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The up-Island school committee voted 4-1 to certify the fiscal year 2024 budget after a public hearing on Thursday evening, just in time for the holiday season. Committee member Skipper Manter was the sole dissenting vote. Committee member Jim Newman, who was initially absent from the meeting, was called in to virtually participate and vote […]
After a public hearing on Wednesday, Dec. 21, the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School (MVRHS) committee voted 6-1 to approve the amended proposed fiscal year 2024 budget of $25.1 million. Committee member Skipper Manter, who took issue with the use of excess and deficiencies (E and D) funds, was the sole dissenting vote. A public […]
With back-to-back votes Thursday night, resolution to a contract impasse between the Martha’s Vineyard Educators Association (MVEA) and All-Island School Committee was formalized. In its first vote, the all-Island school committee approved a new three-year teacher’s contract for Martha’s Vineyard Public Schools. No committee members voted against the new contract and only one member, Amy […]
After a lengthy and sometimes contentious battle between the Martha’s Vineyard Educators Association (MVEA) and the school district regarding teacher contracts, an agreement has finally been reached. The terms of the deal have not been released, but the All-Island School Committee is scheduled to consider ratification of the contract at a meeting scheduled for Thursday […]
Madison Straus was excited when she was offered a position teaching health and physical education at the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School last year. The former MVRHS graduate had just completed her master’s degree, in addition to welcoming her first child, Hughes, with her husband, Jesse. Over the course of less than a year, Straus […]