Edmonds School District ● Communications & Technology
School Board Recording Tuesday, August 25, 2020 Edmonds School - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
School Board Recording Tuesday, August 25, 2020 Edmonds School - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
School Board Recording Tuesday, August 25, 2020 Edmonds School District Communications & Technology Background Sharing videos of our school board meetings and other public meetings are a need in our community. Not everyone can attend
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Background
Sharing videos of our school board meetings and other public meetings are a need in our community. Not everyone can attend board meetings on specific dates and times and our goal is to increase engagement and transparency. At the August 11, 2020 school board meeting we discussed thoughts for consideration and a few options.
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Considerations
1. Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements for website accessibility 2. Public Records retention and retrieval 3. Remote school board meetings versus in-person meetings 4. Cost
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Options
Tool Swagit Rev YouTube only Services Full-service: live/recording/in-person Closed captioning Auto-generated services ADA Full compliance Compliance for recorded video Increased access: a step toward compliance Public Records Searchability and integration with school board software Board meetings public for anytime viewing Board meetings public for anytime viewing Cost $23K annual, $29k software, ($43k software in-person) $3.7k annual No cost
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Staff Recommendations
- Record Zoom meetings and upload them to the District YouTube channel
○ Video includes professional Closed Captions ($1.25/minute) ○ Create board meeting playlist within channel
- Concurrently stream Zoom board meetings on the District YouTube channel
○ Video includes professional closed captions ($1.25 /minute) ○ Create board meeting playlist within channel ○ This option will expand options for attendees and reduce the staff time need to add closed captions
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Next Steps
- Monitor engagement on YouTube
- Consider expanding to “full service”
- Consider live interpretation
○ Spanish ○ American Sign Language
- Look into options for returning to in person meetings