AMHERST — Whether to move sixth graders in the three Amherst elementary schools to the Amherst Regional Middle School could be decided by the Amherst and Amherst-Pelham Regional school committees next month.
A timeline presented by Superintendent Michael Morris to the Amherst School Committee last week shows that the committee could vote Oct. 5 on having sixth graders in the middle school, followed by the regional committee vote Oct. 12. Favorable votes might mean current fifth graders would be the first sixth grade classes at the middle school in fall 2022.
The votes are necessary so the Elementary School Building Committee can determine the plan for an elementary school project to be completed for the 2026 school year. The Massachusetts School Building Authority will support either a 320-student, K-6 building at the current Fort River School site, or a 575-student school that…
