Vineyard school officials are looking into the possibility of creating universal preschool on the Island. At the All-Island School Committee (AISC) meeting Thursday, Vice-Chair Alex Salop presented plans to create a task force, to work toward expanding options for students before kindergarten. Salop hopes to educate more students early on, to save resources otherwise spent […]
Vineyard school officials are planning to put together a task force to look at potential uses for modular classrooms that are currently in use at the Tisbury School. The discussion was held during an All-Island School Committee meeting on Thursday, Nov. 16. No vote was made during the meeting but committee member Alex Salop volunteered […]
Martha’s Vineyard superintendent Richie Smith received high remarks from members of the All-Island School Committee for what was his first review in the position. Smith is embarking on his second year as superintendent; he was appointed to the position last year under a two-year contract with a one-year evaluation period. Personnel subcommittee chair Kris O’Brien […]
Ice cream has arrived at the Tisbury Marketplace. Alex and Kate Salop, owners of the Toy Box toy store, recently opened the Ice Box, an ice cream store. The store opened on June 30 to a “warm welcome from everyone, including the Island community,” according to Alex Salop. “At the time when we bought the […]
School and building officials are working to make West Tisbury School carbon neutral, while also adding more space, but the project appears years from going forward because of financial hurdles. The up-Island regional school committee met Monday evening with the West Tisbury capital improvement committee to discuss long-term planning for the school’s facilities The environmentally […]