CoachellaValleyUnified

01 — The big decision · Aug 13, 2026

Coachella Valley Unified board adopts revised phone-free school day policy

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 · Mar 2026 to Sep 2026

9 meetings

The board met 9 times on our record, for at least 19 hours of meetings.

Hours are the meeting videos' own lengths; 1 of the 9 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 · Jun 11, 2026

18

18 members of the public spoke on June 11, 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. 10 of the 11 meetings we counted here had a public speaker.

04 — Where the time went

at least 15%

Public comment took at least 15% of the board's meeting time (our count, 20%). At the typical board we timed, 2%; this board gave it more than most.

• Public comment≥ 15%typical board ≥ 2%
• Budget and finance≥ 3%typical board ≥ 10%
• Ceremony and recognition≥ 2%typical board ≥ 4%

Read from the transcripts of 11 board meetings, Mar 26, 2026 to Sep 24, 2026. Two AI readers split each meeting into topics and a stretch counts only where both agree, so every share is a floor.