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OKCPS board adopts future-driven student-outcomes goals and guardrails after debate over CTE access
Summary
The Oklahoma City Public Schools Board of Education voted 7-0 to adopt a set of “future driven student outcomes” goals and guardrails. Board members then discussed whether career and technical education (CTE) should be named in guardrail language and raised concerns about access to choice schools and Metro Tech for OKCPS students.
The Oklahoma City Public Schools Board of Education approved, by a 7-0 vote, a package of “future driven student outcomes” governance goals and guardrails intended to guide district priorities and superintendent accountability.
The vote came after Chair Paula Lewis moved to adopt the board’s goals and guardrails. "I will make a motion to, for discussion and possible action to adopt the OKCPS board of education's future driven student outcomes governance goals and guardrails," Chair Paula Lewis said before members cast their yes votes.
Board members and staff said the document formalizes the district’s public-facing goals and the guardrails that direct superintendent decision-making. The discussion that followed focused on guardrail No. 4, which addresses “fair access to enriching opportunities,” and whether Career and Technical Education (CTE) should be explicitly named alongside fine arts, extracurriculars and rigorous coursework.
Board member Carol Thompson raised the CTE issue after…
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