Proposed calendars for 2024-25

 

The school committee will likely be voting on the school calendar at their next meeting on February 6. The two viable options are below - main difference is length of winter break.

	Current 23-24 (Labor Day Sep 3)	24-25 Option #2 (Labor Day Sep 2)	24-25 Option #3 (Labor Day Sep 2)
First day of school (grades 1-12)	Aug 30	Aug 26	Aug 28
First day of school (preK and K)	Sep 5	Aug 28	Sep 3
Winter break	Dec 23-Jan 1	Dec 21-Jan 6	Dec 21-Jan 1
Last day of school (depending on snow days)	Jun 14-24	Jun 17-25	Jun 17-25

If you have comments/concerns, email any member of the school committee or the entire Regional School Committee at RegionalSchoolCommittee@aprs.org

If you would like your comment included as public comment, send it to SCPublicComment@arps.org with “Public Comment” in the subject field.

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Superintendent Search Committee

 

The Regional and Union 26 School Committees (“the joint committees”) are embarking on a search process for a permanent superintendent. A key part of the process is a 20-member Search Committee which will be composed of parents/guardians, community members, ARPS employees and bargaining unit members, ARHS students, and School Committee members. The Search Committee will review all applicants to the position, select candidates to interview, conduct interviews of those candidates, and decide on a number of finalists to recommend to the joint committees. The joint committees have the ultimate decision-making authority for the superintendent position.

The Search Committee will be made up of a diverse group of people from all backgrounds, walks of life, and identities, including race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender, socio-economic background and more!

If you are interested in being considered for the Search Committee, please fill out the interest form. Form submissions are due by 4:00 pm on January 15, 2024. They may submitted online or by returning a paper copy to any of the school offices.

You can access the online forms, and other information about the search process, on the Superintendent Search page of the ARPS website. Paper forms are also available at the main offices of Crocker Farm, Fort River, Wildwood, Pelham Elementary School, Amherst Regional Middle School, and Amherst Regional High School, as well as the District central office in the Middle School Building.