State: Amherst Regional Falls Short on Mandated Learning Time by 100 Hours; Fixes Coming for Upcoming School Year

State: Amherst Regional falls short on mandated learning time by 100 hours; fixes coming for upcoming school year

AMHERST — Amherst school officials are being required by the state’s Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to take corrective action after the agency determined Amherst Regional High School students this past school year fell nearly 100 hours short of the required 990 hours of structured learning time.

School District Scrambles to Address Instructional Hours Shortfall - Amherst Indy

Source: Amherst Regional Public Schools Superintendent Dr. E. Xiomara Herman (Dr. Xi) issued a statement today on July 21 in response to a recent finding by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) that Amherst-Pelham Regional High School (ARHS) did not meet the state’s required minimum of 990 hours of structured learning time