OakParkSchoolDistrict

01 — The big decision · Aug 17, 2026

Oak Park board votes to seek superintendent contract changes on annuity, vehicle allowance

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 Sep 2026

6 meetings

The board met 6 times on our record, for 10 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 22, 2026

3

3 members of the public spoke on June 22, 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 7 meetings we counted here had a public speaker.

04 — Where the time went

at least 9%

Budget and finance took at least 9% of the board's meeting time (our count, 25%). At the typical board we timed, 10%.

• Budget and finance≥ 9%typical board ≥ 10%
• Public comment≥ 4%typical board ≥ 2%
• Safety and discipline≥ 0%typical board ≥ 0%

Read from the transcripts of 7 board meetings, Jun 22, 2026 to Oct 12, 2026. Two AI readers split each meeting into topics and a stretch counts only where both agree, so every share is a floor.