September 21, 2026 - Board of Education Meeting

The Oak Ridge Schools Board of Education met on September 21, 2026. The board unanimously approved FY27 applications for the Tennessee Tutoring Grant, literacy materials funding, and the Tennessee Tutoring Sustainability Grant. It also unanimously approved engaging Brown, Jake, and McDaniel, PC, to conduct the FY27 annual audit of school internal funds; the engagement letter is to be provided later. No contract amounts were stated. The board received a routine financial report, with no outstanding issues noted.

During public forum, a speaker urged renewed efforts to secure Department of Energy assistance for Oak Ridge, citing a historical $8 million annual payment and estimating that $10 million annually over 20 years could total $200 million; this was public comment, not board action. The meeting also included school presentations and updates, but no other procurement decisions were identified.