Board opts to record and post trustee community engagement meetings, tables other operational choices
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Summary
Trustees voted 5-1 to have trustee community engagement meetings recorded and posted to the district YouTube channel the next morning rather than rely on inconsistent livestreaming; the board tabled additional operational questions (microphones, interpretation, cadence) for later review.
Trustees voted 5-1 to adopt staff—s recommendation to record trustee community engagement meetings and post recordings to the CCSD website/YouTube the following morning, and to table the remaining operational questions. Vice President Zamora moved the motion; Trustee Dominguez seconded.
Staff had presented early data from six meetings (164 in-person attendees and 683 virtual views with average virtual view time of about 15 minutes) and identified seven operational questions including whether to livestream or record, how to handle live interaction, audio quality, ASL and Spanish interpretation in live streams, and equipment needs. Presenters said livestreaming has technical limits (no robust real-time interaction, audio and camera switching issues with the current "owl" system, inconsistent school AV setups and occasional internet outages) while recorded sessions allow lapel microphones, improved audio, and post-production caption/interpretation options.
Trustees discussed access equity concerns: several emphasized that recorded videos improve audio quality and permit better post-meeting captioning and translation, while others preferred live streaming for immediacy. Staff committed to exploring portable microphones and to improving accessibility; legal counsel confirmed votes on these operational questions could be taken individually or tabled. The motion to record and post recordings passed 5-1; trustees asked staff to return with recommendations on equipment, interpreter workflows and a proposed consistent cadence for spring meetings.