District Goals and Initiatives

This continuous improvement plan describes the map to move the Amherst, Pelham, and Amherst-Pelham Regional Schools in a direction consistent with the mission identified by our staff, community, and School Committees. Our commitment to the continuous improvement of teaching and learning, and the overall improvement of our school systems, incorporates the tenets of our mission statement and is based on a set of core beliefs and on theories of action. Corresponding goals, action steps, and timelines will be used as a means of focusing our work on our mission.

District departments and building administrators will create implementation plans to correspond to goals identified by the Superintendent and School Committees. Current data analysis, review of progress toward prior goals, and review of self-assessment tools began this summer. Areas of growth and areas in need of improvement were identified, and the information was used to reflect on our practice and to adjust planning.

We are committed to celebrating our accomplishments, identifying our areas of necessary growth, and addressing all present challenges. This unwavering focus on excellence and equity will move us closer to our vision of supporting our students in their growth and, thus, to realizing their goals and becoming contributing members of our wider community.

I would like to thank the faculty, staff, students, School Committees, community members, community partners, and families for input and for their efforts on behalf of our schools and, most importantly, out students. This document is the voice of many who share in this work by their continued focus on access, equity, and excellence and through their willingness to work collaboratively with the schools to benefit all of our students.

Maria Geryk
Superintendent