{"id":79749,"date":"2022-11-19T02:10:41","date_gmt":"2022-11-19T02:10:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loopbeatzz.info\/wp\/cherry-creek-to-begin-posting-audio-recordings-of-school-board-meetings-sentinel-colorado\/"},"modified":"2022-11-19T02:10:41","modified_gmt":"2022-11-19T02:10:41","slug":"cherry-creek-to-begin-posting-audio-recordings-of-school-board-meetings-sentinel-colorado","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/loopbeatzz.info\/wp\/cherry-creek-to-begin-posting-audio-recordings-of-school-board-meetings-sentinel-colorado\/","title":{"rendered":"Cherry Creek to begin posting audio recordings of school board meetings – Sentinel Colorado"},"content":{"rendered":"

AURORA<\/strong> | Following calls for more options for virtual participation, the Cherry Creek school board has begun posting audio recordings of its meetings online.<\/span>
Board President Kelly Bates announced the change at Monday\u2019s school board meeting, which she said was in response to requests during public comment. Audio recordings of meetings will be posted on the district\u2019s website the day after each meeting, she said.<\/span>
The district has now posted recordings of its September, October and November meetings from the current school year <\/span>on its website<\/span><\/a>.<\/span>
The district moved its board meetings online at the beginning of the pandemic through the 2020-2021 school year, but at the start of the 2021-2022 school year moved back to in-person only with the exception of one meeting that was <\/span>moved online<\/span><\/a> due to a potential threat.<\/span>
During the pandemic board members met without an audience in the district\u2019s administration building. Once in person meetings resumed they returned to the practice of holding meetings at a different district school year month.<\/span>
During public comment this school year, speakers have repeatedly asked the school board to consider having a livestream option to increase transparency and make the meetings more accessible for people who would have a hard time showing up in person.<\/span>
Cherry Creek is one of few school boards in the metro area that does not livestream its meetings or post recordings of them after the fact. Aurora Public Schools livestreams its meetings through YouTube and posts recordings for the following 90 days. Denver Public Schools, JeffCo and Douglas County have virtual options as well.<\/span>
District spokesperson Lauren Snell said that the district has not decided how long meetings will be available for yet, and wants to see how many people listen to them. Holding meetings at schools instead of a district office makes livestreaming a challenge, she said.<\/span>
\u201cCurrently, the district is going to monitor the interest of the audio recordings,\u201d Snell said in an email. \u201cSince our board meetings are held at different schools in the district each month it provides an invaluable opportunity for board members and district staff to engage in-person with school communities across the district and hear firsthand from students, parents, and community members however it makes it difficult to be able to live stream the meetings.\u201d<\/span>
At Monday\u2019s meeting, several people who spoke at public comment continued to advocate for a livestream. Maureen Welch, the parent of a special needs student in the district, thanked the board for deciding to post audio recordings but said that it was only a half measure.<\/span>
\u201cWe are the last school district in digital transparency,\u201d she said. \u201cEvery other school district livestreams videos of their meetings and has them on demand.\u201d<\/span>