August 24, 2026 - Board of Education Meeting

The Oak Ridge Schools Board of Education meeting on August 24, 2026, included approvals of multiple education grants and purchases. The board approved a $7,500 FY27 Preschool Development Grant; a $466,933.42 FY27 Voluntary Pre-K Grant supporting five classrooms and 100 students; a $260,000 FY27 Lottery for Education After-School Programs (LEAPS) grant for Lynden and Woodland Elementary Schools; and a $118,750 FY27 21st Century Community Learning Center grant for Glenwood and Willoughbrook Elementary Schools. It also approved a two-year transition school-to-work grant totaling $345,168 to fund three full-time employees supporting students with disabilities in developing job skills. Several recorded votes were unanimous.

The board approved an emergency $44,900 replacement of Woodland Elementary’s storm-damaged intercom system by Commercial Building Systems, using a vendor selected through the district’s prior intercom installation bid process. It also approved a $66,836.15 purchase of Snap-on automotive and aviation toolkits, funded through the Carl Perkins Reserve and Tennessee Department of Transportation Aviation Grants, and approved a new Oak Ridge High School rock musicians club. The consent agenda, which included student trips and activities, also passed unanimously. The meeting additionally recognized a newly endowed community fund for Willoughbrook School; no endowment amount was stated.