The future of Tisbury’s historic public elementary school will be in the hands of town voters this weekend when they convene a special town meeting to take up a $55 million overhaul of the crumbling old brick school.
Tisbury School
June 22, 2021
Maia Coleman
Tisbury voters finally said yes to a new school at their annual town election Tuesday, approving a $55 million renovation plan by a landslide and capping years of debate and anguish.
July 8, 2021
Kate Dario
If you want to find John Custer this summer, head to the ocean.
2020
January 2, 2020
On Jan. 6, the Tisbury school’s upper-grade classes will return to their home campus, after peeling lead paint was found in classrooms late last summer.
2019
November 22, 2019
The Tisbury selectmen, school committee and school building committee chose Boston-based Tappé Architects to remodel and modernize the town elementary school.
October 16, 2019
Voters overwhelmingly backed a plan to remediate chipping lead paint at the town school at a meeting Tuesday night.
October 11, 2019
A plan to install modular classrooms at the Tisbury School has been scrapped, less than a week before voters will convene a special town meeting.
October 10, 2019
When they gather for a special town meeting on Oct. 15, Tisbury voters will be asked to release $1.95 million from the general stabilization fund for immediate use at the Tisbury School.
September 19, 2019
At a special town meeting next month, Tisbury voters will be asked to approve emergency funding for temporary classrooms and other unforeseen expenses.
