The Greeneville City School Board of Education and the Greeneville City Council heard several recommendations for the city school system during a joint meeting yesterday, spanning from now until 2029.
Woolpert Cooperative Strategies set up a presentation that came with a 300-page report on data regarding the school buildings, their age, studies on housing, and much research on the facilities. The meeting was just an informative one with Kerrianne Wolf joining from Woolpert.
Ultimately, because of the age of the school’s facilities and the education adequacy, the company considers the facilities to be in poor condition. Most of the schools have reportedly reached the end of their time. Woolpert recommends renovations and classroom additions to Tusculum View, Hal Henard, and Greeneville Middle School.
Other recommendations include balancing enrollment at all elementary schools, closing Highland Elementary School after those proposed renovations are complete, and utilizing Highland as another type of space. General maintenance was recommended at Greeneville High School and Woolpert suggests that officials decide the best use of the new property on Jeff Woods Memorial Drive. Whether it is a new high school, middle school, or athletics department, feedback will be considered from the community.
Woolpert gave a timeline from now through 2029 and said they recommend pursuing a $60M bond in phases. Renovations totaled about $231M. The construction of a new school was on the timeline to begin in 2029.
There was no decision on the recommendations. Both the board and city council will meet again in September, at which point they will approve or revise the recommendations.
