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OKCPS board training emphasizes shifting half of meeting time to goal monitoring
Summary
During a coach-led training, Oklahoma City Public Schools trustees discussed a time-use evaluation and the district's monitoring calendar, with coaches urging the board to dedicate roughly 50% of its meeting minutes to monitoring progress on adopted goals. The board noted its first formal monitoring session is scheduled for Oct. 6.
Oklahoma City Public Schools trustees met in a training session with external coaches to review how the board spends its time and to plan a new monitoring cadence that emphasizes student outcomes.
Coach AJ led the session, asking, "Why does the board's use of time matter?" and urging trustees to prioritize goal setting and monitoring over other routine agenda items. "Of all the different items on this time use evaluation, the only two that are actually highlighted are the ones around goal setting and goal monitoring," AJ said.
Board members and coaches discussed how to identify true goal monitoring. Jessica Cifuentes, board member, said, "Time is one of our biggest resources. And if…
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