PalisadesSchoolDistrict

01 — A decision from the year · Oct 21, 2026

Palisades school board approves $9,210 community survey service order

The meeting's headline from its checked summary, picked for its subject (the superintendent, schools, the budget, policy) and a contested vote over a unanimous one. Two AI readers each confirmed the motion and the outcome in the meeting's own transcript, and a third agreed.

02 — On our record · Dec 2025 to Oct 2026

12 meetings

The board met 12 times in the past year on our record, for 21 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 · Oct 21, 2026

5

5 members of the public spoke on October 21, 2026, one of the busiest nights we counted at this board.

Counted from the meeting video, never named or shown, at the 12 of the board's 12 past-year meetings we could count; 10 had a public speaker. Our count was within one person at 70 of 70 meetings we checked by a full read.

04 — Where the time went

at least 16%

Budget and finance took at least 16% of the board's meeting time (our count, 21%). At the typical board we timed, 10%; this board gave it more than most.

• Budget and finance≥ 16%typical board ≥ 10%
• Ceremony and recognition≥ 3%typical board ≥ 4%
• Public comment≥ 2%typical board ≥ 2%

Measured on its own set: the 12 board meetings we timed from their transcripts, Dec 17, 2025 to Oct 21, 2026 (a date we have not confirmed shows as —). Two AI readers split each meeting into topics and a stretch counts only where both agree, so every share is a floor.