The All-Island School Committee has not been able to reach an agreement with Martha’s Vineyard superintendent Richie Smith since discussions around renewing his contract began in November. Committee chair Amy Houghton provided a brief update during a Thursday evening, All Island meeting before the committee entered into an executive session to discuss details regarding the […]
Vineyard school officials are looking into the possibility of creating universal preschool on the Island. At the All-Island School Committee (AISC) meeting Thursday, Vice-Chair Alex Salop presented plans to create a task force, to work toward expanding options for students before kindergarten. Salop hopes to educate more students early on, to save resources otherwise spent […]
School budgets are seeing a rise on Martha’s Vineyard. The latest iterations of the shared-services budget and the Up-Island Regional School District budget presented during recent school committee meetings show a proposed increase of 15.64 percent and a 9 percent respectively. The proposed shared services budget had an increase by $1.27 million, adding up to […]
Vineyard school officials are planning to put together a task force to look at potential uses for modular classrooms that are currently in use at the Tisbury School. The discussion was held during an All-Island School Committee meeting on Thursday, Nov. 16. No vote was made during the meeting but committee member Alex Salop volunteered […]
Martha’s Vineyard superintendent Richie Smith received high remarks from members of the All-Island School Committee for what was his first review in the position. Smith is embarking on his second year as superintendent; he was appointed to the position last year under a two-year contract with a one-year evaluation period. Personnel subcommittee chair Kris O’Brien […]
Work is underway to establish a 100-unit affordable housing, mixed-use complex in Oak Bluffs. During the All Island School Committee meeting on Thursday, representatives of the Green Villa affordable housing project tried to spread awareness for the project. According to the presenters, the project is targeting to supply affordable, year-round workforce housing. The project is […]
The Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School school is considered in need of intervention following recent MCAS scores, Superintendent of School Richard Smith said at Thursday night’s All Island School Committee meeting. The evaluation came from a combination of MCAS score results along with other indicators of school performance. “When I saw the scores, I had […]
Schools officials endorsed a proposal to work with the Island Housing Trust to develop housing in West Tisbury for school staff. The All Island School Committee voted Thursday night to have district superintendent Richie Smith write a letter to towns in support of the 8-unit project. The school district, through the Island Housing Trust, will […]
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The All Island School Committee reached a quorum this week and received a lesson on school committee governance and communication. Dorothy Presser, curriculum developer, workshop presenter, and field director for the Massachusetts Association of School Committees (MASC) gave the presentation on Wednesday, which was originally scheduled for last September. It’s been postponed due to scheduling […]