Welcome to Amherst Regional Middle School

170 Chestnut Street

Amherst, MA 01002

Main Office: 413-362-1800

Absence Line:  413-362-1984

School Cancellation Line:  413-362-1898

Administration Notices

Notice Regarding MCAS and Passover

MCAS is beginning March 23 for 7^th grade and March 30

for 8^th grade.When planning the dates of MCAS testing,

we inadvertently missed that Passover begins at sunset

on May 29.  We are sorry for this oversight.  We have been

working for the past week trying to see if there is a change

that we can make in the MCAS schedule, but were

unsuccessful.  We will be having ELA testing on Tuesday,

May 30 and Wednesday, May 31 as planned.  We do not

expect that students participating in Passover to be present

for testing on the days of their religious observance.  We

have MCAS make up dates scheduled for April 1, April 5

and April 6.  We will be observant of the Passover dates

when we plan next year’s MCAS dates.

Parent Letter and Advisory Notice

9th Grade Course Registration Information

http://www.arps.org/hs/Academics/Registration

Update January 11, 2010 -- Proposed MS Budget Cuts and

MS Staffing FY10-FY11  If you have any questions, please

email Mark Jackson at jacksonm@arps.org or Mike Hayes at

hayesm@arps.org

Proposed MS Budget Cuts for FY11 - If you have any

questions or suggestions, please email Mark Jackson at

jacksonm@arps.org or Mike Hayes at hayesm@arps.org.

Please view Mr. Jackson's Power Point Presentation on

the FY11. This was originally presented to a joint meeting

of ARMS and ARHS parents and guardians on Thursday,

November 5.

Letter from Mark Jackson, Interim Middle School Principal

ARMS Parent Survey Results

2009 AYP Report

Vision Statement:

 Amherst Regional Middle School is a learning community that challenges and supports every member’s intellectual, social, emotional and physical growth.  It is a safe, creative, and inclusive community that respects and values academic excellence, individual responsibility, and life-long learning.  Amherst Regional Middle School is a place in which the uniqueness of each individual is recognized, embraced, and appreciated.

Who We Are:

Amherst Regional Middle School is a 7th and 8th grade school serving students from the towns of Amherst, Pelham, Leverett and Shutesbury.  The school has approximately 480 students, organized into five different teams. Our school is grounded in middle school philosophy, in particular the practices and principles of Turning Points.  
 

                                                       Interim Principal:   Mark Jackson   (jacksonmk@arps.org)

                                                       Senior Assistant Principal:   Michael Hayes  (hayesm@arps.org)    

                                                       Assistant Principal:   Libby Hurley  (hurleyl@arps.org)