CedarFallsCommunitySchoolDistrict

01 — The big decision · Jul 13, 2026

Cedar Falls school board approves board policies on second reading

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 · Dec 2025 to Aug 2026

9 meetings

The board met 9 times on our record, for 9 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 · Apr 13, 2026

3

3 members of the public spoke on April 13, 2026, one of the busiest nights 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. 4 of the 10 meetings we counted here had a public speaker.

04 — Where the time went

at least 11%

Budget and finance took at least 11% of the board's meeting time (our count, 25%). At the typical board we timed, 10%.

• Budget and finance≥ 11%typical board ≥ 10%
• Public comment≥ 1%typical board ≥ 2%

Read from the transcripts of 10 board meetings, Dec 8, 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.