The Oak Ridge Board of Education approved a set of routine action items during the meeting, including budget and personnel measures and club approvals. All motions recorded in the transcript passed unanimously.
Budget and grants: Dr. Borchers recommended approval of Budget Transfer No. 1, described as a second reading that "establish[es] initial grant budgets for multiple federal grants, multiple state grants, and multiple local grants." The board voted to approve the transfer.
Courses: The board approved FY27 new high school course requests. In response to a query about AP Comparative Government and Politics, Jennifer Milligan, curriculum principal at the high school, said the course "is going to take a deeper dive" than the school's existing AP U.S. Government offering and was proposed because students showed interest; Mr. Vincent wrote the proposal.
Personnel and tenure: The board approved tenure status for a slate of eligible staff members read aloud by Dr. Borchers (names read in open meeting). The board also approved reclassifying the building grounds foreman position to "assistant supervisor of maintenance"; Dr. Borchers said the change would "enhance leadership capacity" and provide more effective oversight of daily maintenance operations.
Clubs: The board approved a Woodland club in partnership with Anderson County 4‑H and approved a new Black Student Union at Oak Ridge High School. Dr. Borchers described the Black Student Union's mission "to create a space where black students can feel seen, supported, and empowered," welcoming all students to participate.
Votes at a glance:
- Approval of meeting agenda: motion made by Miss Webb, seconded by Dr. Hartman — passed unanimously.
- Consent agenda (student trips): passed unanimously.
- Budget Transfer No. 1 (second reading): recommended by Dr. Borchers — passed unanimously.
- FY27 new high school courses (including AP Comparative Government and Politics): recommended by Dr. Borchers — passed unanimously.
- Tenure approvals for named staff: recommended by Dr. Borchers — passed unanimously.
- Position reclassification to assistant supervisor of maintenance: recommended by Dr. Borchers — passed unanimously.
- Woodland / Anderson County 4‑H club approval: passed unanimously.
- Oak Ridge High School Black Student Union approval: passed unanimously.
The meeting record shows each item introduced by district staff and approved without recorded dissent. Several motions included explicit mover/second at the mic when noted in the transcript; vote tallies were reported as "motion passes unanimously."