DanvilleCommunityConsolidatedSchoolDistrict118

01 — The big decision · Sep 9, 2026

Board approves virtual speech-language pathologist contract, hears projected $7.7 million budget deficit

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 17 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 · Jul 15, 2026

3

3 members of the public spoke on July 15, 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. 5 of the 12 meetings we counted here had a public speaker.

04 — Where the time went

at least 19%

Budget and finance took at least 19% of the board's meeting time (our count, 25%). At the typical board we timed, 10%; this board gave it more than most.

• Budget and finance≥ 19%typical board ≥ 10%
• Public comment≥ 2%typical board ≥ 2%
• Ceremony and recognition≥ 0%typical board ≥ 4%
• Safety and discipline≥ 0%typical board ≥ 0%

Read from the transcripts of 12 board meetings, Nov 19, 2025 to Sep 23, 2026. Two AI readers split each meeting into topics and a stretch counts only where both agree, so every share is a floor.