Find important details on the Members Only tab, including meeting information (under upcoming meetings) and a Health and Safety Issues survey for JMLSC.
The Meeting Minutes page is accessible to members under the MEMBERS ONLY tab. You first need to …
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 …
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. …
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 …
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 …
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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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.
MASSLIVE article on …
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 …