Intermediate · 4 lessons · about 30 min · free certificate
AI for school administrators
A practical course for principals, deans, school office managers and district staff on using AI for communications, planning, policy drafting and meeting preparation, while protecting student and staff data and keeping decisions with accountable leaders.
For: Principals, assistant principals, deans, registrars, school office managers and district administrators.
Start lesson 1When you finish
- You can sort administrator tasks into draft-with-AI, assist-with-AI and always-human.
- You can draft family newsletters, meeting agendas, handbooks sections and policy options from general information.
- You can lead a simple, fair process for deciding which AI tools your school approves.
- You can explain why student, staff and family information stays out of unapproved AI tools.
- You can follow a 30-day plan and talk about AI with staff, families and your board honestly.
Lessons
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- How AI is changing the work of a school administratorabout 5 minWhen you finish, you can sort your leadership tasks into draft-with-AI, assist-with-AI and always-human.
- Your first AI wins: 5 everyday tasksabout 5 minWhen you finish, you can run five leadership writing tasks with AI and check each.
- Guardrails for school administratorsabout 5 minWhen you finish, you can explain what never goes into an AI tool and how to guide staff on fair, safe use.
- Grow with AI: your 30-day planabout 5 minWhen you finish, you can follow a four-week plan and talk about AI honestly with staff, families and your board.
Final exam and certificate
8 questions. Score 7 or more for a free certificate of completion you can share and add to LinkedIn. Unlimited tries.
Take the final examPrompts you can use today
Copy one, replace the [brackets] with your details, and paste it into the AI tool you use. Leave out anything private.
Family newsletter draft
Draft a one-page family newsletter for a [primary or secondary] school covering these general items: [list items, for example picnic, testing week, new pickup routine]. Warm and clear, grade 6 reading level, headings, short sentences. Placeholders for dates and names. No individual student information.
Staff meeting agenda
Create a 40-minute staff meeting agenda with these topics: [list]. Give each item a time, an owner placeholder and a desired outcome (inform, discuss or decide). End with a list of action items table. Keep it to one page.
AI policy options
I am drafting a school policy on AI use by students and staff for [grade range]. Offer three policy approaches, from restrictive to permissive. For each, give the main idea, one benefit, one risk and sample wording for two clauses. Remind me that our board, legal advisers and local law decide the final text.
Tool review checklist
Create a checklist for reviewing a proposed classroom AI tool before approval. Include questions about student data collected, where it is stored, age limits, whether data is used to train models, parent notice and consent, accessibility, cost and how to leave the service. Format as a table with a column for answers.
Handbook section rewrite
Here is a section of our handbook that is hard to read: [paste text with no student data]. Rewrite it in plain language at grade 7 reading level, keeping all rules and obligations the same. List any places where meaning might have changed so I can check.
Difficult but general message to families
Draft a calm message to families about [general situation, for example a temporary change in bus service]. State what is known, what is not yet known and when the next update will come. Placeholders for details. No blame, no speculation. I will check every fact before sending.
Professional development plan
Outline a three-session professional development series for teachers on using AI responsibly. Each session: goal, 20-minute activity and take-home task. Include a session on student privacy. Leave placeholders for our approved tools and policy.
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