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Phoenix Union board advances student‑outcomes governance plan, schedules community listening and August vote
Summary
At a retreat, the Phoenix Union High School District board reviewed a student‑outcomes focused governance framework, approved outreach materials and a QR survey, and directed staff to bring revised proposed board goals for a first reading in August and community feedback before final adoption.
The Phoenix Union High School District board spent its retreat reviewing a student‑outcomes focused governance (SOFG) approach and directing staff to take proposed goals to the community for feedback before final adoption.
Superintendent Andrade opened the session by saying the district would "revisit our student outcomes focused governance model so that we start the school year strong with goals in place with a plan for community feedback." Dr. Cinto Ramos, the SOFG coach leading the training, framed the model around board-set goals and monitoring, telling members: "student outcomes don't change until adult behaviors change."
Board members reviewed outreach materials — a PowerPoint, handouts, a sample engagement script and a QR-code survey for the wider community — and debated how narrowly to frame the listening sessions. Several members urged clear prompts so conversations yield usable feedback. Board Member Cross highlighted English‑learner needs, noting the district has "20% of our enrollment as ELL students," and staff said they will offer a proposed language‑acquisition metric for community review.
On timing, the board agreed to aim for an August first reading of revised goals so the superintendent has clear direction for the coming school year, while continuing listening sessions through fall. Dr. Ramos recommended an earlier start so staff can align budget planning and progress monitoring, and the board agreed to adopt one‑year goals for 2025–26 while collecting input for three‑ to five‑year targets.
Next steps: staff will update slides, the public engagement script and the online survey; Dr. Ramos will provide a coaching memo and the board will repeat a public self‑evaluation in three months to measure progress toward SOFG practices.
