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West Tisbury School opts into Green Communities
School will be able to apply for grant funds, but must reduce energy consumption through sustainable initiatives.
The West Tisbury School will now be included in the list of buildings and entities in town that can apply for and receive Green Communities grant funds, provided the school works toward reducing its energy consumption.
The West Tisbury School will now be included in the list of buildings and entities in town that can apply for and receive Green Communities grant funds, provided the school works toward reducing its energy consumption.
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MVPS reverts to one director of student support services
Two-director model changed as longtime co-director Nancy Dugan eyes retirement.
Martha’s Vineyard Public Schools (MVPS) is hiring Hope MacLeod as the sole director of student support services a change made by the All-Island School Committee at their meeting Thursday.
Originally, MacLeod served as co-director, and was in charge of student support services for grades 8-12, while co-director Nancy Dugan was tasked with students in grades K-7.
But now Dugan is eyeing retirement at the beginning of July, and the school system has decided to revert back to a single-director model moving forward.
The all-Island school committee discussed ways to expand racial and social justice learning in the Martha’s Vineyard public school system Thursday, adding diversity training, anti-racist curriculums and racial literacy programs to the agenda for the new year.
Plans for expanding diversity programs at the schools have been a topic of discussion at a handful of school committee meetings in the past year, but the conversation took a formal step forward Thursday, when Martha’s Vineyard Diversity Coalition a community-based organization focused on eradicating racism on the Island came before the school committee to share its work.
Assistant superintendent of the Island schools Richard Smith, who is a member of the coalition, said the presentation marked the first steps in a collaborative effort between the schools and the coalition to bring about change in the school system.
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Island schools look to address racism through education
Martha’s Vineyard Diversity Coalition suggests several diversity, equity, and inclusion resources for staff and students.
Borders to Bridges is just one of the multitude of racial literacy programs suggested to Island public schools by the Martha’s Vineyard Diversity Coalition during an All-Island School Committee meeting Thursday.
The Martha’s Vineyard Public School (MVPS) system is working in collaboration with the Martha’s Vineyard Diversity Coalition (MVDC) to bring additional diversity, equity, and inclusion resources to staff and students.
In order to foster a positive learning environment for all students, members of the MVDC suggested several opportunities for both faculty and staff enrichment, along with curricula that promote openness and inclusivity, during an All-Island School Committee meeting Thursday.