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Updated @ 4:30 pm After going to mediation and failing to come to terms, the Martha’s Vineyard Education Association (MVEA) and the school committee remain at odds in their contract negotiations. Along with compensation, the teachers union and the committee also disagree over the attempt to renegotiate the health insurance plans of school employees, according […]
After significant debate among the All-Island School Committee (AISC), assistant superintendent Richie Smith was offered the role of acting superintendent until a qualified candidate is hired for the permanent position. The 7-5 vote to offer Smith the job came at Thursday’s AISC meeting, after significant discussion surrounding the process of either reaching out to potential […]
The West Tisbury select board unanimously approved a 5K race proposed by Island Autism executive director and co-founder Kate DeVane. “We’re hoping to do a 5K in West Tisbury. We’ve done 5Ks in Katama, but we thought that since West Tisbury is now our home, now that we have a home, that we should do […]
Supporters of the Martha’s Vineyard Educators Association (MVEA) gathered on Saturday at Vineyard Haven’s Five Corners to build public awareness about their ongoing contract dispute with the school district. Omnipresent bright yellow “Fair pay for the MVEA” signs held by Vineyard teachers, parents, and students were met with supportive car honks. The teachers and their […]
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 […]