Dear Parents and Guardians: Thank you to everyone who attended

Dear Parents and Guardians:
Thank you to everyone who attended the Expanding the Region public forum in Pelham on Wednesday. It was
great to have an opportunity to share information about the potential expansion of the Region. The next public
forum on this topic is scheduled at Shutesbury Elementary on Wednesday, November 18 at 6:30 p.m.
Tomorrow I am looking forward to the Hurricane Revisioning Summit where our community will have the
opportunity to hear about and discuss the potential merging of Amherst Regional Middle School and Amherst
Regional High School. Thank you to everyone who has reserved a space at the Summit. If you want to come but
did not RSVP, please still feel free to attend. We will begin at 9:00 a.m. in the ARMS auditorium and the event
runs until 3:00 p.m.
Have a great weekend!
Maria
Estimados padres y tutores:
¡Gracias a todos los que asistieron a el foro público de la ampliación de la región el pasado miércoles en Pelham.
Fue genial tener la oportunidad de compartir información acerca de la posible expansión de la Región. El
próximo foro público sobre este tema está previsto para el miércoles 18 de noviembre a las 6:30 p.m. en la
Elemental de Shutesbury.
Mañana le estaré esperando en la Cumbre Revisión del Huracán donde nuestra comunidad tendrá la
oportunidad de escuchar y discutir sobre la fusión posible Escuela Intermedia Regional de Amherst y Escuela
Superior Regional de Amherst. ¡Gracias a todos los que han reservado un espacio en la Cumbre. Si quiere venir,
pero no confirmó su asistencia, por favor no dude en asistir. Comenzaremos a las 9:00 am en el auditorio ARMS
y el evento se extiende hasta las 3:00 pm
¡Que tengan un buen fin de semana!
Maria
Updat es f r om Su per i n t en den t M ar i a Ger yk
November 2-6, 2015
Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much
? Helen Keller
Novem ber Event s
Sat urday, November 7
Hurricane Revisioning Summit
ARMS Auditorium @ 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Monday, November 9
Amherst School Committee Meeting
ARHS Library @ 6:00 p.m.
Tuesday, November 10
Regional School Committee Meeting
ARHS Library @ 6:00 p.m.
Tuesday, November 17
Amherst School Committee Meeting
ARHS Library @ 6:00 p.m.
Wednesday, November 18
Expanding the Region Shutesbury Public Forum
Shutesbury Elementary @ 6:30 p.m.
Revisioning Our Schools
MERGINGARMS& ARHS
What woul d be t he
est imat ed cost of buil ding
a Grade 2-6 school as
compared t o buil ding t wo
K-6 school s t o repl ace
Wil dwood and Fort River?
The initial estimated cost
of building a Grade 2-6
school would be between
$47-53 million, with the
cost to Amherst taxpayers
of between $19.7-22.3
million. To replace both
Wildwood (with MSBA
funding) and Fort River
(without MSBA funding)
with new buildings, the
initial estimate of the cost
would be $60-69 million.
The cost to Amherst
taxpayers would be
between $43-50 million.
This model would more
than double the cost to
Is t his just a physical
move, or wil l t his ent ail
changes t o t he way
Grades 7 and 8 are
t aught ?
It is a physical move, and
the way in which our
students in grades 7 and 8
will remain the same for
the core subjects. We are
exploring how grades 7
and 8 students can also
take advantage of the rich
array of electives available
at the high school.