School District Takes Transportation Reins
Committee Members Vote 8-1 to Allow Superintendent's Office to Run Busses; Costs Projected to Stay Under Budget
By RACHEL KOVAC
School committee members voted this week to allow the Vineyard school district to continue managing its own transportation system for the remainder of the year, but not without some hesitation.
Student Enrollment Falls for Fifth Year Running; Two Towns Drop Sharply
By RACHEL KOVAC
School census figures released this week by the Vineyard public schools show total student enrollment falling for the fifth year in a row.
As of Oct. 1, the schools counted 2,219 students, 66 fewer than enrolled last year and almost 200 fewer students than four years ago.
The most dramatic change in numbers is at the West Tisbury School and the Oak Bluffs School, where enrollment dropped in the double digits.
MCAS Scores Stay Even; High School Math Rises for Fourth Year Running
By RACHEL KOVAC
Vineyard MCAS scores remained relatively flat overall this year, although math scores at the Martha's Vineyard Regional High School and West Tisbury eighth grade rocketed well above state averages.
Scores for the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System exam were released by the Department of Education Wednesday, pushing educators into a tailspin as they rushed to analyze the results for their students, teachers and communities.
Martha's Vineyard Hospital leaders told the Oak Bluffs selectmen Tuesday they are confident in their fund-raising abilities and plan to begin the permitting process for the $42 million hospital building project soon.
Jordanian School Principal Pays Visit
By RACHEL KOVAC
Ibrahim Shhab trekked across the world to arrive on Martha's Vineyard last Wednesday as part of a Fulbright program which takes school administrators from around the world and sends them to different countries to learn about education.
Reading Rainbow: Books in Boxes, Library Moves to New Space
By RACHEL KOVAC
Boxes litter the large meeting room of the new Oak Bluffs library on Pacific avenue. Marked carefully with numbers, each box is filled with books that will slowly make their way onto shelves in the days and weeks ahead.