
We appreciate the range of experience and expertise
represented in this group and look forward to working together on behalf of our
schools.
Questions or comments for the School Committee can be
emailed to: schoolcommittee@arps.org. Visit www.arps.org
for posted meetings, agendas, and meeting minutes.
Phoebe Hazzard, Chair Anastasia Ordonez, Vice-Chair
