NiagaraFallsCitySchoolDistrict

01 — The big decision · Sep 10, 2026

The board waived tabling and adopted the policy, with one board member voting no.

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

11 meetings

The board met 11 times on our record, for 22 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 · Jun 18, 2026

6

6 members of the public spoke on June 18, 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. 6 of the 14 meetings we counted here had a public speaker.

04 — Where the time went

at least 7%

Budget and finance took at least 7% of the board's meeting time (our count, 12%). At the typical board we timed, 10%.

• Budget and finance≥ 7%typical board ≥ 10%
• Public comment≥ 1%typical board ≥ 2%
• Ceremony and recognition≥ 0%typical board ≥ 4%

Read from the transcripts of 15 board meetings, Nov 20, 2025 to Oct 15, 2026. Two AI readers split each meeting into topics and a stretch counts only where both agree, so every share is a floor.