Sunday, April 26, 2009

Public Forums Set Regarding Potential Redistricting of Amherst Public Schools

Please Note: An informational document has been added to this announcement.

At their March 17th meeting, the Amherst School Committee made a motion to close Marks Meadow Elementary School at the end of the 2009-2010 school year and redistrict to create three elementary schools with proportionate numbers of children on free/reduced lunch for the start of the 2010-2011 school year. The following public meetings are scheduled to provide the community with opportunities to hear more about the educational and budgetary impact of redistricting, as well as to ask questions and provide feedback:

  • Monday, April 27 at 5:00 p.m.: Marks Meadow PGO/MM Community (MM auditorium)
  • Wednesday, April 29th at 12:00 Noon: Wildwood PGO/Wildwood Community (WW location TBA)
  • Wednesday, April 29th at 5:00 p.m.: Fort River PGO/FR Community (FR library)
  • Thursday, April 30th at 5:00 p.m.: Crocker Farm PGO/CF Community (CF library)
  • Tuesday, May 5th at 7:00 p.m.: Community-Wide Forum (Middle School auditorium)

The Amherst School Committee plans to take a vote on the redistricting motion at their regular meeting on Tuesday, May 19th.


To read the information to be presented, please click on the link below.

CommunityPresentationRE_CloseMM.pdf



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