Ottawa-Carleton District School Board trustees John Shea and Donna Blackburn want the board to sell the defunct Ottawa Technical High School and use the funds to renovate schools in the Greenbelt.
The schools helped by the sale would come off the list of capital priorities, bumping up the schools on the suburban list.
The Albert Street school was closed in 1992, but the building is now used for offices and special events.
Shea and Blackburn still need the approval of five more OCDSB trustees but say they are confident the trustees will approve the sale.