YakimaSchoolDistrict

01 — The big decision · Sep 15, 2026

The board approved a one-year collective bargaining agreement with the Yakima Paraeducator Association with an estimated cost of $886,746.76.

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 · Mar 2026 to Oct 2026

8 meetings

The board met 8 times on our record, for 10 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 20, 2026

7

7 members of the public spoke on May 20, 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. 5 of the 10 meetings we counted here had a public speaker.

04 — Where the time went

at least 2%

Ceremony and recognition took at least 2% of the board's meeting time (our count, 9%). At the typical board we timed, 4%.

• Ceremony and recognition≥ 2%typical board ≥ 4%
• Budget and finance≥ 1%typical board ≥ 10%
• Public comment≥ 0%typical board ≥ 2%

Read from the transcripts of 10 board meetings, Dec 16, 2025 to Oct 5, 2026. Two AI readers split each meeting into topics and a stretch counts only where both agree, so every share is a floor.