At an Oklahoma Watch-Out forum on Sept. 30, Oklahoma City Public Schools Superintendent Rob Neu and Associate Superintendent Aurora Lora spoke about the hopes and challenges for turning around academic performance in the state’s largest district.

Watch the entire video or excerpts below.

The complete forum:

On “wrapping the community around the district:”

The best ways to involve parents:

How to implement new teaching approaches without new state standards:

Changes in student assessments:

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