BerlinSchoolDistrict

01 — The big decision · Aug 24, 2026

Berlin school board sets non-resident tuition, raises athletic gate admission fees

Our pick of the year's biggest decision from the board's checked meeting summaries. Two AI readers each confirmed the motion and the outcome in the meeting's own transcript, and a third agreed.

02 — On our record · Nov 2025 to Sep 2026

12 meetings

The board met 12 times on our record, for 22 hours of meetings.

Hours are the meeting videos' own lengths. Meetings the district didn't post on video aren't here.

03 — The busiest night at the mic · Jan 12, 2026

8

8 members of the public spoke on January 12, 2026, the busiest night we counted at this board.

Counted from the meeting video, never named or shown. Our count was within one person at 70 of 70 meetings we checked by a full read. 6 of the 13 meetings we counted here had a public speaker.

04 — Where the time went

at least 18%

Budget and finance took at least 18% of the board's meeting time (our count, 29%). At the typical board we timed, 10%; this board gave it more than most.

• Budget and finance≥ 18%typical board ≥ 10%
• Ceremony and recognition≥ 1%typical board ≥ 4%
• Public comment≥ 0%typical board ≥ 2%
• Safety and discipline≥ 0%typical board ≥ 0%

Read from the transcripts of 13 board meetings, Nov 24, 2025 to Oct 13, 2026. Two AI readers split each meeting into topics and a stretch counts only where both agree, so every share is a floor.