Across the Island, the five elementary schools, regional high school and public charter school will all welcome back students on Tuesday. When they arrive, they will be greeted by new staff, new infrastructure and new strategies for keeping students educated.
Cheers rang out Tuesday at the Portuguese American Club as Martha’s Vineyard superintendent of schools Richard M. Smith arrived for an election night gathering to celebrate the historic high school project win.
Jaime L. Curley will be the next superintendent of schools on Martha’s Vineyard, assuming successful contract negotiations, following a marathon meeting of the all-Island school committee Thursday night.
The All-Island school committee has picked three finalists for the job of public schools superintendent on Martha’s Vineyard and expects to name their final choice next week, according to an announcement Friday afternoon from search committee chair Alex Salop.
Martha’s Vineyard public schools will be closed on Tuesday as workers continue to clear snow from across the Island, the district announced Monday evening.
The average cost to educate a child in public school on Martha’s Vineyard is more than several regionalized school districts of similar size, including Nantucket, according to a recent study.
Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School is in the market for a new principal, after school officials announced this week that interim principal Sean Mulvey will return to the school’s counseling department next year.
The cost of services shared by public schools on Martha’s Vineyard could be going up by nearly 9 per cent, superintendent Richard Smith told the all-Island school committee Monday night as he presented an $11.4 million draft budget for the coming fiscal year.
