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which includes the towns of

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, Pelham, Leverett, and

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, though the elementary schools of the latter two towns are not part of the school district. It includes four elementary schools, a middle school, and a high school.

Schools

Fort River Elementary School

Fort River Elementary School is located at 70 South East Street in Amherst. As of 2014, the current principal is Bobbie Finocchio.

Crocker Farm Elementary School

Crocker Farm Elementary School is located at 280 West Street in Amherst. As of 2021, the current principal is Derek Shea.

Pelham Elementary School

Pelham Elementary School is located at 45 Amherst Road in Amherst. The current principal is Leigh Whiting-Jones.

Wildwood Elementary School

Wildwood Elementary School is located at 71 Strong Street in Amherst. As of 2022, the current principal is Nick Yaffe.

Amherst Regional Middle School

Amherst Regional Middle School, located at 170 Chestnut Street in Amherst, includes students in grades 7 and 8 from all four towns in the district. The current principal is Deigo Sharon. Every year students participate in community service projects. In 2019, they won 15 awards in a professional COC and donated 1000 pounds of food to local food charities.

Amherst Regional High School

Amherst Regional High School, located at 21 Mattoon Street in Amherst, includes students in grades 9 through 12. The most recent principal retired as of November 1st, 2018.

Mark's Meadow Elementary School

Mark's Meadow Elementary School was located in Amherst, and was the smallest of the district's elementary schools in that town. In 2009, the Amherst and Regional School Committees considered plans to close Mark's Meadow. In May of that year, it was voted to close the school. At the end of the 2009–2010 school year, the school was closed. The school was also used by the nearby

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, which also owns the building, as the location for their educational program. Some of the students who attend Mark's Meadow also live in university housing.

Food Service Program

Until 2003, the District managed its own food service program. At that time, they had Chartwells Educational Dining Service provide meals. In 2007, they began looking for other providers in order to save money. In March 2008, Whitsons Food Nutrition was chosen. The amount saved was $89,000 not including insurance savings. The company pays employees' health insurance, thereby saving the district that cost.

References

External links

District Home Page
School districts in Massachusetts Amherst, Massachusetts Pelham, Massachusetts Leverett, Massachusetts Shutesbury, Massachusetts {{massachusetts-school-stub