Schools
At 6 a.m. on a Monday morning in January, while the doors of the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School are still locked and the sun still snoozing, one area of the school is already buzzing with energy: the cafeteria.
Island school officials are hosting a series of open forums for Martha’s Vineyard residents weigh in on the search for the next superintendent of public education.
The search for the next principal of Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School enters a new phase this month, as superintendent Richard Smith begins reviewing job candidates’ applications with the help of a 20-member review committee.
The high school winter sports season is at full sail, and the Vineyard boys hockey and basketball teams are leading the way with six and five wins each.
A recently-completed review by the Massachusetts Association of Regional Schools suggested regionalization could benefit the Island's elementary school systems.
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.