SouthOrange-MaplewoodSchoolDistrict

01 — A decision this year · Jun 25, 2026

School board approves amended paraprofessional services contract with Delta T

A 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 Aug 2026

6 meetings

The board met 6 times on our record, for 25 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 11, 2026

29

29 members of the public spoke on June 11, 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. 5 of the 7 meetings we counted here had a public speaker.

04 — Where the time went

at least 14%

Public comment took at least 14% of the board's meeting time (our count, 22%). At the typical board we timed, 2%; this board gave it more than most.

• Public comment≥ 14%typical board ≥ 2%
• Budget and finance≥ 5%typical board ≥ 10%
• Ceremony and recognition≥ 0%typical board ≥ 4%
• Safety and discipline≥ 0%typical board ≥ 0%

Read from the transcripts of 7 board meetings, May 4, 2026 to Aug 27, 2026. Two AI readers split each meeting into topics and a stretch counts only where both agree, so every share is a floor.