Lee'sSummitR-VIISchoolDistrict

01 — The big decision · Sep 29, 2026

Lee's Summit board passes levy motion reducing voluntary rollback by 40 cents

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 Sep 2026

6 meetings

The board met 6 times on our record, for 8 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 · Aug 20, 2026

5

5 members of the public spoke on August 20, 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. 1 of the 6 meetings we counted here had a public speaker.

04 — Where the time went

at least 44%

Budget and finance took at least 44% of the board's meeting time (our count, 65%). At the typical board we timed, 10%; this board gave it more than most.

• Budget and finance≥ 44%typical board ≥ 10%
• Public comment≥ 0%typical board ≥ 2%

Read from the transcripts of 6 board meetings, May 21, 2026 to Sep 29, 2026. Two AI readers split each meeting into topics and a stretch counts only where both agree, so every share is a floor.