Every year, Oklahoma’s Norman Public Schools encourages public participation in education by bringing together a 25-member Citizens Advisory Council (CAC), whose members serve as liaisons between the district and community. District leadership representatives attend CAC meetings and update the council on what’s happening in the district. And planning the most relevant content for those meetings is frequently a challenge. “We really felt there was a need to find out what they wanted to learn, and what they wanted to have input on,” says Dr. Shirley Simmons, Norman’s Assistant Superintendent of Educational Services. “So, we did a Thoughtexchange with them at their very first meeting this year.” After running an exchange live at the CAC’s inaugural meeting, the Norman team took away

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