OrangeCountyPublicSchools

01 — The big decision · Sep 8, 2026

Orange County school board adopts 6.343-mill tax rate and final 2026‑27 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 · Apr 2026 to Sep 2026

6 meetings

The board met 6 times on our record, for 20 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 · Jul 28, 2026

16

16 members of the public spoke on July 28, 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. 4 of the 11 meetings we counted here had a public speaker.

04 — Where the time went

at least 2%

Budget and finance took at least 2% of the board's meeting time (our count, 14%). At the typical board we timed, 10%.

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

Read from the transcripts of 11 board meetings, Apr 7, 2026 to Oct 27, 2026. Two AI readers split each meeting into topics and a stretch counts only where both agree, so every share is a floor.