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School board could vote on preschool site on Monday

Posted at 6:53 pm February 23, 2017
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Scarboro Community Center Preschool Conceptual Site Plan Jan 2017 Large

The Oak Ridge Board of Education could vote on Monday, Feb. 27, 2017, on where to build a new preschool. Among the possible sites are the Scarboro Community Center on Carver Avenue in central Oak Ridge, pictured in the conceptual site plan above, and Elm Grove Park in east Oak Ridge. (Image courtesy Studio Four Design/City of Oak Ridge)

 

The Oak Ridge Board of Education could vote on Monday on where to build a new preschool.

Several sites have been considered. At one time, Elm Grove Park in east Oak Ridge was the preferred site. But there has been recent discussion of building the preschool at or near the Scarboro Community Center.

The school board will discuss the preschool sites during a non-voting work session at 8 a.m. Friday, February 24, in the conference room of the Robert J. Smallridge School Administration Building at 304 New York Avenue.

The board could then vote on a site during its regular meeting on Monday. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Education, Front Page News, K-12, Top Stories Tagged With: Elm Grove Park, Oak Ridge Board of Education, Oak Ridge City Council, preschool, Robert J. Smallridge School Administration Building, Scarboro Community Center, school board, Studio Four Design

Oak Ridge school board to discuss preschool sites during Feb. 24 work session

Posted at 4:08 pm February 13, 2017
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Elm Grove Park Preschool Conceptual Site Plan Jan 2017 Large

A conceptual site plan for a new preschool at Elm Grove Park on East Tennessee Avenue in east Oak Ridge. (Image courtesy Studio 4 Design/City of Oak Ridge)

 

The Oak Ridge Board of Education will discuss preschool sites during a February 24 work session.

The work session starts at 8 a.m. Friday, February 24, in the conference room of the Robert J. Smallridge School Administration Building at 304 New York Avenue.

Oak Ridge municipal and school officials had previously identified Elm Grove Park off East Tennessee Avenue in east Oak Ridge as a preferred site. It’s a city-owned parcel and the site of a former school, and it’s relatively flat and has city-owned utilities. Also, there aren’t many obstacles that would affect construction, and site borings have already been done, city officials said recently. But a petition drive has been started to object to building the preschool there.

In the meantime, city officials learned that a day care center recently closed at Scarboro Community Center, and they are now also considering adding on to that city-owned building off Carver Avenue. The Scarboro Community Center was built with federal Community Development Block Grant funds, and there is no debt on the building, Oak Ridge City Manager Mark Watson said. It already has a gymnasium, a cafeteria, offices, multi-purpose rooms, and smaller rooms, and there is a playground across the street, city officials said. Additional classrooms and administrative and staff space would be added. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Education, Front Page News, Government, K-12, Oak Ridge, Top Stories Tagged With: Darryl Kerley, Elm Grove Park, Head Start, Jim Akagi, Joint City/Schools Preschool Planning Committee, Mark Watson, Oak Ridge Board of Education, Oak Ridge City Council, Oak Ridge Fire Department, Oak Ridge Schools Preschool, preschool, Robert J. Smallridge School Administration Building, Scarboro Community Center, Studio Four Design

Reminder: Public hearing, first reading of school budget this evening

Posted at 12:28 pm May 18, 2016
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Oak Ridge Schools School Administration Building

Reminder: The Oak Ridge Board of Education will consider the Oak Ridge Schools budget in the first of two readings at 5:30 p.m. today (Wednesday, May 18). The meeting will include a public hearing.

 

Reminder: The Oak Ridge Board of Education will consider the Oak Ridge Schools budget in the first of two readings at 5:30 p.m. today (Wednesday, May 18). The meeting will include a public hearing.

The second and final reading is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Monday, May 23.

The school board meets in the Robert J. Smallridge School Administration Building at 304 New York Avenue.

More information will be added as it becomes available.

Filed Under: Education, Front Page News, K-12, Meetings and Events, Top Stories Tagged With: budget, Oak Ridge Board of Education, Oak Ridge Schools, Robert J. Smallridge School Administration Building

School board to discuss renaming Alternative Program as Secret City Academy

Posted at 9:50 am May 26, 2015
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Oak Ridge school officials will discuss renaming the Oak Ridge Alternative Program as the Secret City Academy during a meeting tonight (Tuesday, May 26).

Here’s the rationale, according to the meeting agenda for the Oak Ridge Board of Education: [Read more…]

Filed Under: Education, Front Page News, K-12, Meetings and Events, Top Stories Tagged With: Oak Ridge Alternative Program, Oak Ridge Board of Education, Robert J. Smallridge School Administration Building, school board, Secret City Academy

School board to consider budget, balanced calendar tonight

Posted at 9:50 am May 26, 2015
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The Oak Ridge Board of Education will consider the proposed budget for the fiscal year that starts July 1 during a meeting tonight (Tuesday, May 26). It’s the first of two readings of the budget, and tonight’s meeting will include a public hearing.

Also tonight, the school board will consider balanced calendar options for the 2016-2017 school year. Three options have been presented. See the three options here: Oak Ridge Schools 2016-2017 Balanced Calendar, Oak Ridge Schools 2016-2017 Balanced Calendar B, and Oak Ridge Schools 2016-2017 Balanced Calendar B V2.

In other business tonight, the Board of Education will consider: [Read more…]

Filed Under: Education, Education, K-12, Meetings and Events, Slider, Top Stories Tagged With: balanced calendar, budget, digital kiosks, Discipline Code Handbook, elementary grading policy, fiscal year, Oak Ridge Board of Education, Oak Ridge Schools, Oak Ridge Schools Preschool, Oka Ridge Alternative Program, pre-K grant, public hearing, Robert J. Smallridge School Administration Building, school board, Secret City Academy, SkoolLive

City agreed to use $150K, but low bid on Preschool paint job is $25K

Posted at 9:08 pm April 18, 2015
By John Huotari 3 Comments

Oak Ridge Preschool and School Administration Building

The Oak Ridge City Council has agreed to use $150,000 in unspent red-light camera to repair the lead-based paint on the Oak Ridge Schools Preschool and Robert J. Smallridge School Administration Building on New York Avenue. Officials say the building needs to be renovated or vacated for the Head Start program to receive funding in the 2015-2016 school year. (File photo)

 

The Oak Ridge City Council had agreed to use $150,000 in red-light camera money to repair the lead-based paint on the city’s Preschool, but the low bid came in significantly lower—$24,700, Public Works Director Gary Cinder said Monday.

The five bids ranged up to about $112,000, Cinder told the Oak Ridge City Council.

The low bidder has done some of this type of work at the Preschool before, Cinder said.

The work is expected to be done by this fall. It provides what officials hope will be a temporary fix while they develop a plan to permanently repair, replace, or move the Preschool. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Education, Front Page News, Government, K-12, Oak Ridge, Top Stories Tagged With: Anderson County Head Start, bids, Gary Cinder, Head Start, lead-based paint, Oak Ridge City Council, Oak Ridge Preschools, Oak Ridge Schools, preschool, Public Works, Robert J. Smallridge School Administration Building, SAB Building

School Board to discuss Preschool, budget during Thursday retreat

Posted at 1:10 am February 12, 2015
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The Oak Ridge Board of Education will hear an update on the Preschool and discuss budget scenarios and priorities during a Thursday retreat.

The retreat starts at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, February 12, in the Robert J. Smallridge School Administration Building at 304 New York Avenue. The board will have lunch at 11:30, with the meeting being called to order at noon.

See the agenda here.

Filed Under: Education, Front Page News, K-12, Meetings and Events Tagged With: budget, Oak Ridge Board of Education, preschool, retreat, Robert J. Smallridge School Administration Building, school board

Council, School Board to discuss Preschool, Administration Building today

Posted at 11:29 am January 15, 2015
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Oak Ridge Preschool and School Administration Building

Oak Ridge school officials have previously considered four options to replace or renovated the Oak Ridge Schools Preschool and Robert J. Smallridge School Administration Building on New York Avenue. Officials say the building needs to be renovated or vacated for the Head Start program to receive funding in the 2015-2016 school year.

 

The Oak Ridge City Council and Board of Education have a joint meeting this evening (Thursday, January 15) to discuss the Preschool and School Administration Building, a 70-year-old building that officials have been hoping to replace for years.

In December, the City Council and BOE toured a building on Mitchell Road that could be a new home for the Preschool. It’s one of several proposed options that have been recently discussed. Others include repairing the existing building on New York Avenue or building a new facility. Officials have largely ruled out splitting up the Preschool and hosting students in classrooms at the city’s elementary schools.

Education officials say the Preschool has to be renovated or vacated by next year in order for the school system to continue to receive federal Head Start funding. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Education, Government, K-12, Oak Ridge, Top Stories Tagged With: BOE, Chamber of Commerce, lease, Oak Ridge High School, Oak Ridge Schools Preschool, ORHS, preschool, Robert J. Smallridge School Administration Building, School Administration Building

Reception will honor three BOE members for their service

Posted at 12:19 pm October 24, 2014
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Oak Ridge School Board and Superintendent

Three of the four Oak Ridge Board of Education members pictured above will be honored for their service during a Nov. 3 reception. Two of the three, Dan DiGregorio (second from left) and Jenny Richter (center), are not seeking re-election in the Nov. 4 municipal election. Bob Eby (right) is. (File photo/August 2014)

 

A reception in early November will honor three Oak Ridge Board of Education members for their service.

The reception will honor BOE members Dan DiGregorio and Jenny Richter, who are not seeking re-election in the November 4 municipal election, and Bob Eby, who is. It will start at 5 p.m. Monday, November 3, in the board room of the Robert J. Smallridge School Administration Building at 304 New York Avenue.

The reception will take place prior to the regularly scheduled board meeting that begins at 6 p.m. The public is invited to attend, an Oak Ridge Schools press release said.

Filed Under: Education, Front Page News, K-12 Tagged With: Bob Eby, BOE, Dan DiGregorio, Jenny Richter, November 4 municipal election, Oak Ridge Board of Education, reception, Robert J. Smallridge School Administration Building

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