Regional School Committee Meeting Jan 13th

Amherst-Pelham Regional School Committee
meets January 13th, at 6 pm Amherst Regional High School Library

The meeting agenda includes updates from the Regional Agreement Working Group (RAWG) looking at regionalization for the Amherst, Pelham, Leverett, Shutesbury elementary schools, an update from SEPAC (the Special Education Parents Advisory Council), and a presentation on next year's (FY2016) school budget.

The budget projections show a budget shortfall even under the best conditions.  The FY2016 budget proposes a net reduction to the level services budget of $932K, including $249K of targeted additions and $1.181 in total reductions ("Level services is defined as taking the current year's level of services and projecting that level of services forward one year taking into consideration enrollment changes, insurance changes, contracted salary increases, and other contracted changes.") 

More information on the agenda, agenda items, and the packet of handouts for the meeting are available at this link (agenda & packet link)