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Commissioners promote March screening and weigh public calendar options
Summary
The commission promoted the MDUSD 'Count It Out' screening on March 4, discussed social-media promotion and hashtags, and debated making their shared Google calendar public-facing versus internal, noting curation and turnover concerns and proposing a shared account (phevents@gmail.com) and a designated curator role.
Commissioners promoted a March 4 screening of the MDUSD-sponsored documentary "Count It Out" at 6 p.m. in the Pleasant Hill Library and discussed promotional materials provided by MDUSD, including hashtags and a press kit for social media distribution. The event will include a post-screening Q&A; commissioners are awaiting confirmation on whether the director will attend or whether staff will handle questions.
On broader outreach, the commission reviewed a shared Google calendar that collects education-related events. Options discussed included making the calendar publicly viewable (read-only or a calendar subscription), keeping it internal but accessible to commissioners, or operating it from a shared city account (phevents@gmail.com) so access survives turnover.
Commissioners raised two practical concerns: curation continuity as commissioners rotate off the commission, and which items are appropriate for public display (for example, internal deadlines vs. public events). Suggestions included: designate a commissioner or staff person as long-term curator; add an "ED relevance" or internal/external flag column to distinguish items for publication; and publish a clear description of what the calendar contains.
The commission encouraged commissioners to promote the March screening through individual social channels using the MDUSD press kit and agreed to follow up on calendar governance at a future pillar meeting.
