Scheduling, grading and cell phone policies were all topics for discussion when Sara Dingledy met with parents, faculty and staff Tuesday morning over coffee and pastries.

The Vineyard boys basketball team remains one win away from qualifying for the state championship tournament after a hard-fought loss in double overtime to Somerset Berkley on Wednesday.

Stephen McCarthy, an alumnus and former assistant coach at the regional high school, will replace longtime coach Don Herman, who retired this year.

Graduating seniors at the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School who are bilingual will have an opportunity to become certified as Portuguese interpreters.

Sara Dingledy, the principal of Westchester Square Academy in New York city, was named the new principal of the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School on Friday.