Oakland Board of Education: School Calendar & Board Meetings
The Oakland Board of Education governs Oakland PreK-8 Public Schools in Oakland, New Jersey. This guide helps parents, students, residents, job applicants and staff reach the correct official pages for the school calendar, Board meetings, agendas, minutes, phone number, schools, employment, OPRA records, policies and parent resources.
Important clarification: searches such as Oakland Board of Education NJ, Oakland schools Board of Education and Oakland department of education usually refer to the Oakland K-8 Public Schools district, not Oakland Unified in California or Oakland Schools in Michigan.
Oakland Board of Education NJ: what to use first
Board info
Use the official Board of Education page for Board members, meeting notices, agendas, minutes, policies and district goals.
Calendar
The district calendar hub links the 2025–2026 and 2026–2027 school-year calendars.
Agenda & minutes
Use the BOE Meetings archive for the correct school year, then open either Agendas or Minutes.
Employment
Oakland K-8 says applicants should complete the online application and should not submit paper resumes or direct emails.
Independent-site notice: BoardofEducations.org is not Oakland PreK-8 Public Schools, the Oakland Board of Education or the New Jersey Department of Education. Official district notices, forms, policies and meeting postings take priority.
Oakland Board of Education quick facts
For users comparing other New Jersey school-board pages, BoardofEducations.org also has local guides for Wayne Board of Education NJ, North Arlington Board of Education and Summit Board of Education. Use those only for those districts; Oakland families should rely on Oakland K-8 official pages for Oakland-specific dates and forms.
What the Oakland Board of Education does
The Oakland Board of Education establishes policies under which the school district operates and develops the annual budget presented to residents at a public meeting. The Board is made up of five elected members, plus a Board Secretary and the Superintendent of Schools. Board members are volunteers, not district employees.
Elected local trustees
Each elected Board member serves a three-year term.
Policy role
The Board sets the policy framework for district operations.
Budget oversight
The budget is presented to residents each year at a public meeting.
Use the district Board page for current member information, meeting notice links, BOE meeting records, district goals and policies.
Open official Oakland Board of Education page →Oakland Board of Education members
The official Board Members page currently identifies these elected Oakland Board of Education members. Because Board roles, terms and emails can change after elections or reorganization meetings, verify the official page before sending formal correspondence or publishing a member list.
| Member | Current role shown | Listed contact | Practical note |
|---|---|---|---|
| John A. Scerbo | President | scerboj@oaklandschoolsnj.org | Use the current Board page to confirm officer role before citing. |
| Lisa Cooper | Vice President | cooperl@oaklandschoolsnj.org | Board page lists the shared district phone line for members. |
| Teresa Kilday | Trustee | kilday@oaklandschoolsnj.org | Verify current term information on the official page. |
| Peter Mazzilli | Trustee | mazzillip@oaklandschoolsnj.org | Use official meeting records for votes and formal actions. |
| Carita Shelkin | Trustee | shelkinc@oaklandschoolsnj.org | Search snippets and cached pages can show older term labels; verify live. |
Freshness warning: election cycles, reorganization meetings and cached search results can make Board-member lists stale. Use the official Board Members page before emailing, quoting or naming a Board officer.
The official page lists member names, roles, terms, phone information and email contacts.
Verify current Oakland Board members →Oakland Board of Education meeting schedule
The Oakland Board of Education generally meets on the third Tuesday of each month, but the district states that meeting dates are subject to change. Treat the third-Tuesday pattern as a starting point only; special meetings, work sessions, reorganization meetings, holidays or public notices can change the exact date, location or agenda.
Start with meeting notice
Use the official Meeting Notice page for the legally posted meeting information.
Then check schedule
Open the current BOE Meetings year and select the schedule link for the active year.
Use agenda for topics
Agenda pages show meeting items before the approved minutes are available.
Do not rely only on Google snippets for meeting dates. Search results can surface prior-year schedules or archived minutes. Always open the current Oakland BOE Meetings section before attending.
Confirm the current meeting date, time, location and agenda before leaving home.
Open Oakland BOE Meetings section →How to find Oakland Board of Education agenda and minutes
Searches for Oakland Board of Education agenda and Oakland Board of Ed minutes often return archive pages. Use the school-year folder first so you do not read the wrong meeting record.
Open the Board of Education page
Start from the official district Board page, not a search result for an old PDF.
Select BOE Meetings
Choose the active school-year folder, such as the current meeting year or archive year you need.
Choose agendas or minutes
Use Agendas for upcoming or current meeting topics. Use Minutes for approved records after the meeting.
Check attachments separately
Some years include attachments or supporting documents that are separate from the minutes page.
Use OPRA only when the record is not posted
If a public record is not available online, use the district OPRA request route instead of relying on unofficial copies.
Open the current school-year agenda archive.
Open Oakland BOE agendas →Use the minutes archive for formal meeting records.
Open Oakland BOE minutes →For comparison, the Jersey City Board of Education guide and Cranford Board of Education guide also explain how New Jersey districts separate Board agendas, minutes, meeting notices and calendar pages.
Oakland Board of Education calendar: 2026–2027 school-year checks
The official Oakland district calendar hub links both the 2025–2026 School Year Calendar and the 2026–2027 School Year Calendar. For the 2026–2027 planning calendar, the listed first day for staff and students is September 8, 2026.
| Calendar item | Current 2026–2027 detail | Practical user note |
|---|---|---|
| First day for staff and students | September 8, 2026 | Use the official PDF before making travel, childcare or work plans. |
| Planning calendar | Includes inclement-weather planning days. | The district can revise the calendar if weather/emergency days are used or unused. |
| Last student day | Listed as June 23, 2027, minimum day for students. | Final days can be adjusted in spring based on closings and required instructional days. |
| Back-to-school nights | Elementary and VMS dates appear separately on the school-year calendar. | Confirm school-specific notices because times and formats can vary. |
Calendar caution: the Oakland Board of Education reserves the right to modify the school calendar when conditions require it. Do not rely on a downloaded copy without checking the active district calendar page.
Open the district calendar hub and select the correct school-year file.
Open Oakland Public Schools calendar →Oakland schools served by the Oakland Board of Education
Oakland PreK-8 Public Schools lists the following schools in its official schools section. The district is a PreK-8 system; families also commonly need to distinguish Oakland K-8 from the regional high-school district when checking calendars, weather closings, transportation or student transitions.
Dogwood Hill Elementary School
Elementary school page linked from the district schools directory.
Heights Elementary School
Elementary school page linked from the district schools directory.
Manito Elementary School
Elementary school page linked from the district schools directory.
T.O.P.S. Early Childhood Learning
Early childhood learning program listed in the district schools section.
Valley Middle School
Middle school page linked from the district schools directory.
High-school distinction
For regional high-school matters, confirm the correct regional district page rather than using Oakland K-8 pages.
Use the district Schools page to reach school-specific websites and notices.
Open Oakland schools directory →Oakland Board of Education employment and job applications
Users searching Oakland Board of Education employment usually need district job postings, application instructions or HR contacts. Oakland K-8 Public Schools states that applicants must complete the online application, should not submit paper resumes/applications, and should not send direct emails as a substitute for the online application.
Open Human Resources
Start from the official Human Resources page, not a third-party job reposting.
Select Employment Opportunities
Use the district-linked online application system for current openings.
Complete the online application fully
The district says the online application is the primary source of applicant information.
Wait for interview contact
Only applicants selected for an interview are personally contacted.
Application mistake to avoid: do not email a resume directly or mail a paper application unless the official posting specifically instructs you to do so.
Use the official HR page and employment application route.
Open Oakland K-8 Human Resources →Oakland Department of Education vs Oakland Board of Education
Oakland, New Jersey does not use “Oakland Department of Education” as the main local district name on the official school website. For local school calendars, Board meetings, agendas, minutes, schools, jobs and parent resources, use Oakland PreK-8 Public Schools and the Oakland Board of Education.
| If you searched… | You probably need… | Best official route |
|---|---|---|
| Oakland department of education | Local district office or NJDOE statewide resource. | Use Oakland K-8 for local issues; use NJDOE for statewide policy, standards or state education matters. |
| Oakland board of education phone number | District office contact. | Call Oakland PreK-8 at 201-337-6156. |
| Oakland schools board of education | Oakland K-8 Board page. | Open the official Oakland Board of Education section. |
| Oakland Board of Education agenda | Meeting agenda archive. | Open BOE Meetings, then choose Agendas for the correct school year. |
For broader New Jersey local-board navigation examples, see the Millburn Board of Education guide or Middlesex Board of Education guide. They are useful comparisons, but Oakland-specific decisions should come from Oakland K-8 sources.
OPRA, Board policies, budgets and public records
Agendas and approved minutes are not the same as policies, budgets or OPRA records. Use the correct official resource based on the document you need.
| Need | Use this | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|
| Board agenda | BOE Meetings → Agendas | Shows scheduled items before formal approval. |
| Approved minutes | BOE Meetings → Minutes | Formal written record after approval/posting. |
| Board policy | Board Policies | Use when exact rule language matters. |
| Budget information | Business Office / budget pages | Budget details are separate from meeting minutes. |
| Public record not posted | Open Public Records Act Request Form | OPRA is the formal public-record request route. |
Use the district’s Open Public Records Act Request Form page for records not already posted online.
Open Oakland OPRA request form page →Use the official Board Policies link rather than a summary or outdated handbook excerpt.
Open Oakland Board policies →Transportation, school schedules and emergency closings
For busing and emergency closing questions, use Oakland’s transportation and inclement-weather pages rather than a Board meeting agenda. Oakland’s emergency closing information says the district works with multiple local partners and sends parent notifications through its emergency notification system, with preferences managed through the parent portal.
Transportation policies
Use the transportation section for bus rules, subscription busing and special education transportation forms.
Emergency closings
Weather, power outages, flooding or transportation issues can create altered schedules.
Parent Portal
Parents should keep contact preferences current for emergency notifications.
Open the transportation policies and regulations page for current busing guidance.
Open transportation policies →Open the district emergency closing page and check live district alerts.
Open emergency closing information →Common Oakland Board of Education search problems
Wrong Oakland result
Problem: search results show Oakland CA or Oakland County, MI.
Fix: add “NJ” or “Oakland K-8 Public Schools” to the search, then use the official oaklandschoolsnj.org page.
Old agenda or minutes
Problem: the result opens a prior school-year archive.
Fix: go back to BOE Meetings and choose the correct school-year folder before opening agendas or minutes.
Meeting date uncertainty
Problem: a meeting seems to be on the third Tuesday, but the official schedule may differ.
Fix: verify the Meeting Notice and current schedule before attending.
Employment application not accepted
Problem: the applicant sends a paper resume or direct email.
Fix: use the official online employment application route from Human Resources.
Official Oakland Board of Education resources
| Official resource | Use it for | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Oakland Board of Education | Board overview, BOE information, meeting notices and policy links. | Open Board page |
| Board Members | Current members, roles, terms, emails and member contact line. | Open members page |
| District Calendar | 2025–2026 and 2026–2027 school-year calendars. | Open calendar page |
| Contact Us | District address, phone and fax. | Open contact page |
| Human Resources | Employment opportunities and application instructions. | Open HR page |
| Schools | Official school list and school-site links. | Open schools page |
Oakland Board of Education FAQs
What is the Oakland Board of Education phone number?
The main Oakland PreK-8 Public Schools phone number is 201-337-6156. The district address is 315 Ramapo Valley Road, Oakland, NJ 07436.
Where is the Oakland Board of Education office?
The official district contact page lists Oakland Public Schools at 315 Ramapo Valley Road, Oakland, New Jersey 07436.
When does the Oakland Board of Education meet?
The official Board Members page says Oakland Board of Education meetings are generally held on the third Tuesday of each month, but dates are subject to change. Always verify the current meeting notice and schedule before attending.
Where can I find Oakland Board of Education agendas?
Open the official Board of Education section, choose BOE Meetings, select the correct school-year folder and then open the Agendas page.
Where can I find Oakland Board of Ed minutes?
Use the BOE Meetings archive and select the Minutes page for the correct school year. Minutes are different from agendas because they are formal records after a meeting.
What schools are part of Oakland PreK-8 Public Schools?
The district schools page lists Dogwood Hill Elementary School, Heights Elementary School, Manito Elementary School, T.O.P.S. Early Childhood Learning and Valley Middle School.
Where is the Oakland Board of Education calendar?
The official district calendar page links the 2025–2026 and 2026–2027 school-year calendars. Use the active calendar page before planning around holidays, minimum days or the first day of school.
How do I apply for Oakland Board of Education employment?
Use the official Oakland K-8 Human Resources page and complete the online application. The district says applicants should not submit paper resumes/applications or send direct emails instead of applying online.
Is Oakland Board of Education the same as Oakland Department of Education?
No. For local Oakland, New Jersey school matters, the official district is Oakland PreK-8 Public Schools and the local governing body is the Oakland Board of Education. NJDOE is the statewide education authority.
Is this the Oakland, California school board?
No. This guide is for Oakland, New Jersey and Oakland PreK-8 Public Schools. Oakland Unified School District in California and Oakland Schools in Michigan are different entities.
Before you rely on an Oakland BOE date, agenda or form
Source verification: this guide was refreshed on September 1, 2026 using the official Oakland K-8 Public Schools Board of Education, Board Members, Contact Us, District Calendar, Schools, Human Resources, OPRA, transportation and emergency-closing resources.