Town Government
School Committee & Superintendent
The Superintendent
Sheryl Stanton
About 758 students start their day in this district, and one person answers for all of it. Sheryl Stanton is Superintendent of Schools for the Mohawk Trail Regional School District, proposing the school budget, setting academic priorities, and running the district’s schools day to day. A Shelburne child attends Buckland-Shelburne Elementary and then the district’s Mohawk Trail Regional middle and high schools. The Superintendent is hired by and reports to the elected School Committee, which carries out an annual evaluation. Because the district is regional, that committee answers to eight towns at once, and Shelburne is one of them.
| Role | Superintendent of Schools |
|---|---|
| District office | 24 Ashfield Road, Shelburne Falls, MA 01370 |
| Phone | (413) 625-0192 |
| Website | mtrsd.org |
The School Committee
Shelburne does not run its own school district. It is one of eight member towns of the Mohawk Trail Regional School District, and it shares a single elected School Committee with them. That committee has 16 members, two chosen by the voters of each town, and it sets district policy, approves the school budget, and hires and evaluates the Superintendent. The full committee is chaired by Martha Thurber of Buckland. Shelburne fills two of the 16 seats, and those are the members below. The meetings are public, which means a Shelburne student who shows up can speak.
Willow Cohen
Maya Winfrey
The District at a Glance
- Enrollment: 758 students across the district.
- Schools: four, including Mohawk Trail Regional High School.
- Graduation rate: 88.1%.
- State data: DESE profile (code 07170000).
Meetings & Participation
- When: through the school year on dates the district posts publicly, with agendas on the district website.
- Public comment: residents may address the committee. Check the agenda for sign-up details.
- Watch: committee meetings are recorded and posted online through the district.
- Subcommittees: much of the detailed work on budget, policy, and facilities happens in subcommittees.
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