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APEA Reaches Tentative Agreement; Waiting on No Confidence Response

June 9, 2023

The Amherst Pelham Education Association and the Amherst Regional School Committee have reached a tentative agreement. Besides seeing increases in cost of living of 3% for each of the three years, some of the other agreements the APEA has fought …

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APEA Members Vote No Confidence

May 14, 2023

The APEA wishes Dr. Michael Morris well as he takes time off from his Superintendent position. We support Dr. Morris taking steps in order to be healthy. ALL staff and students deserve to work and learn in a school environment …

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Support Education in our Community!

April 29, 2023

The APEA (Amherst Pelham Education Association) supports full funding for education in Amherst, including fair and equitable wages for staff, full staffing that meets the educational needs of our students, and safe and healthy buildings. The APEA believes that every …

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APEA Statement in Support of LGBTQIA+ and Racial Equity

April 21, 2023

Extremely harmful and dangerous attacks on public education and marginalized youth are occurring in many states and school districts in the United States, including legal attacks on curricula involving critical race theory and African American history and the histories of …

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Rally to support educators!

April 6, 2023

Rally to support educators!

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Investment in Educators is an Investment in this Community

March 18, 2023

Investment in Educators is an Investment in this Community

For several years, Amherst School district cost-of-living raises have barely kept up with inflation rates and rising costs of health care. Over time, demands on educators have risen. The profession is more intense than it has ever been. The country …

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What to Know About the Contract Negotiations

March 4, 2023

What to Know About the Contract Negotiations

APEA at School Committee Budget Meeting, 3/2/23.  Click on the right for full article.

  • WE NEED SCHOOL COMMITTEE TO MEET US DIRECTLY! Mediation vs. Direct Negotiation: In mediation, the two parties communicate, indirectly, through a state appointed mediator. There
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Amherst Educators Will Work Strictly According to Contract

February 21, 2023

95% of Amherst educators voted in favor of moving to work to rule! We will begin on February 27th.

  • ARPS educators are taking action to show the community all that we do, and all that is involved, in a given
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Did You Know? (About Negotiations…)

February 9, 2023

Did You Know? (About Negotiations…)

  • The School Committee has put APEA into mediation for months, which means discussion through School Committee’s tax-funded lawyer.
  • Many of their offers are word-for-word what they proposed in November ’22. In traditional, non mediation negotiations, parties are required to make

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Community Forum at ARMS 2/2/23!

February 2, 2023

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OwM-h1vpEAUi7fMXeOZpqbtTRxd52rgYHBgjN_6lMsQ/edit…

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