Atlantic City, New Jersey changed from an appointed board of education (Type I) school district to an elected board of Education (Type II) school district in April, 1986. Current Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small Was Elected To The Atlantic City Board of Education In April, 2002Mayor Marty Small photo. A Major First For The Atlantic City Board of EducationHarry Hurley photo. This has never happened in the 40-year history of the elected board of education in Atlantic City. We talked with former Atlantic City Board of Education President Michael Toland — who advised that 30 candidates ran in the first Board of Education election in Atlantic City in 1986.