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Chilmark School principal Susan Stevens announced she will be retiring after this school year. The announcement was made during the Up-Island Regional School Committee meeting on Monday, October 16. Stevens has been the Chilmark School principal since 2009 and led the up-Island school through the COVID pandemic. The principal told The Times she spent 33 […] ....
After the sudden passing on Tuesday of Shannon Carbon, a longtime English language learning (ELL) teacher at the Tisbury School, the Vineyard school district is remembering its colleague and making sure that students and staff can access counseling resources. Shannon Carbon served as an ELL teacher as well as a K–8 coordinator since joining the […] ....
The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education released the 2023 Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System results (MCAS) and it revealed some improvements may be needed at Martha’s Vineyard schools. This is the first full release of accountability data since 2019, according to a press release from the department. This includes information such as graduation rates, […] ....
The MVRHS school committee will continue to use anonymous donations to pay attorney fees following a land court judge ruling that favored the committee’s planned turf field at the high school. The committee met with attorney Brian Winner Monday night during a public meeting, and voted 7-2 to continue to engage his services. Winner is […] ....
Updated As of Sept. 5, school is officially underway on the Island. Administrators have many issues on their plates, including major building projects at the Tisbury School and the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School; the schools are also working with a rise in English language learners, and increasing behavioral health challenges following the trauma of […] ....