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Residents say slide decks were hard to find; committee agrees to improve public communications
Summary
Multiple attendees said district slide decks were difficult to locate and share; speakers recommended removing spaces from file names, publishing consumable materials and scheduling town halls so parents can ask focused questions.
Residents flagged practical problems that complicate public participation: slide decks related to the schedule options were attached to a previous general meeting agenda, links sometimes produced 404 errors and filenames with spaces made sharing difficult. One resident who works in online publishing explained the technical issue: "When you put spaces, the URLs won't render correctly... You need, like, an underscore or a hyphen," she said.
Board members and administrators acknowledged the problem and committed to making slide decks more accessible on the district website, producing short official graphics and clarifying where the presentation materials reside. They also discussed formats for town halls and the value of soliciting public questions in advance to shape focused, answerable presentations.
