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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 […] ....
Only on Martha’s Vineyard would you find a quarter horse dressed up as Barbie’s dream horse to greet students and parents as they return for the first day of a new school year. Tuesday September 5th marks the first day of school for Island students. At the West Tisbury School, there were smiles all around […] ....
Enrollment numbers across all Island schools increased over the last two years by more than 100 students, and projections lean toward further growth. Enrollment in all Island schools increased from 2,151 students in the 2020-2021 school year to 2,268 students in the 2022-2023 school year. That’s expected to increase by another 100 or so students […] ....
The shared-services budget was unanimously approved by the All-Island School Committee during a Monday evening meeting. During the previous All-Island School Committee meeting, school officials decided to gather more information before making a decision. “There have been a couple of changes since that last iteration,” Martha’s Vineyard Superintendent Richie Smith said. These include a $3,079 […] ....
Members of the All-Island School Committee went over the Islandwide shared services budget for FY24 at Wednesday’s meeting, but will gather more information before finalizing and approving it at a follow-up meeting. According to school business administrator, Mark Friedman, one earlier version of the shared services budget that was distributed to school committee members represents […] ....