ProvoDistrict

01 — The big decision · Oct 13, 2026

The board unanimously approved a large purchase request of $365,649 for emergency responder communication upgrades at schools that failed a security audit.

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 Oct 2026

8 meetings

The board met 8 times on our record, for 15 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 · May 26, 2026

16

16 members of the public spoke on May 26, 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. 7 of the 8 meetings we counted here had a public speaker.

04 — Where the time went

at least 5%

Public comment took at least 5% of the board's meeting time (our count, 11%). At the typical board we timed, 2%; this board gave it more than most.

• Public comment≥ 5%typical board ≥ 2%
• Budget and finance≥ 3%typical board ≥ 10%
• Ceremony and recognition≥ 0%typical board ≥ 4%

Read from the transcripts of 9 board meetings, May 12, 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.