School Committees
The Amherst-Pelham Regional School Committee is responsible for the operations of the secondary schools, grades 7-12, which serve students from the towns of Amherst, Leverett, Pelham and Shutesbury. These schools include Amherst Regional Middle School and Amherst Regional High School. The School Committee includes five members from Amherst, two members from Pelham, one member from Leverett and one member from Shutesbury. Regional School Committee members welcome input from the public, and can be contacted as a group at schoolcommittee@arps.org or as follows:
| Peter Demling | 20 Atwater Circle, Amherst | Unlisted | demlingp@arps.org |
| Gene Stamell | Leverett | Unlisted | stamellg@arps.org |
| Sarahbess Kenney | Meeting House Road, Pelham | Unlisted | kenneys@arps.org |
| Allison McDonald, Chair | 43 Hop Brook Road, Amherst | Unlisted | mcdonalda@arps.org |
| Heather Hala Lord | Amherst | 413-825-9927 | lordh@arps.org |
| Ben Herrington | 99 South Point Drive, Amherst | Unlisted | herringtonbsc@arps.org |
| Kerry Spitzer | Amherst | Unlisted | spitzerk@arps.org |
| Margaret Stancer | Pelham | Unlisted | stancerm@arps.org |
| Stephen Sullivan | 444 Wendell Road, Shutesbury | 413-259-1626 | sullivans@arps.org |
Meeting Schedule
The School Committee encourages parents and other interested citizens to attend its public meetings and to make comments during the public hearing portion of the agenda. The Amherst-Pelham Regional School Committee is scheduled to meet at 6:30 p.m. (unless otherwise noted) on the following nights. All meetings will be held in the library of Amherst Regional High School (unless otherwise noted).
Joint Meetings
- Tuesday, October 20, 2020
- Wednesday, November 4, 2020
- Monday, November 9, 2020
- Tuesday, November 10, 2020
- Tuesday, November 17, 2020
- Tuesday, January 12, 2021
- Thursday, January 21, 2021
- Tuesday, February 2, 2021
- Tuesday, February 16, 2021
- Tuesday, March 2, 2021
- Wednesday, March 3, 2021
- Tuesday, June 15, 2021
- Tuesday, June 29, 2021
Regional Meetings
- Wednesday, October 28, 2020
- Tuesday, December 1, 2020
- Saturday, December 5, 2020
- Tuesday, December 8, 2020
- Tuesday, December 15, 2020
- Tuesday, January 5, 2021
- Saturday, January 6, 2021
- Tuesday, February 9, 2021
- Tuesday, March 9. 2021
- Tuesday, March 23, 2021
- Tuesday, April 6, 2021
- Tuesday, May 4, 2021
- Tuesday, May 18, 2021
- Tuesday, June 1, 2021