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Board approves superintendent’s goals package; delays scoring method until follow-up meeting
Summary
Cincinnati Public Schools board voted to accept the set of superintendent goals submitted by Superintendent Brintonette Murphy but deferred deciding how to score those goals until a later meeting, after hours of discussion about metrics and fairness.
The Cincinnati Public Schools Board of Education voted to accept the set of goals submitted by Superintendent Brintonette Murphy for the 2024–25 evaluation, while postponing a decision on how the goals will be scored.
Board members debated how to turn the five goals — drawn from the district’s goals and guardrails and Ohio’s superintendent standards — into a measurable scoring system. Board Member Lindy proposed a public threshold tied to goal attainment and competency ratings: "The superintendent's evaluation for school year 2425, will be a satisfactory 1 if 2 things are true," Lindy said, describing a formula that would require average goal attainment of 80 percent and a minimum competency average on state standards.
The discussion focused on two issues: (1) whether to accept the goals now so the superintendent has a clear list of priorities she can work from, and (2) how to score those goals fairly given this is the superintendent’s first partial year in the role. Several board members said they preferred a simple, transparent scoring method to avoid surprises at evaluation time; others warned against imposing new numeric targets midyear.
After debate, a motion to accept the goals package "as written, with any concerns about specific items to be communicated to the superintendent" was called and seconded. The roll-call vote recorded Mr. Craig — yes; Mr. Crossett — yes; Mr. Lindy — no; Ms. Mapp — yes; Ms. Weinberg — yes; Vice President Bolton — yes; President Moffitt — yes. The motion carried, 6–1. The board directed staff and the superintendent to work collaboratively on the scoring rubric and scheduled additional discussion at the board’s upcoming work session.
Board members asked the superintendent to provide baseline numbers and current-state data before the next public scoring discussion. Superintendent Brintonette Murphy said she would provide the district's current figures and edit some goal language to include the now-requested from/to (X-to-Y) clarifications where available.
The board also asked the policy committee to prepare any necessary bylaw updates that would formalize the evaluation timeline and process. Members said the scoring decision would be returned to the board for public action after further work.
What’s next: board staff said they would convene working sessions, provide comparative baseline data and produce a proposed scoring rubric for public review at a follow-up meeting.
