Vineyard Montessori, long a presence on the Island as a preschool, has expanded in recent years into the lower grades. Now the school is ready to expand again, and next year will offer classes through eighth grade.

Peter Steedman, principal of the Wareham Middle School, will be the new director at the Martha’s Vineyard Public Charter School.

Island public schools are taking a hard look at policies protecting LGBTQ students through proposed changes to the anti-bias policy.

More than 30 Vineyard students were honored in this year’s Boston Globe Scholastic Art and Writing Awards.

Renovations to the ailing physical facility at the regional high school are a priority, Vineyard schools superintendent Matthew D’Andrea said last week.