Charlotte-MecklenburgSchools

01 — The big decision · Sep 22, 2026

Charlotte-Mecklenburg board votes 5‑4 to terminate superintendent for convenience

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 · May 2026 to Oct 2026

10 meetings

The board met 10 times on our record, for at least 24 hours of meetings.

Hours are the meeting videos' own lengths; 2 of the 10 videos had no length we could read, so the hours are a floor. Meetings the district didn't post on video aren't here.

03 — The busiest night at the mic · Oct 13, 2026

36

36 members of the public spoke on October 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 11 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, 14%). At the typical board we timed, 2%; this board gave it more than most.

• Public comment≥ 6%typical board ≥ 2%
• Budget and finance≥ 0%typical board ≥ 10%
• Ceremony and recognition≥ 0%typical board ≥ 4%

Read from the transcripts of 11 board meetings, May 26, 2026 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.