CatawbaCountySchools

01 — The big decision · Oct 26, 2026

Catawba County school board adopts flag display and clear bag policies

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 Oct 2026

12 meetings

The board met 12 times on our record, for 14 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 · Feb 23, 2026

8

8 members of the public spoke on February 23, 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. 11 of the 12 meetings we counted here had a public speaker.

04 — Where the time went

at least 6%

Public comment took at least 6% of the board's meeting time (our count, 10%). At the typical board we timed, 2%; this board gave it more than most.

• Public comment≥ 6%typical board ≥ 2%
• Ceremony and recognition≥ 2%typical board ≥ 4%
• Budget and finance≥ 1%typical board ≥ 10%

Read from the transcripts of 12 board meetings, Nov 24, 2025 to Oct 26, 2026. Two AI readers split each meeting into topics and a stretch counts only where both agree, so every share is a floor.