Amherst Regional Public Schools (sometimes referred to as the Union #26 and Amherst-Pelham Regional School Districts), is a group of school district

School district

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s usually managed as a single entity, based in Amherst, Massachusetts

Amherst, Massachusetts

Amherst is a town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States in the Connecticut River valley. As of the 2010 census, the population was 37,819, making it the largest community in Hampshire County . The town is home to Amherst College, Hampshire College, and the University of Massachusetts...

 which serves the Pioneer Valley

Pioneer Valley

The Pioneer Valley is the colloquial name for the U.S. Commonwealth of Massachusetts's portion of the Connecticut River Valley. The Pioneer Valley consists of three counties in Massachusetts which collectively feature much of New England's most fertile farmland...

 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

Alberto Rodriguez, formerly the superintendent, 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 until a new superintendent takes office.

Schools

The district operates the following schools:

• Amherst Regional High School
• Amherst Regional Middle School
• Crocker Farm Elementary School
• Fort River Elementary School
• Mark's Meadow Elementary School
• Pelham School (126 students, kindergarten through sixth grade)
• Wildwood Elementary School