Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School has teamed up with Lowell-based Middlesex Community College in a bid to earn state approval for an early college program at the Oak Bluffs campus.
About 730 students are enrolled at the high school, representing a wide variety of backgrounds and educational needs. With the student population expected to rise in the coming years, school leaders are pondering replacing the aging building.
Projected costs for a new high school range from $223 to $427 million, leading some Island officials to question if the project should be downsized in order to make it past the voters.
Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School is years overdue for an information technology risk assessment, according to the firm that audits the school’s financial management.
This year’s Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System test results show that Island schools are advancing toward their state-set achievement goals, outpacing other schools around the state still grappling with after-effects of the pandemic.
When the bell rings at 7:30 a.m. at the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School, students stuff their cell phones, earbuds and smart watches into small gray pouches, sealing them with a magnetic lock.