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District Safety Measures–Update

March 28, 2021

UPDATE: SINCE THE APEA CALLED FOR MORE TRANSPARENCY FROM THE DISTRICT ON SAFETY MEASURES DURING THE RETURN TO BUILDINGS, THE APEA AND DISTRICT HAVE BEEN WORKING TOGETHER ON CLEAR PROTOCOLS THAT ALIGN WITH CURRENT SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE AND PREVIOUS AGREEMENTS BETWEEN …

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APEA Planning for In-Person

March 10, 2021

At a meeting of the APEA Representative Council on Monday evening, members of the APEA expressed great care for their students as well as concern over the rapidly approaching deadlines of return to in-person learning in the Amherst-Pelham School District. …

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School Committee Votes to Return to In-Person

March 5, 2021

Representative Council Meeting Monday, March 8 (4-6PM). Once again, there is much to talk about. Last week Massachusetts Education Commissioner Riley called for 5 day a week in person elementary school by April. Now our own School Committee has voted …

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Proactive Planning for In-Person

March 3, 2021

The APEA has formed a committee of educators to proactively plan for safe, equitable, and pedagogically sound in-person opportunities for all grade levels. The committee met for the first time on Tuesday, February 16. This was one week before Governor …

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Librarians from Amherst Schools deliver books to kids!

February 22, 2021

Susan Wells, a teacher and librarian at Wildwood Elementary school in Amherst, loads her car with bags of books to deliver to students who attend the school in lieu of coming into the library. —Hampshire Gazette STAFF PHOTO/CAROL LOLLIS (10/25/20)
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Standing Committees Need Volunteers

January 16, 2021

APEA members please consider joining one of these committees. You can contact us through the website here or over your email.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Rep Council Approves Sideletters on Limited In-Person(Press Release)

January 13, 2021

Click on link for press release from 1/11/21 Rep Council meeting.

 

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COVID testing/UMass Students Returning

January 9, 2021

1/8/21: ARPS district has rapid symptomatic testing only for students and staff who are doing in-person learning/teaching.

Asymptomatic testing is offered by UMass and CVS Minute Clinic in Amherst.

Robbin Suprenant is Nurse Manager for the district.

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Moving Forward, Safely

January 4, 2021

In the past, the APEA has declined to respond directly to School Committee statements in the press, as we believe that our work as educators is to serve our students and that our time is best spent there. In that …

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Over 100 local educators’ unions across MA vote No Confidence in Riley

December 19, 2020

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