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Lenoir City board approves Oakdale bond to separate elementary and middle grades
Summary
The Lenoir City Schools Board of Education voted unanimously Sept. 25 to approve the Oakdale bond proposal, using the district's designated sales tax fund and capital fund balance to finish the middle school and add classrooms at the intermediate school without tapping the general purpose budget.
The Lenoir City Schools Board of Education voted unanimously Sept. 25 to approve the Oakdale bond proposal, a project intended to separate elementary and middle grade bands by finishing Lenoir City Middle School and adding classrooms to create a Lenoir City Intermediate School.
Superintendent Dr. Smith said the project aims to create three distinct schools serving pre-K–2, grades 3–5 and grades 6–8, and to provide dedicated space for STEM labs and appropriately stocked libraries. "This project does not require any additional community funding requests," Dr. Smith told the board, saying the district will use its designated sales tax fund and capital fund balance to make bond payments.
The superintendent framed the proposal as a response to changing…
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