Fort River PGO, Fort River School, Amherst, Massachusetts. Your source for Fort River news and events. Sponsored by the Fort River Parent Guardian Organization. All Fort River families are automatically members of the PGO.
Monday, December 4, 2023
Sunday, November 19, 2023
School Site Council
Volunteers needed for School Site Council
What is the School Site Council?
Created by the state's education reform law (Public Act 10-111) to enable parents, school staff, students, and community leaders to work together to improve student achievement in the state's schools.
Role of School Improvement Planning Team
To represent the voices of stakeholders and provide diverse perspectives
To help identify workable opportunities for the greater community to engage in
To represent the planning process within the community, providing ongoing two-way communication about progress
Main Areas of Responsibilities:
Adopting educational goals for the school that are consistent with local educational policies and statewide student performance standards
Identifying the educational needs of students attending the school
Reviewing the annual school building budget
Formulating a school improvement plan
This is the LINK to the full description of the School Site Council. Please let Maria Torres (torresm@arps.org) know if you are interested in being on the council; once we have a list of interested parents and guardians, the PGO will facilitate an election in December, following DESE guidelines.
Last year, the School Council developed the School Improvement Plan. This year, the School Council will review the Family Handbook. Once elected, this School Council Team will meet on the following dates (tentative) from 3:00-3:45 pm in the Principal's Office:
January 24, 2024
March 13, 2024
April 24, 2024
May 22, 2024
In Collaboration,
Tammy
Room parents wanted!
We
still need room parents before the room parent kick-off ! Are you
interested in being a room parent and helping to encourage community
events and organize getting supplies? If so, please sign up by Friday, December 1st!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E45A4A82FAAFCC07-46271629-room
Sunday, October 22, 2023
The PGO is looking for bakers and volunteers for our Voting Day Fundraiser on Tuesday, November 7th!
Baked
goods should be wrapped individually. Please label the container or
each item so our customers know what they are buying. Drop-off
information will follow closer to the date.
The bake sale stand will be open from 9am-2pm.
Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/
Fort River Apparel
The Fort River Apparel store is open and ready to go! Show your school spirit and support the PGO at the same time. This year we are offering 3 colors and 3 styles in both youth and adult sizes. Orders will be back to us and ready for delivery around Thanksgiving. If we receive the order from soundscape during the week of Thanksgiving we will set up pick up times the following week.
Place your orders by November 1st. Thank you for your support!
3rd Annual Apple Cider and Doughnut Halloween Costume Parade
Where: Blacktop area by the playground
When: Sunday, October 29 at 12:00 to 1:30
Get ready for a costume parade around Fort River!
We will have Cider and Doughnuts from Atkins available!
This event is sponsored by the Fort River PGO, donations are appreciated.
All funds raised directly benefit the school and classroom activities.
Sunday, October 8, 2023
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