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The West Tisbury select board voted 2-0 to appoint Bradley “Brad” Cortez as a West Tisbury police sergeant during a Wednesday afternoon meeting. Board member Skipper Manter abstained from voting since he is the current West Tisbury police lieutenant. “We’ve completed the restructuring process I wanted to have taken place by the time Lt. Manter […]
Incoming Superintendent Richie Smith had his terms of employment finalized and his final contract with Martha’s Vineyard Public Schools approved by the All-Island School Committee (AISC) Tuesday. Smith is taking over for outgoing Superintendent Matt D’Andrea, who is leaving the Island to take a job as the superintendent of Wareham Public Schools. The committee chose […]
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 […]
Teachers and school employees staged an Islandwide walk-in/out on Thursday to show solidarity with the Martha’s Vineyard Educators Association (MVEA) in their ongoing battle with school officials regarding salary increases. Following a recent failure to reach an agreement during lengthy negotiations with the All Island School Committee over their three-year contract with the district, the […]
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 […]