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Board approves proof-of-concept MOU to pilot Lincoln assessment platform
Summary
The Chickasha Board voted to approve a proof-of-concept memorandum of understanding to pilot the Lincoln platform districtwide; the pilot will be limited, begin at Bill Wallace and extend through high school, and board members said the pilot incurs no initial cost and could be cheaper than current vendor fees if fully adopted.
The Chickasha Board of Education voted to approve a proof-of-concept memorandum of understanding to pilot the Lincoln assessment-and-data platform after a staff presentation explaining the planned trial.
District staff said the platform would assemble key student data — attendance, STAR (Renaissance) scores, teacher assessments and, eventually, state OSTP results — into a single interface for teachers and teams. A staff presenter described the platform as a consolidation of separate systems and said the pilot would let teachers and principals evaluate whether Lincoln reduces time spent collecting and reconciling data.
Milton (staff presenter; transcript uses single name) said the district has run a limited pilot in other districts and that the vendor already integrates with Renaissance STAR, so STAR data would not require manual re-entry. He said staff intend to limit access during the pilot, provide guidance on common reports, and assess whether existing MasteryConnect assessments migrate cleanly into Lincoln’s database.
The motion to approve the proof-of-concept MOU was moved by Christy (board member) and seconded by Morris (board member). The transcript records a roll-call-style vote of five affirmative responses: “Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes.” No dissenting votes were recorded in the meeting transcript. The board chair confirmed the motion carried.
Board members and staff said the district would start the pilot small if the trial shows value; staff noted a vendor cost analysis provided to the board indicated potential savings compared with the district’s current MasteryConnect subscription, but they emphasized they would not substitute tools before confirming the platform’s performance and the workload required to transfer assessment data.
The approved MOU is a proof-of-concept agreement to evaluate Lincoln during a pilot period; the transcript does not record a purchase of the full suite, nor a fixed procurement date or long-term contract.
The pilot was approved by a recorded affirmative vote; staff will proceed with the limited trial under the MOU and report back to the board.
