Town Government
Oak Bluffs School Committee & Superintendent
The Superintendent
Jaime L. Curley, Ed.D.
Martha’s Vineyard is unusual: its towns run their own schools but share one superintendent across the whole island. Jaime L. Curley leads Martha’s Vineyard Public Schools, which means she oversees academic priorities and the budgets of every town school, the Oak Bluffs School among them, and reports to the elected committees that hire and evaluate her. Curley took office in July 2026 as the first woman to hold the post. For the Oak Bluffs School, she works with the town’s own three-member School Committee, which sets local policy and approves the school’s budget before it goes to Town Meeting.
| Role | Superintendent of Schools |
|---|---|
| District | Martha’s Vineyard Public Schools |
| Website | mvyps.org |
The School Committee
The Oak Bluffs School Committee has three members, elected town-wide by Oak Bluffs voters to staggered three-year terms. The committee governs the K-8 Oak Bluffs School: it sets local school policy, approves the school budget before it reaches Town Meeting, and works with the shared island superintendent. Its meetings are public, which means an Oak Bluffs student who shows up can speak. Older students attend the regional Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School, which has its own district committee.
Rizwan Malik
Laurel Schneider
Kathryn Shertzer
The School at a Glance
- Enrollment: about 390 students, grades PreK through 8.
- School: the Oak Bluffs School, the town’s single public school.
- Per-pupil spending: $30,814.30 in-district.
- State data: DESE profile (code 02210000).
Meetings & Participation
- When: the committee meets roughly monthly, with agendas posted on the town and school websites.
- Public comment: residents may address the committee with the chair’s permission. Check the agenda for sign-up details.
- Watch: meetings are hybrid, in person at the Oak Bluffs School or online, and the minutes are posted.
- The high school: for grades 9 to 12, the separate Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School District committee governs the shared island high school.
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