The Up-Island school committee voted 4-1 to participate in school choice, with member Skipper Manter as the only dissenting vote, because he said he believes the program is a strain on West Tisbury School’s resources and students. Martha’s Vineyard Public Schools Superintendent Matthew D’Andrea said this “is the time of year” to vote on whether […]
The West Tisbury select board unanimously approved warrant article requests from the town’s community preservation commission (CPC) and finance committee at their Wednesday night meeting. The CPC’s request was for an addition to the warrant article to get CPC funds to the Island Autism Group’s project to build affordable housing for adults with autism who […]
The Up-Island regional school committee approved and certified the school district’s $13.9 million budget for the fiscal year of 2023 during a Thursday night meeting. The vote was 4-1 with school committee member Skipper Manter as the only dissenting vote. In past meetings, school committee members Manter and Robert Lionette were resistant to the usage […]
On Friday, the Up-Island school committee decided to delay the certification of the regional school district’s budget for the fiscal year of 2023. Martha’s Vineyard Public Schools business administrator Mark Friedman presented the changes to the budget from the previous meeting on Tuesday. Friedman said there were two options. The first (6A) was the usage […]
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 […]