With an uncertain fall ahead for public schools, Vineyard schools superintendent of schools Matthew D’Andrea announced early this week that a task force has been formed to develop a reopening plan.
Under pressure to certify a revised budget before the first Island annual town meeting next week, the regional high school committee and administrators are struggling to reach consensus.
The regional high school district committee voted Monday to cut at least $1 million from the 2021 budget, although where the cuts will come from is yet to be determined.
With the regional high school dropout rate on the rise, principal Sara Dingledy sought to explain the numbers to the district school committee this week.
The Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School district committee this week postponed a vote on the FY 2021 budget, amid concerns about the lack of a clear policy over how to pay for capital spending projects.
With growing discord over the regional high school funding formula, district school committee members agreed Monday that mediation may be the only option.
The regional high school was one of 16 schools in the commonwealth to be recognized as a 2019 National Banner School for their unified sports program, coach Ryan Kent told the high school committee this week.