Oaklyn Public School District

In 1997, there was a proposal for the students to wear school uniforms, opposed by students, but plans were canceled. Oaklyn Public School had also served students in K-8 from Hi-Nella, a non-operating school district. With Hi-Nella ending its sending/receiving relationship under a phase-out that would see all Hi-Nella students out of Oaklyn's school by 2016-17, the district saw overall enrollment decline from 469 in 2011-12 to 384 in 2014-15. The loss of Hi-Nella's students, and the tuition revenue that accounted for as much as 10% of Oaklyn's budget, have caused significant strain on the district's budget, which has seen a substantial decline in its fiscal balance. In 2017, the Oaklyn Board of Education and the Collingswood Board of Education finalized an agreement to expand the send-receive relationship to send Oaklyn students to Collingswood school in sixth grade starting with the 2018-2019 school year. Previously the agreement only included students in grades ten through twelve. ==Schools==

Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are: • Oaklyn Public School, which educates students from pre-kindergarten through fifth grades (277 students) • Jennifer Boulden, principal ==Administration==

Core members of the district's administration are: • Fredrick McDowell, superintendent • Beth Ann Coleman, business administrator and board secretary ==Board of education==

The district's board of education, comprised of nine 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 three seats up for election each year held (since 2013) as part of the November general 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. ==References==