District Approves Keeping Chilmark Principal Position

The Up-Island Regional School District committee last week agreed to hire a principal for Chilmark School to replace school head Susan Stevens, who retires at the end of the school year.

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Goodbye Beach, Hello Reading, Writing and Arithmetic

On Tuesday morning around the Island, bells were ringing again as Vineyard students headed back to the classroom for the first day of school.

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School Committee Tables $120,000 Request for West Tisbury Study

A space needs assessment at the West Tisbury School is on hold after the Up-Island Regional School Committee voted unanimously Monday to drop a request to fund the study.

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West Tisbury School Bus Hits Car

No one was seriously injured and the two vehicles were unscathed, other than minor damage to the Mini Cooper’s bumper.

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Rising HVAC Costs Make Island Towns Sweat

Several municipal heating, ventilation and air conditioning projects on the Island that have ballooned in price recently, driven up as towns look to replace aging equipment but have no on-Island specialists to carry out such large jobs.

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Up Island Schools Hold Budget Hearing

The Up-Island Regional School District holds its public hearing on the 2024 operating budget Thursday, with a roughly 5.6 per cent increase over the current fiscal year.

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School Enrollment on the Rise, Contrary to Statewide Trend

Bucking a statewide trend, the Vineyard public school system continues to grow, with 2,253 students enrolled across the Island on Oct. 1 compared to 2,191 a year earlier.

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West Tisbury Considers Options for School Overhaul

From a failing roof to inadequate, outdated energy systems, the West Tisbury School needs a complete overhaul, officials said Monday at a meeting of the up-Island school committee.

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Back to School - and Back to Normal for Island Students

Whatever feelings the Island's children may have about returning to school next Tuesday, Sept. 6, their principals, teachers, coaches and other campus leaders are eager to welcome them back for a school year with a return of cherished traditions.

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First Grade Data Show Pandemic’s Toll on Learning

The two-year pandemic has hampered learning for the Island’s youngest school children, according to West Tisbury student data recently presented to the up-Island school committee.

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