Oakland Public Schools Explained

Oakland Public Schools
Logo Alt:This is the logo for Oakland Public Schools.
Superintendent:Gina M. Coffaro
Businessadmin:Annette Wells
Address:315 Ramapo Valley Road
Zipcode:07436
Country:United States
Coordinates:41.0226°N -74.2445°W
Schools:4
Enrollment:1,326 (as of 2022–23)
Ratio:10.1:1
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The Oakland Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school district serving students in kindergarten through eighth grade from the borough of Oakland in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.

As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprising four schools, had an enrollment of 1,326 students and 130.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.1:1.[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "I", the second-highest of eight groupings. District Factor Groups organize districts statewide to allow comparison by common socioeconomic characteristics of the local districts. From lowest socioeconomic status to highest, the categories are A, B, CD, DE, FG, GH, I and J.[2]

Students in ninth through twelfth grades for public school attend the schools of the Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District, a regional district serving students from Franklin Lakes, Oakland and Wyckoff.[3] Students entering the district as freshmen have the option to attend either of the district's high schools, regardless of their residence, subject to a choice made during eighth grade.[4] [5] Schools in the district (with 2022–23 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[6]) areIndian Hills High School, located in Oakland[7] with 736 students andRamapo High School, located in Franklin Lakes[8] with 1,243 students.[9]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2022–23 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[10]) are:[11] [12] [13]

Elementary schools
Middle school

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[22] [23]

Board of education

The district's board of education, composed of five members, sets policy and oversees the fiscal and educational operation of the district through its administration. As a Type II school district, the board's trustees are elected directly by voters to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with either one or two seats up for election each year held as part of the April school election. The board appoints a superintendent to oversee the district's day-to-day operations and a business administrator to supervise the business functions of the district.[25] [26] As one of the 13 districts statewide with school elections in April, voters also decide on passage of the annual school budget.[27] [28]

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3411910&DistrictID=3411910 District information for Oakland Public School District
  2. http://www.state.nj.us/education/finance/rda/dfg.shtml NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts
  3. http://www.nj.gov/education/pr/1415/narrative/03/4300/000.html Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District 2015 Report Card Narrative
  4. Van Dusen, Matthew. "Ramapo-Indian Hills schools chief to retire.", The record, October 24, 2007. Accessed October 23, 2014. "Later, parents of Oakland students protested their lack of choice, and students in Wyckoff, Franklin Lakes and Oakland can now attend either school."
  5. http://www.rih.org/page.cfm?p=319 Eighth Grade School Choice
  6. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3413560 School Data for the Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District
  7. https://indianhills.rih.org/ Indian Hills High School
  8. https://ramapo.rih.org/ Ramapo High School
  9. https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/4300 New Jersey School Directory for the Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District
  10. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3411910 School Data for the Oakland Public Schools
  11. https://www.oaklandschoolsnj.org/Page/40 Schools
  12. https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/03/3760 School Performance Reports for the Oakland Public School District
  13. https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/3760 New Jersey School Directory for the Oakland Public Schools
  14. https://www.oaklandschoolsnj.org/Domain/8 Dogwood Hill Elementary School
  15. https://www.oaklandschoolsnj.org/domain/88 Principal's Corner
  16. https://www.oaklandschoolsnj.org/Domain/9 Heights Elementary School
  17. https://www.oaklandschoolsnj.org/domain/756 Parent/Student Handbook 2023 – 2024 School Year
  18. https://www.oaklandschoolsnj.org/Domain/10 Manito Elementary School
  19. https://www.oaklandschoolsnj.org/domain/107 Principal's Message
  20. https://www.oaklandschoolsnj.org/Domain/11 Valley Middle School
  21. https://www.oaklandschoolsnj.org/domain/276 Principal's Message
  22. https://www.oaklandschoolsnj.org/domain/346 Administrative Offices
  23. https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/district/county/bergen New Jersey School Directory for Bergen County
  24. https://www.oaklandschoolsnj.org/domain/22 Business Office
  25. https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/acfr/search/23/3760.pdf#page=43 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for the Oakland Public School District
  26. https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/dwb/DistrictByTypeList2018.pdf New Jersey Boards of Education by District Election Types - 2018 School Election
  27. Mazzola, Jessica. "13 N.J school districts held elections Tuesday and - surprise! - hardly anyone voted. See how bad it was", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, April 18, 2018, updated May 14, 2019. Accessed February 17, 2020. "The rest of their 530 counterparts across the state have switched to November elections – most made the change immediately after a 2012 law allowing school district votes to move from April to the fall, held in tandem with the general election. But voters in 13 New Jersey towns went to the polls Tuesday to cast votes for their local boards of education, and in most cases, on whether or not to pass the district budgets."
  28. https://www.oaklandschoolsnj.org/Page/106 Board of Education Members

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