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Board announces video recording of meetings to expand transparency
Summary
The Chair told attendees the board is piloting video recordings of meetings and thanked the technology team for preparing the livestream; a district staff member also thanked the tech and construction teams for their work readying schools for fall.
The Chair opened the meeting by announcing the district is adding a video camera to record Governing Board proceedings and said the change advances transparency and communications.
"By law and board policy, I must notify you that this meeting is being recorded and by video," the Chair said, explaining the board tested the technology with IT ahead of the meeting and thanked staff for their work.
A district administrator later echoed the appreciation for technology staff and described a successful dry run; the administrator said the camera will allow the public to see board proceedings in addition to the existing audio recordings. The meeting record does not show whether the board adopted a formal policy change tonight; the announcement was presented as an operational enhancement.
