KentCountyPublicSchools

01 — The big decision · Jul 13, 2026

The Kent County Board of Education approved a student cell phone policy after discussion of a state law requiring phone-free school days and a pilot at the middle school.

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 · Jan 2026 to Sep 2026

11 meetings

The board met 11 times on our record, for 35 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 27, 2026

3

3 members of the public spoke on April 27, 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 8%

Budget and finance took at least 8% of the board's meeting time (our count, 19%). At the typical board we timed, 10%.

• Budget and finance≥ 8%typical board ≥ 10%
• Ceremony and recognition≥ 2%typical board ≥ 4%
• Safety and discipline≥ 0%typical board ≥ 0%

Read from the transcripts of 11 board meetings, Jan 12, 2026 to Sep 14, 2026. Two AI readers split each meeting into topics and a stretch counts only where both agree, so every share is a floor.