TONIGHT, March 31st at 6pm in the ARHS Library, the Regional School Committee will hold a meeting at which they will discuss the budget for next year and the assessment method (how the budget is divided up among the four towns).

This meeting will focus on on what’s next for the Regional School Budget, and without proper support from all of the regional towns, our regional schools (ARMS and ARHS) will stand to suffer devastating cuts.

The School Committee has invited members of the Town Council, Finance Committee and town governments from Amherst, Leverett. Shutesbury and Pelham to join as members of the audience. The APEA is sending members. No public comments are welcome, but the presence of invested parents/guardians in the ARHS and ARMS community CAN make an impact.

WHAT CAN WE DO? APEA is rallying its members to be there in the audience, and we need parents and guardians to be there, too. Goin for as little as 30 minutes can make a difference.

We can’t make comments, but we CAN provide silent pressure and reminders of how much our teachers and kids matter, and what the stakes are.