Martin Trice to Lead Mystic Valley

The Board of Trustee’s of Mystic Valley Regional Charter School has hired a new Director, Mr.  Martin Trice, to lead the school. 

“Mr. Trice brings more than 25 years of education experience at all levels to Mystic Valley including international experience and we believe this experience will provide the school with the ability to reach an even higher level of excellence in the coming years” Chairman Neil Kinnon said. 

“I am thrilled to be joining the Mystic Valley school community. This school has accomplished much in a short period of time.  I come with a deep sense of responsibility to carry on the traditions that have made Mystic Valley one of our state’s and even nation’s finest schools.  I realize that I stand on the shoulders of those who have worked tirelessly to bring Mystic Valley where it is today and I will do everything in my power to ensure that the mission and charter of Mystic Valley are fulfilled at the highest levels.  

“Mystic Valley is a remarkable school.  I say that not just because of Newsweek, U.S. News and World Report and other outlets which have consistently named us among the states and even nation’s finest schools.  As impressive as those assessments are, what is truly remarkable about Mystic Valley is how it has gone about achieving those results.  We say in our mission statement that we intend to provide students the opportunity of a world-class education.  We go on to describe three characteristics of the academic climate. 

"What makes Mystic Valley remarkable is that the first characteristic we chose to list was “well-mannered”, followed by “disciplined” and “structured”. This speaks volumes about the school’s integrity.  When others are drawn to the sirens of numeric success, Mystic Valley holds in equally high regard the student’s character.  This fact places us in rare company among both public and private schools and I am proud to lead such a school into the future.”

Mr. Trice began his career in education in 1982 at Rockland High School, in Rockland, Massachusetts where he taught AP Psychology and served as the discipline supervisor.

He continued his teaching career at Lexington Christian Academy in 1987 and eventually moved into administration.  He served the school for 11 years as the founding boy’s lacrosse team coach, college advisor, admissions director, and eventually as Dean of Students. 

After the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, Mr. Trice served as a consultant to the Ministry of Education in the newly established Republic of Armenia, traveling to the capital Yerevan multiple times over a three year period.  During this period, he served on an international team of educators working on curriculum development and created a student exchange program to and from Armenia. 

In 1997, Mr. Trice was appointed to a Vice President and faculty position at Eastern Nazarene College.  He was a key contributor in several critical administrative initiatives, including the creation of a long-range strategic plan and acquisition of the college’s first investment-grade bond rating.  During his tenure minority student enrollment rose to 19% and College Board scores over 1400 doubled.   

For the past 10 years, Mr. Trice has served as Head of School at South Shore Christian Academy in Weymouth, MA, North Shore Christian School in Lynn, MA. and as an education consultant.  His areas of expertise include curriculum development, administrative design, fundraising and enrollment.

Mr. Trice holds a BA and MA from Eastern Nazarene College.  He is ABD in his doctoral studies at Boston University where he earned membership in the Pi Lambda Theta and Phi Delta Kappa Honor Societies.  He served as a Fellow at the Center on Families, Communities, Schools and Children’s Learning and for the Center for the Advancement of Ethics and Character.

Mr. Trice is an avid sailor and is a U.S. Coast Guard licensed captian.  He enjoys woodworking with a particular interest in Federal Period furniture.  He has been happily married to his wife Beverly for 29 years. They have 2 grown sons.