Classes begin Tuesday at the Martha’s Vineyard Public Charter School, but new director Peter Steedman has been hard at work since July, introducing new practices and staff training in preparation for the school year. “I’m excited,” he said. “As with anything new, the nerves are there, but you get these nerves every year as a teacher.”

Mr. Steedman has worked in international schools all over the world, specializing in the International Baccalaureate (IB) curriculum. He was recently upper school principal of the Escola Americana de Campinas in Brazil where 80 per cent of the student body was made up of Brazilian nationals. He has also led two Massachusetts schools, including the Sturgis Charter Public School’s west campus in Hyannis.

Summer trainings have included success counseling from the Vermont-based Aloha foundation… read more on Vineyard Gazette