Board approves streaming of select committee meetings and adds agenda‑linked chapters to meeting videos

The school board approved staff recommendations Aug. 12 to begin streaming select committee meetings (Policy Review, Building Utilization, Internal Audit and Legislative committees) and staff demonstrated newly implemented enhancements to the division’s public meeting video services.

New features and decision: Chief Information Officer David Denn showed that meeting recordings now include agenda‑linked YouTube chapters so viewers can jump directly to agenda items. Denn said the division has completed phases of a video‑services transition and now manages the public education channel on Cox and Verizon. Board members voted to stream committee meetings hosted in the board chambers or the Einstein Lab; streaming carries no additional platform costs beyond staff time. The motion to approve streaming was moved by Vice Chair Reems and passed 10‑0.

Revenue and PEG fees: staff noted that under the negotiated city‑cable arrangement the division will receive 50% of PEG/cable‑franchise revenues beginning in the next phase; staff cautioned that such revenues have declined as cable subscriptions fall and that the PEG fee pool may be reduced over time.

Public access rationale: Board members praised the chaptering feature as a transparency tool that makes it easier for residents and staff to find items within hours of video, and members asked staff to add other streaming platforms later if desired.

Next steps: staff will proceed with committee meeting streaming and return as requested with additional platform options and periodic usage metrics and AI‑summary features.