RecordAsk
How it works

The record is already public. There is still no good way to ask those files in plain English.

RecordAsk reads what the district already publishes. Staff ask from a passworded web app, email, Teams, Slack, or a website widget. Every answer names the file and page.

Finding “where did we decide that?” still means hunting through years of PDFs — or waiting a week for someone to look it up.

RecordAsk indexes what a school district already publishes. Board and administration ask in plain English and get a cited answer. You keep PolicyMain and the website. We read both. We do not replace either.

Ask

Board and administration ask in plain English. Agendas, minutes, policy.

Cited

Every answer cites the published source.

Public

No student data. No Infinite Campus. No IEPs.

What it does

Ask in plain English. Get a cited answer.

  1. 01Click any citation. The original page opens with the words highlighted.
  2. 02Search agendas, minutes, policies, and attachments at once.
  3. 03Prefers the newest record when something has changed.
  4. 04Public records only. No student data. No Infinite Campus. No IEPs.
On purpose

We do not replace the portal. We do not take student data.

We index what is already published. Answers cite the source.

  1. 01Index only what the district already publishes — no student data, no IEPs
  2. 02Sit downstream of PolicyMain, Finalsite, BoardDocs, or a PDF dump
  3. 03Cite the published source on every answer.
  4. 04Operate it under one district agreement. No public sign-up.
  5. 05Keep the website and the policy host. We read. We do not replace.
Where you ask

Deployed first on the web.

We also support the places district staff already work. Same cited answers. Other placements can be added when they fit.

Web app

Passworded site for board and administration. Ask, search, open the source.

Also supported

Email

Write a question. Get a cited reply.

Teams

Ask from the chat staff already use.

Slack

Ask in Slack. Same cited answers.

Google Chat

Ask from Google Workspace. Same cited answers.

Website widget

Same cited answers on the district website.

Custom domain

RecordAsk on a hostname the district already owns.

Three moves

Ask. Get an answer. Stay public.

Every answer cites what the district already publishes.

Ask

Board and administration ask in plain English.

Cited

Every answer points at the published source.

Public only

If it is not already public, it is not in RecordAsk.

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