Teachers reported spending several hours a week on tasks that had nothing to do with instruction
Administrative backlog meant report cards and progress updates went out later than families expected
Hiring more administrative staff was not in the budget, and would not have fixed the actual workflow
- Attendance and basic reporting tasks moved into an automated workflow teachers simply reviewed
- Parent communication templates handled routine updates, freeing teachers for the conversations that actually needed them
- Governance review made sure no automated system touched grading or academic judgment
The goal was never to automate teaching. It was to clear away everything standing between a teacher and the actual job.
Hary Periya
- Every hour spent on formatting a report card is an hour not spent with a student
- Teachers did not need convincing on AI. They needed proof it would not replace their judgment
- The fastest way to lose a teacher’s trust is to let AI anywhere near grading without them in control
- Administrative hours per teacher per week dropped meaningfully across the pilot schools
- Report card and progress update turnaround time improved enough that families stopped complaining about delays
- Teacher satisfaction scores on workload improved without changing class sizes or curriculum
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