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Oakland board approves 2026–27 hybrid calendar and accepts donated grand piano and kiln grants
Summary
The board approved a hybrid 2026–27 calendar (option two), a compromise intended to balance staff professional development and classified-staff impacts; it also approved two grant/donation requests for a grand piano and a replacement kiln.
The Oakland School Board voted to adopt the 2026–27 school calendar described as Option Two, a hybrid compromise that shifts one student day into staff in-service time while retaining most existing scheduling patterns.
Administration described three options that were offered to staff: Option One (mirror of the current year), Option Three (removal of three Fridays to create staff professional development time) and Option Two (a hybrid that reassigns some hours into an in-service day). Although staff voting favored Option Three narrowly, administration recommended Option Two as a middle ground to reduce negative impacts on classified employees. The board moved, seconded and approved Option Two by voice vote; the transcript records affirmative responses ('I') but does not record a formal tally.
The board also approved two separate grant/donation items. The first accepts a donated grand piano (valued at approximately $15,000–$20,000) from the Whipple Foundation to be housed at the middle school gym; the donor will cover moving and tuning and the district sought grant funding for a protective cover and a dolly. The second grant approves seeking or accepting a donation to replace an aging ceramics kiln used by middle- and high-school art classes.
Both grant motions passed by voice vote; the transcript records 'I' for approval but does not provide a roll-call tally.
