Fundraiser at the Thunderbirds

 

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.

Seussical the Musical

 

AEF Stars in our schools

 

AEF's December Stars In Our Schools Is Now Open!

Is there a teacher or staff member that has made a difference in your child's life this year? Make a donation to the Stars In Our Schools Campaign in their honor and the Amherst Education Foundation will send a note of gratitude on your behalf, thanking them for all their hard work and dedication.

We grant an average of $30,000 annually to teachers and staff in our public schools and all the money raised this month will help us fund the next round of initiatives and programs. In April, we awarded funding for the Bridge To Resilient Youth In Transition Mindful Gardening Project at the High School, Combating Sexual Harassment at the Middle School, the Fort River Table & Project-Based Development Initiative, and the Revitalize Elementary Music Instrument Education Project. We need your help so that we can continue to fund initiatives that teachers will be applying for in the upcoming months.

Last December we honored over 200 teachers and staff and raised $5,000; please help us do the same this year! 

Visit amhersteducationfoundation.org/stars by December 31st to make your online gift or click on this link for the form to print out and mail it with a check.

 

 

Site Council Vote

 

Vote for the Fort River School Site Council Representative!

Thank you to the parents who put themselves forward:

• Alex Hebert-Markiewicz

• Yuhwa Hong

• Liz Anette Perez Leboeuf

• Paul Leboeuf
  

• Grover Wehman-Brown

Ballots will be sent via email on Monday, December 18. Votes are due on Thursday, December 21 at noon.

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.

This is the LINK to the full description of the School Site Council.

Spirit Week

 

Learning Study at MGH