Mirroring debates around the country about the health of school lunches and the constraints of shrinking budgets, a Tuesday hearing about the Up-Island Regional School District’s 2013 operating budget centered around whether and how the schools could fit a healthier but more expensive food program into their budget. The well-attended hearing included a vocal group of parents and teachers advocating for the schools to take over the school lunch program.
West Tisbury School
2011
2010
October 21, 2010
Passed over for an administration job, a science teacher at the West Tisbury School whose students scored highest in this year’s state MCAS exams, has angrily and publicly appealed for an explanation, saying without one he would be forced to leave the Vineyard school system.
An impassioned Karl Nelson aired his grievance at a meeting of the up-Island school committee on Monday, arguing that he had been unfairly denied the job of interim assistant principal at the West Tisbury School this summer. An out-of-state candidate was selected.
2007
October 4, 2007
January tears were replaced by October smiles welcoming U.S. Marine Lieut. Col. Michael Halt back to West Tisbury on Monday.
Better known as school principal Mr. Halt to 283 students at the school, Mr. Halt was welcomed home with simple heartfelt words by his peers and was serenaded by the student body and by the faculty after an eight-month tour of active duty, including seven and a half months based in Seleucia, Iraq.
January 11, 2007
Retired Edgartown School principal Edward J. Jerome will take over
on Tuesday as interim principal of West Tisbury School, superintendent
of schools Dr. James H. Weiss announced this week. West Tisbury School
principal Michael Halt, a lieutenant colonel in the United States Marine
Corps Reserves, leaves this weekend for active duty in California and
Iraq.
January 4, 2007
West Tisbury School principal Michael A. Halt, a lieutenant colonel
in the United States Marine Corps Reserves, was called back to active
duty this week and will leave for training in just over a week to
prepare for a tour of duty in Iraq.
Mr. Halt received the official letter on Wednesday and has known
with near certainty that he would be leaving for a little more than two
weeks. He must report for duty by Jan. 15.
2004
August 30, 2004
Six Island educators are among the nine finalists now vying for the
interim principal jobs in both the West Tisbury and Chilmark schools.
The high-speed search for school leaders comes less than a month
after two principals in the Up-Island district - Elaine Pace and
Carlos Colley - handed in their resignations after each serving
three years on the job.
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