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Poughkeepsie superintendent presents midyear KPI update; board presses for clearer public metrics
Summary
Superintendent Greg Mott and cabinet gave a midyear progress report on 56 key performance indicators, highlighting special education audits and parent workshops. Trustees asked for clearer evidence, accessible website placement of KPIs and targets for multiyear indicators.
Superintendent Greg Mott told the Poughkeepsie City School District board on Feb. 4 that the district is making "tremendous progress" on a new set of 56 key performance indicators (KPIs) designed to track strategic priorities.
The presentation, led by Mott and cabinet members including Dr. D'Younal, Dr. Palmer and Assistant Superintendent Jessica Turner, positioned the KPIs as a transparency and accountability tool. Dr. Palmer said her PPS and special services indicators include a multiyear goal of "100% accuracy for IEPs and 504s," noting that the district has retrained administrative teams and partnered with BOCES on documentation and implementation. "We are in progress," Palmer said, adding that the first of three parent workshops on special education was rescheduled for the last Saturday in February.
Turner, who oversees the division of instruction, said 24 KPIs (43% of the district total) sit under her division and that 29% of those are currently on target. "When those 15 or 17 KPIs turn green, we want them to stay green," she said, stressing sustainable systems rather than one-time gains.
Board members focused their questions on how progress is shown and whether the public can easily find KPI evidence. Trustee Creedon suggested clearer visual cues for multiyear items and more granular "hatching" or sub-slices to show partial progress. Another trustee urged staff to attach numerical targets where possible — for example, a parent-communication goal framed as "20 parent meetings with 5 completed" so progress is measurable.
Trustees also tested the district website during the meeting and several said the KPIs were not easy for a typical parent to locate. "If I'm a regular person trying to find KPIs, this is not easy for me," one trustee said. Staff agreed to consult the website manager about more prominent placement and to post KPI updates on BoardDocs and the superintendent's corner.
Mott emphasized the midyear timing, noting that many KPIs are intentionally in progress at this stage. "Not being on track doesn't mean that it hasn't started," he told the board, urging patience while the district works toward its end-of-year targets.
The board asked staff to return with clearer artifacts and suggested graphics (paired pies showing current vs. desired state, or percent completion) at a future meeting. The presentation concluded without formal action; staff said more detailed, assistant-superintendent-level reports will follow as the year progresses.
