The environmentally friendly school building task force presented to the Up-Island Regional School Committee its recommendations for retrofitting West Tisbury School during a Monday evening hybrid meeting that will cost an estimated $26 million to $37 million, depending on which option is picked. Task force member Doug Ruskin said the school’s retrofitting will help meet […]
A majority of the Up-Island Regional School Committee supported the district’s budget on Monday, but the 3-2 vote fell short of the four votes needed to certify the budget. The fiscal year 2023 assessment of $13.7 million, which was a part of the motion to certify the budget, will also be revisited. The two dissenting […]
Substitute teachers who work at or plan to teach at an Up-Island school will be seeing a pay increase from $90 to $120 per day. During the Up-Island school committee meeting Monday, superintendent Matthew D’Andrea introduced a proposal to increase the pay for substitutes as a way to attract and retain more candidates. “We have […]
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Up-Island schools certify over $13 million budget
Contractual and health insurance agreements along with shared service contributions make up large part of budget increases.
The Up-Island Regional School District certified their approximately $13 million expense and assessment budgets for FY22 during their meeting Monday.
The Up-Island Regional School District (UIRSD) certified approximately $13 million expense and assessment budgets for FY22 during the school board’s meeting Monday.
In the fifth draft of the budget, UIRSD committee chair Alex Salop said the line items in both the general operating budget and the assessed budget had been carefully combed through by school officials, and all were deemed to be “absolutely necessary” in order to continue providing the expected level of service to students. “We largely trust our school heads and principals to make the right decisions on what is needed on a line item basis,” Salop said.