Town Government
School Committee & Superintendent
Two Committees, One Student’s Path
Leverett splits its schooling in two, and understanding that split tells you which committee to go to. Leverett Elementary teaches the town’s roughly 135 students from PreK through grade 6, and it is the town’s own school. In seventh grade a Leverett student moves to the Amherst-Pelham Regional schools, the middle and high school shared with Amherst, Pelham, and Shutesbury. So Leverett voters elect one committee for the elementary years, and the town also shares in the regional committee that governs the upper grades.
The Superintendent
Shannon White-Cleveland
About 135 students start their day at Leverett Elementary, and one person answers for the district that runs it. Shannon White-Cleveland is the Superintendent of the Erving School Union 28, the shared superintendency that Leverett runs its elementary school through, together with Erving, Shutesbury, and the New Salem-Wendell district. The Superintendent proposes the school budget, sets academic priorities, and runs the district day to day. She is hired by and reports to the elected School Committee, which carries out an annual evaluation. Once a Leverett student reaches seventh grade, a different leader takes over: Dr. E. Xiomara Herman is Superintendent of the Amherst-Pelham Regional School District, which runs the middle and high school the four towns share.
| Elementary district | Leverett (PreK to grade 6), through Erving School Union 28 |
|---|---|
| Superintendent | Shannon White-Cleveland (Union 28) |
| Union office | (413) 423-3337 |
| Website | union28.org · leverettschool.org |
The Leverett School Committee
The Leverett School Committee has five members, elected town-wide to staggered terms, and it governs Leverett Elementary. The committee sets school policy, approves the elementary school budget, and works with the union superintendent who runs the district day to day. Its meetings are public, which means a Leverett student who shows up can speak.
Marnie Genre
Rachael Ozereko
Andrew Parker-Renga
Tim Shores
Liz Johnson
For grades 7 to 12, Leverett also elects representatives to the Amherst-Pelham Regional School Committee, which governs the schools shared with Amherst, Pelham, and Shutesbury.
Leverett Elementary at a Glance
- Enrollment: 135 students, PreK through grade 6.
- School: Leverett Elementary, 85 Montague Road.
- Grades 7 to 12: the Amherst-Pelham Regional schools.
- State data: DESE profile (code 01540000).
Meetings & Participation
- When: the committee meets monthly during the school year, with agendas posted at leverettschool.org.
- Public comment: residents may address the committee. Check the agenda for sign-up details.
- The regional committee: the Amherst-Pelham Regional School Committee meets separately and posts its agendas at arps.org.
- Subcommittees: much of the detailed work on budget, policy, and facilities happens in subcommittees.
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