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The Cincinnati Public Schools Board of Education wants to hear from you!
Throughout October and early November, members of the CPS Board of Education hosted Goals & Guardrails sessions that provided the general community and key stakeholder groups with an opportunity to provide input. From the position of governance, the feedback will be instrumental and assist the Superintendent in determining and aligning priorities with operational directives.
- Goals Definition: The community's most important priorities for student learning over the next 3-5 years as best understood by the Board. Goals should be specific, measurable, ambitious, realistic, and time-bound.
- Guardrail Definition: The Board's effort to make sure that the most important of the community's values are also represented in the district's priorities.
- Goals Definition: The community's most important priorities for student learning over the next 3-5 years as best understood by the Board. Goals should be specific, measurable, ambitious, realistic, and time-bound.
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Cincinnati Board of Education - Approved Goals and Guardrails - December 2022
The CPS Board and superintendent believe that our most important responsibility is improving outcomes for students.
For us to do so across a system that is as large and complex as ours, we believe that we have to get clear on a small number of top priorities. We believe that these priorities should be deeply shaped by our community stakeholders, and we believe in holding the superintendent accountable for measurable outcomes associated with those priorities.
To that end, the CPS Board is considering the adoption of the “goals” and “guardrails” listed below. The goals represent what we and the community believe students should know and be able to do by June of 2027. The guardrails represent the values of the community that most need to be honored over that same time period.
This proposal is the product of six months of work from the CPS Board, the district administration, and the community, including over 20 focus groups, a community-wide online survey from a broad cross-section of stakeholders, rigorous analysis of past district data, and spirited discussion and debate within the Board.
Approved by the CPS Board of Education – December 14, 2022
Download and view the Goals and Guardrails document here: Cincinnati Board of Education Goals and Guardrails - 12-14-22
Goals
Goal 1: The percent of third graders proficient in reading on the Ohio State Test will increase from 45% in June 2023 to 61% by June 2027.
- Annual Target: 2024: 48% (+3)
- Annual Target: 2025: 51% (+3)
- Annual Target: 2026: 56% (+3)
- Annual Target: 2027: 61% (+3)
Goal 2: The current gap in reading proficiency between 6th grade African American, Hispanic and Multi-Racial students and 6th grade white students on the Ohio State Test will shrink from 37% in June 2023 to 17% by June 2027
- Annual Target: 2024: 32%
- Annual Target: 2025: 27% (-5)
- Annual Target: 2026: 22% (-5)
- Annual Target: 2027: 17% (-5)
Goal 3: The percentage of first time Algebra I test takers proficient on the Ohio End-of-Course Exam will increase from 30% on June 2023 to 50% by June 2027.
- Annual Target: 2024: 35% (+5)
- Annual Target: 2025: 40% (+5)
- Annual Target: 2026: 45% (+5)
- Annual Target: 2027: 50% (+5)
Goal 4: The percent of African American, Hispanic and Multi-Cultural students graduating with College Credit Plus credit or a workforce credential will increase from 16% in June 2023 to 56% by June 2027
- Annual Target: 2024: 26% (+10)
- Annual Target: 2025: 36% (+10)
- Annual Target: 2026: 46% (+10)
- Annual Target: 2027: 56% (+10)
Goal 5: The percentage of students who meet the requirements for graduation will increase from 85% in June 2023 to 97% by June 2027.
- Annual Target: 2024: 85%
- Annual Target: 2025: 89%
- Annual Target: 2026: 93%
- Annual Target: 2027: 97%
Guardrails (Values)
The Superintendent will not . . .
- ignore the needs and talents of the "whole child" by providing for students’ mental and physical well-being through academics, the arts, athletics, civic engagement, career opportunities and leadership development.
- allow discriminatory or culturally insensitive disciplinary treatment that results in disproportionate punishment among students to go unaddressed.
- allow district communication to be unresponsive or lacking in inclusive transparency, community sensitivity or inconsistent with the expressed values of the district.
- propose or recommend the acquisition or distribution of resources that are unanalyzed or unrated for quality or the favored status granted to local, women, or minority marketplace providers of goods or services.
- ignore district-wide chronic absenteeism at school sites; paying special attention to family involvement.
- in pursuit of equity, ignore the value and number of community partnerships, community access to facilities, and decision-making at school sites.
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Participant Feedback Summaries - November 2022
Below are feedback summaries from survey participants and those who attended the in-person meetings as listed below:
- Click here to download: Cincinatti Listening Sessions Synopsis Nov 2022
- Click here to download: Cincinnati Public Schools Vision & Values Community Survey Summary
Approved Goals & Guardrails
Community Feedback & Input
Community Meetings
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Most of the sessions listed below were intended for specific audience focus groups. Unless specified as an open meeting, participants received direct invitations from the listed Board Member lead. To request additional information, please contact our board office for meeting details:
Phyllis Davis - Board's Administrative Assistant,
- Email: davisph@cps-k12.org
- Phone: (513) 363-0040
Patricia Bruckner - Secretary to the Board of Education
- Email: brucknp@cpsboe.k12.oh.us
- Phone: (513) 363-0036
All EdCenter and LaunchEd events listed below occured at:
Cincinnati Public Schools
2651 Burnet Avenue
Cincinnati, OH 45219
Date | Time | Focus Group | Board Member Lead | Invite/Public | Location | RSVP |
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10/11/2022 | 9:30 a.m. - 11 a.m. | Faith Leaders - Session 1 | Dr. Kareem Moncree-Moffett | Invitation Only | LaunchED Room 110 | |
10/18/2022 | 9 a.m. - 11 a.m. | Arts and Youth | Eve Bolton | Invitation Only | LaunchED Room 110/ Google Meet | |
10/20/2022 | 10 a.m.-2 p.m. | Local Colleges | Eve Bolton | Invitation Only | LaunchED Room 113 /Google Meet | |
10/20/2022 | 6 p.m. - 7 p.m. | NAACP Education Committee | Ben Lindy/Carolyn Jones | Invitation Only | Zoom or at NAACP Office | |
10/21/2022 | 3 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. | Superintendent's Cabinet | Carolyn Jones | Invitation Only | LaunchED Room 111 | |
10/21/2022 | 12 p.m. | Community Partners LULAC, CSO, and UWGC | Ben Lindy | Invitation Only | Zoom | |
10/21/2022 | 12 p.m.-1 p.m. | Political Leaders | Mary Wineberg | Invitation Only | LaunchED Room 110 | |
10/25/2022 | 4:30 p.m. - 6 p.m. | Faith Leaders 2 | Carolyn Jones | Invitation Only | LaunchED Room 111 | |
10/25/2022 | 9 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. | Community Partners | Mike Moroski | Invitation Only | LaunchED Room 110 | |
10/25/2022 | 3 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. | CPS Staff - Session 1 | Mike Moroski | CPS Central Office & Schools | Banquet Room | davisph@cpsboe.k12.oh.us |
10/27/2022 | 2:15 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. | Principals/School Leadership | Eve Bolton | Invitation Only | LaunchED Room 111 /Google Meet | |
10/27/2022 | 4 p.m. - 5 p.m. | PTA/PTO Groups | Dr. Kareem Moncree-Moffett | Invitation Only | EdCenter ILC | |
10/28/2022 | 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. | Community Partners | Brandon Craig | Invitation Only | LaunchED Room 113 | |
10/29/2022 | 10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. | Student General Session | Dr. Kareem Moncree-Moffett | Open to Public | EdCenter ILC / Google Meet (Link TBD) | davisph@cpsboe.k12.oh.us |
10/31/2022 | 9:30 a.m. - 11 a.m. | Union Partners | Brandon Craig | Invitation Only | LaunchED Room 113 | |
11/1/2022 | 9 a.m. - 11 a.m. | Business Groups: Step Committee Business Advisory | Eve Bolton | Invitation Only | LaunchED Room 111/Zoom | |
11/1/2022 | 2:30 p.m. - 4 p.m. | CPS Staff - Session 2 | Carolyn Jones | CPS Central Office & Schools | LaunchED Room 113 | davisph@cpsboe.k12.oh.us |
11/1/2022 | 5 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. | CPS Alumni Groups | Carolyn Jones | Invitation Only | Banquet Room | |
11/1/2022 | 4:30 p.m. - 6 p.m. | Labor Unions | Ben Lindy | Invitation Only | CFT Office 2368 Victory Pkwy. Cincinnati, OH 45206 | |
11/1/2022 | 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. | LSDMC's | Mary Wineberg | Invitation Only | EdCenter ILC/ Google Meet | |
11/2/2022 | 6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. | Parent Town Hall | Brandon Craig | Open to Public | Ed Center ILC | davisph@cpsboe.k12.oh.us |
11/3/2022 | 6 p.m. - 7 p.m. | Community Council Leaders | Eve Bolton | Invitation Only | Chase Elementary School | |
11/3/2022 | 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. | Business Leaders | Eve Bolton | Invitation Only | Downtown | |
11/3/2022 | 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. | Community Learning Center Institute Leadership | Brandon Craig | Invitation Only | LaunchED Room 111 | |
11/3/2022 | 4 p.m. - 5 p.m. | CPS Student Groups | Dr. Kareem Moncree-Moffett | Invitation Only | LaunchED Banquet Room |