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ORS Highly Rated by TDOE New Letter Grade System

Oak Ridge Schools were among the highest rated schools in the state according to the Tennessee Department of Education’s (TDOE) new Letter Grade Rating System, released earlier today. Six Oak Ridge schools earned an “A” letter grade, the highest possible rating, and three earned perfect Level 5 scores in every scored component contributing to the […]

2023-12-21T13:21:54-05:00December 21st, 2023|District News, School News|

Respect

Our district has adopted the Purposefull People Character Strong Curriculum to address social-emotional learning within our classrooms. This curriculum has 3 primary focuses: Be Kind, Be Strong, Be Well.

Each month we focus on a specific character trait. August’s trait was Respect. All month, we’ve been learning about how Respect is “seeing value in all people […]

2023-09-03T10:42:57-04:00September 3rd, 2023|District News, School News|

ORS Named a Level 5 District by TDOE

Following the Tennessee Department of Education’s release of 2022-23 Tennessee Value-Added Assessment System (TVAAS) measures, Oak Ridge Schools is proud to announce it has been named a Level 5 District, the highest available rating given to a school district. The TVAAS measures students’ academic growth over time and focuses on growth rather than student proficiency […]

2023-08-25T14:41:08-04:00August 25th, 2023|District News|

Online Kindergarten Registration Begins May 1

Visit Our Kindergarten Page

 

Oak Ridge Schools is proud to announce that Kindergarten registration is moving to an online system for the 2023-24 school year. Online registration will open at 8 a.m. on Monday, May 1 and will be available at www.ortn.edu/kindergarten.

Kiosks will be available in the lobby of each elementary school to facilitate […]

2023-04-25T09:26:20-04:00April 25th, 2023|District News, School News, Uncategorized|

Spring Fling 2023

On Friday, April 21st, Woodland held our annual Spring Fling. This year’s theme was “Candyland,” and it was such a SWEET time for everyone who could join us. There were plenty of activities, games, food, face painting, and everyone’s favorite: Pie Face Your Principal! Check out some of the pictures and our YouTube Channel with […]

2023-04-23T19:51:36-04:00April 23rd, 2023|District News, School News|

Hawk Bots Challenge Team

The Woodland Hawk Bots Lego League Challenge Team have had an amazing 2022-23 season this year! We began in August with learning about this year’s Mission, “Super Powered,” with a focus on providing energy. Our Hawk Bots researched energy and came up with an innovative solution to producing energy – creating a household unit that […]

2023-02-25T19:01:41-05:00February 25th, 2023|District News, School News|
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