The candidates for the next Chilmark School principal has been narrowed down to two educators, one of whom is an Islander Among those who applied to take the reins of the up-Island school, it comes down to Edgartown School third grade teacher Alicia Knight and Kate Squire, a fourth grade teacher at Willard Elementary School […]
Chilmark will hold a special town meeting later this month to potentially take steps toward building a new, two-classroom preschool. The Chilmark Select Board voted 2-0 on Tuesday to approve a single-article special town meeting warrant. Board member Marie Larsen was absent from the meeting. The single article asks residents to consider voting to approve […]
Upgrades to the Chilmark School HVAC system are nearing completion. According to Martha’s Vineyard Public Schools business administrator Mark Friedman, the project is progressing on budget and ahead of schedule, with the expectation of finishing over winter break. On Tuesday, the Up-Island Regional School Committee unanimously approved the usage of up to $106,000 for a […]
Chilmark School principal Susan Stevens announced she will be retiring after this school year. The announcement was made during the Up-Island Regional School Committee meeting on Monday, October 16. Stevens has been the Chilmark School principal since 2009 and led the up-Island school through the COVID pandemic. The principal told The Times she spent 33 […]
The West Tisbury School’s new kitchen still isn’t up and running as it awaits final approval from electrical and building inspections. Electrical and power snafus delayed the project, school principal Donna Lowell-Bettencourt said at Monday’s Up-Island Regional School Committee meeting. On the first day of school, kitchen staff were making use of the cafeteria space […]