Island Students Excel and Two Popular Coffee Spots to Close
Students did better than the state average on standardized tests. And the Mocha Motts in Vineyard Haven and the Plane View Restaurant at the airport plan to close as their owners retire.
Oak Bluffs School principal Richard Smith and assistant superintendent Matthew D’Andrea have been named as finalists in the search for the next superintendent. They will both be interviewed by the all-Island school committee this week; interviews are open to the public.
The all-Island school committee has begun its search to replace Vineyard schools superintendent Dr. James H. Weiss, who will retire at the end of this school year.
The search for a new principal at the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School is well under way, superintendent of schools Dr. James H. Weiss said Monday.
A separate search has also begun for Mr. Weiss’s replacement when he retires in 2015.
In a sharply split vote that came after nearly two hours of polling among board members, the All-Island School Committee last night selected James H. Weiss as the next superintendent of Vineyard public schools.
Mr. Weiss, who has been superintendent of the Sanborn regional school system in New Hampshire for the last seven years, is expected to take over leadership of the Island's six public schools on July 1, replacing Vineyard interim superintendent G. Paul Dulac.
Three Superintendent Candidates Vie for Helm of Island Schools
By IAN FEIN
After five months of searching and two different interims, the Vineyard may have its new permanent superintendent of schools named next week.
The all-Island school committee began a series of interviews with three finalists on Wednesday, and will meet with the last superintendent candidate on Monday.
The All-Island School Committee voted without dissent this week to hire Edgartown School principal Edward Jerome as interim superintendent of the p