Education Department Commissioner Candice McQueen today announced that Tennessee public school students have once again broken the previous year’s record by earning an average composite score of 20.2 on the ACT in 2018. Tennessee public high school graduates improved from the 2017 average of 20.1, with more than 2,000 additional students taking […]
We are excited to share that Deanna Pickel has been accepted as a member of the inaugural Tennessee Teacher Ambassador Network. This is an opportunity which closely partners educators with division leaders at the Department of Education so that educators learn deeply about high priority work at the state level, advise us in intentional ways, and become equipped to communicate effectively with colleagues and stakeholders statewide.
On Monday, November 12, 2018 from 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. at Robertsville Middle School, Agent Ted Francisco will do a presentation for adults titled Cyber Bullying. Please see the attached flyer for details.
It’s time for the 2018 Annual
The Oak Ridge Schools Turkey Trot has been rescheduled to November 19 due to forecast of thunderstorms tomorrow afternoon. If you were planning to attend or volunteer please mark your calendars for November 19.
The event will still be held at Robertsville Middle School. Registration will begin at 4pm […]
Breaking the cycle of violence and teaching young people healthy behaviors early in their life is at the core of a team-based program new this year in the Oak Ridge Schools. Offered in partnership with the Tennessee Department of Health and Futures without Violence, Coaching Boys into Men (CBIM), is fostering […]
To see a list of student and staff accomplishments for Oak Ridge Schools from the 2017-2018 school year, please click on the link below:
Oak Ridge National Laboratories Federal Credit Union (ORNFCU) launched a new yearly community arts program and in the spring of 2018. The Community Art & Mural Program provides local artists and school art programs the opportunity to showcase their creativity in a unique fashion: by painting a large structure visible from a main access road […]
In an effort to better support our families, we now have Google Translate on all of our Oak Ridge Schools web pages.
To use this feature, click the “Translate” icon at the bottom of the screen and flags will appear in alphabetical order.
Click the flag for the desired language, and the page text will be translated […]
Oak Ridge Schools is proud to be a top public school system in Tennessee that successfully prepares students for colleges and careers. In addition to the Oak Ridge Schools’ emphasis on STEM education, Oak Ridge Schools also has a great tradition of fine arts instruction. Fine arts instruction occurs at all grade levels in the […]
As Oak Ridge Schools move forward into the 2018-2019 school year with newly adopted classroom resources, we are excited to see how our Access Oak Ridge digital initiative supports innovative music instruction. When we talk about how to best use technology in education, we often use the words: substitution, augmentation, modification, and redefinition (SAMR). If […]