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Board discusses YouTube viewers' inability to see consent-agenda detail during live broadcast
Summary
A board member raised that YouTube live viewers cannot see which items are included in the consent agenda; staff said the website displays the current agenda side-by-side with the live broadcast but YouTube viewers may not see it.
A board member asked whether YouTube viewers can see the text of items contained in the consent agenda during the live broadcast, saying that viewers often cannot tell which items are included when the board approves a block of items by consent.
Staff replied that the district website shows the current agenda alongside the live broadcast, but the board member said from the YouTube view that information was not visible and requested clarification. The superintendent and staff indicated the agenda and live stream are presented side by side on the district website, and the board member said the minutes will be available afterwards but viewers cannot always see decisions in real time.
The board did not take formal action but acknowledged the transparency issue and discussed that staff would check how the agenda is presented to remote viewers.
