Friday, February 22, 2013

School Regionalization Forum - Sat March 2nd, 10 am

Amherst Regional School District Planning Board (RSDPB) Forum
Saturday, March 2nd, 2013, 10 am

ARHS Library

The RSDPB is a 12-member committee consisting of representatives from Amherst, Leverett, Pelham, and Shutesbury who have been meeting and gathering information as a first step as these four towns explore the possibility of creating a regional school district that includes the elementary schools. 


At next Saturday's forum, RSDPB members will meet with Amherst residents to provide information about this process and gather feedback on the Report to Our Communities and the consultants' findings presented at a February 2nd four town forum regarding regionalization. 
 
Then, On March 9th, the RSDPB is expected to vote on whether or not to move forward in exploring a preK-12 or preK-6 region for elementary schools. If the RSDPB votes to continue explorations, residents in all four towns would eventually have to approve any elementary region.

 
For more info:
Go to http://RegionalSchoolPlanning.com for materials from the Report to Our Communities, including reports from the four town regionalization forum. 

 

Go to http://amherstmedia.org/meetings under Miscellaneous for cable rebroadcast times of the four town 2/2/13 regionalization forum.   The forum and consultants' presentations can also be viewed on-demand at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FVds_f3Tc4&feature=youtu.be

Here is the schedule of all the RDSPB upcoming forums:
Amherst: Saturday, March 2, 10 am in Amherst Regional High School Library
Shutesbury: Wednesday Feb. 27, 6:30 pm at Shutesbury Elementary School
Leverett: Thursday Feb. 28, 6:30 pm at Leverett Elementary School
Pelham: Saturday March 2, 10 am in Ramsdell Room of Pelham Library Complex