Parents of students at the Edgartown School say that they are concerned with a decline in the student population, with some criticizing the school’s administration for a lack of leadership. Enrollment at the school has dropped by 20 students since last year, to a current total of 379. But the school choice numbers in […]
Former Edgartown School Committee member Kimberly Kirk has been reappointed to the committee, following the midterm resignation of one of its members. In November, Edgartown School Committee member Laura Seguin said she’d be stepping down from her role for personal reasons. “Given my current job, and spending 90 days a year away from my family, […]
School budgets are seeing a rise on Martha’s Vineyard. The latest iterations of the shared-services budget and the Up-Island Regional School District budget presented during recent school committee meetings show a proposed increase of 15.64 percent and a 9 percent respectively. The proposed shared services budget had an increase by $1.27 million, adding up to […]
There has been a spotlight on the MVRHS School Committee the past several months. Many voters have shared their frustration over the committee’s ongoing lawsuit in support of a synthetic turf field; some have shown their support. A sideshow to the issue is an argument over the general makeup of the committee itself, which is […]
The MVRHS school committee is scheduled to meet on Monday, May 1, to discuss its ongoing litigation with the town of Oak Bluffs over a synthetic turf field. It’s a contentious issue that’s been the headline of multiple town meetings over the past month, with voters expressing their frustrations over taxpayer money going to the […]