DearbornHeightsSchoolDistrict#7

01 — The big decision · Oct 7, 2026

Board approves state aid borrowing and revised student 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 · Jun 2026 to Oct 2026

10 meetings

The board met 10 times on our record, for 12 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 8, 2026

3

3 members of the public spoke on July 8, 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. 8 of the 12 meetings we counted here had a public speaker.

04 — Where the time went

at least 3%

Public comment took at least 3% of the board's meeting time (our count, 6%). At the typical board we timed, 2%.

• Public comment≥ 3%typical board ≥ 2%
• Budget and finance≥ 1%typical board ≥ 10%
• Ceremony and recognition≥ 0%typical board ≥ 4%
• Safety and discipline≥ 0%typical board ≥ 0%

Read from the transcripts of 12 board meetings, Feb 18, 2026 to Oct 21, 2026. Two AI readers split each meeting into topics and a stretch counts only where both agree, so every share is a floor.