OnalaskaSchoolDistrict

01 — The big decision · Sep 28, 2026

A district staff member presented the 2026‑27 preliminary budget, describing a $55.7 million balanced budget presented in June and new expenses tracked since then, and the board adopted the preliminary budget.

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

8 meetings

The board met 8 times on our record, for 7 hours of meetings.

Hours are the meeting videos' own lengths. Meetings the district didn't post on video aren't here.

03 — Where the time went

at least 6%

Budget and finance took at least 6% of the board's meeting time (our count, 15%). At the typical board we timed, 10%.

• Budget and finance≥ 6%typical board ≥ 10%
• Ceremony and recognition≥ 1%typical board ≥ 4%

Read from the transcripts of 10 board meetings, May 11, 2026 to Oct 26, 2026. Two AI readers split each meeting into topics and a stretch counts only where both agree, so every share is a floor.