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Seventeenth Quarterly Report of the Independent Monitor for the Oakland Police Department April 28, 2014 Page 75 Chief, and the BOS Deputy Chief (compliance standard: Yes/No). The required meeting for the two focus groups held in December 2013 was held on December 19, 2013 and attended by the Deputy Chief of BFO1, the Training Commander (represented by a lieutenant), the BFO Administrative Commander (represented by a lieutenant), and the FTO Coordinator. The results were documented in a memorandum for the Chief. The FTO Program Coordinator explores the consistency of field training with that of the Academy at several points during the program. He interviews every trainee every four weeks before they are rotated to new assignments and new FTOs. He also participates in biweekly meetings with the Training Commander in which the FTO training is discussed to identify training issues. At the end of the FTO training cycle, a final evaluation report of the trainee’s performance is prepared; and trainees rate the FTOs and the program. In order to ensure that training and the FTO Program are consistent, biweekly meetings attended by the Training Commander, the FTO Coordinator, and his lieutenant are held. A final focus group was held on January 14, 2014, for the 166th Academy. The information generated in that focus group was documented in a memorandum for the Chief and will be considered at the next quarterly panel review. As we observed in our last four reports, OPD has fulfilled the requirements of Task 42. Increasing the number of approved and trained FTOs who are available to work alongside a larger number of trainees is important to the continued success of the program. OPD is in Phase 2 compliance with Task 42. Compliance Status: Phase 1: In compliance Phase 2: In compliance Task 43: Academy and In-Service Training Requirements: A. Academy Training Plan Within 540 days of the effective date of this Agreement, OPD shall develop and implement a plan to enhance its Academy and in-service training to ensure that OPD members, dispatchers, and civilian evidence technicians are adequately trained for their positions, and aware of and able to implement the most contemporary developments in police training. This plan shall include a review of OPD’s training curriculum, with additional emphasis on ethics and professionalism, critical thinking and problem solving, conflict resolution, and relationships with the community. The plan shall also address the criteria and method for selecting OPD training instructors, the training provided to instructors, procedures for evaluating the content and quality of training provided to OPD personnel and procedures for maintaining training records for OPD personnel. In Case3:00-cv-04599-TEH Document979 Filed04/28/14 Page76 of 88