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The environmentally friendly school building task force presented to the Up-Island Regional School Committee its recommendations for retrofitting West Tisbury School during a Monday evening hybrid meeting that will cost an estimated $26 million to $37 million, depending on which option is picked. Task force member Doug Ruskin said the school’s retrofitting will help meet […] ....
Richie Smith is the new superintendent of Martha’s Vineyard Public Schools for a period of two years. During Thursday’s meeting of the All-Island School Committee (AISC), members voted 11-3 to appoint Smith as the superintendent for the remainder of what would have been outgoing superintendent Matt D’Andrea’s remaining term. Smith will take on his new […] ....
West Tisbury affordable housing committee member Jefrey Dubard came before the up-Island school committee during a Monday afternoon meeting to present a potential location for affordable housing for school staff. “When the land where the West Tisbury School currently sits was purchased in 1972 … 2.7 acres of it were undeveloped,” Dubard said. He shared […] ....
The Up-Island school committee voted 4-1 to participate in school choice, with member Skipper Manter as the only dissenting vote, because he said he believes the program is a strain on West Tisbury School’s resources and students. Martha’s Vineyard Public Schools Superintendent Matthew D’Andrea said this “is the time of year” to vote on whether […] ....
The Up-Island regional school committee approved and certified the school district’s $13.9 million budget for the fiscal year of 2023 during a Thursday night meeting. The vote was 4-1 with school committee member Skipper Manter as the only dissenting vote. In past meetings, school committee members Manter and Robert Lionette were resistant to the usage […] ....