“At first I was afraid, I was petrified …” I don’t care if you’re a die-hard metal or country music fan, you’re lying to yourself if you say you don’t know those beginning lyrics to Gloria Gaynor’s anthem “I Will Survive.” Chances are, you know them better than you’re willing to admit (even if you’re […]
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After 23 years, Mr. Caruthers retires
When he’s not teaching earth science, directing the Mentor Induction Program, or providing academic support as a special education teacher at the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School, you can find Jeff Caruthers water skiing, baking treats, or playing fetch with his 3 dogs things he will have more time for now that he’ll be retiring after 23 years at Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School (MVRHS).
Mr Caruthers, who began working at MVRHS in 1998, has invested a lot of his energy into improving the school’s special education program.
“[My colleagues and I] have been working really hard in special-ed to develop a scope and sequence of curriculum for ninth graders that come into our program, and transition them into tenth, eleventh, twelfth grades…and then, if they’re still in the program, beyond high school,” he said.