Amherst Regional Public Schools
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Amherst Regional Public Schools (sometimes referred to as the Union #26 and Amherst-Pelham Regional School Districts), is a group of
school district A school district is a special-purpose district that operates local public primary and secondary schools in various nations. North America United States In the U.S, most K–12 public schools function as units of local school districts, wh ...
s usually managed as a single entity, based in
Amherst, Massachusetts Amherst () is a New England town, town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States, in the Connecticut River valley. As of the 2020 census, the population was 39,263, making it the highest populated municipality in Hampshire County (althoug ...
which serves the
Pioneer Valley The Pioneer Valley is the colloquial and promotional name for the portion of the Connecticut River Valley that is in Massachusetts in the United States. It is generally taken to comprise the three counties of Hampden, Hampshire, and Frankli ...
of Western Massachusetts.


Governance

Three separate school committees are responsible for governance of the Amherst-Pelham school system. * The Amherst School Committee is responsible for the four elementary schools in the town of Amherst. * The Pelham School Committee is responsible for Pelham Elementary School. * The Regional School Committee is responsible for Amherst Regional Middle School and Amherst Regional High School.


Superintendent

Mike Morris is the current Superintendent of schools. The former superintendent, Alberto Rodriguez, left that position on March 8, 2010, after negative evaluations by senior managers and controversy about some changes he had proposed. Maria Geryk, Assistant Superintendent of Student Services, was appointed Interim Superintendent, and then confirmed as superintendent.


Schools

The district operates the following schools: * Amherst Regional High School * Amherst Regional Middle School * Crocker Farm Elementary School * Fort River Elementary School * Pelham School (126 students, kindergarten through sixth grade) * Wildwood Elementary School ; Formerly Operated * Mark's Meadow Elementary School (closed in 2009/2010)


References


External links


Official site
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