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 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. Edmonds School District ● Communications & Technology
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 Edmonds School District ● Communications & Technology
Options Tool Swagit Rev YouTube only Services Full-service: Closed captioning Auto-generated services live/recording/in-person ADA Full compliance Compliance for recorded Increased access: a step video toward compliance Public Records Searchability and integration Board meetings public for Board meetings public for with school board software anytime viewing anytime viewing Cost $23K annual, $29k software, $3.7k annual No cost ($43k software in-person) Edmonds School District ● Communications & Technology
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 Edmonds School District ● Communications & Technology
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 Edmonds School District ● Communications & Technology
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