Tennessee / School Districts / Oak Ridge
The board honored multiple educators, naming principals, classroom teachers, novice teachers, teacher assistants and support staff as annual awardees and celebrated program successes across the district.
Tennessee / School Districts / Oak Ridge
Oak Ridge Schools and a local education foundation announced the Julie, Herbert and Thelma Dodd Educator Grants Endowment to provide permanent funding for teacher innovation; foundation representatives said the organization has provided more than $1.4 million for educator grants since 2005.
Tennessee / School Districts / Oak Ridge
Students and staff told the Oak Ridge Board of Education that a school-based enterprise has given students experience in grant writing, customer service, money management and leadership; three students spoke about personal growth during a presentation to the board.
Tennessee / School Districts / Oak Ridge
In unanimous votes, the Oak Ridge Board of Education approved the FY '25 district audit (clean opinion reported), preschool selection criteria for Pre-K/Title I/Head Start, a $42,770 door-hardware purchase funded by a public school safety grant, and several student field trips and a new Linden Pokemon Club.
Tennessee / School Districts / Oak Ridge
The district reported a net decline of 22 students since May 28, 2025, with Linden showing a recent uptick of seven students; staff and school attendance patterns were also reviewed.
Tennessee / School Districts / Oak Ridge
Board passed multiple routine items unanimously, including a second-reading budget transfer establishing grant budgets, FY27 new high-school course approvals (including AP comparative government), tenure confirmations, a maintenance position reclassification, and new school clubs including ORHS's Black Student Union.
Tennessee / School Districts / Oak Ridge
The Oak Ridge Board of Education recognized three students for academic growth and received reports from elementary, middle and high schools highlighting robotics, performing arts and community partnerships.
Tennessee / School Districts / Oak Ridge
Following a recent evaluation, the board voted unanimously to extend Superintendent Dr. Borchers’s contract by one year; board members said he performed well and the extension is the only change permitted at this time.
Tennessee / School Districts / Oak Ridge
The board approved revisions to district calendars for 2025–26 through 2027–28, added a 1.0 FTE work-based learning coordinator, and the finance director reported a roughly $3,000,000 payment this month for computer devices, which reduced the fund balance.
Tennessee / School Districts / Oak Ridge
Fourth-grade student ambassadors from Willowbrook introduced their robotics team and presented an innovation project focused on underwater archaeology ahead of a December FIRST LEGO Challenge, describing museum visits, expert interviews and a planned competition at Jefferson Middle School.