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Daily Prep: Thursday, January 29, 2026

Jury Duty Week - Day 4 (last check-in tonight!)

Nightly check-in: Text badge number to 951-289-7434 at 6pm

  • Badge: 0389088642
  • Final check: Tonight (Jan 29) - jury duty ends tomorrow

Carried Forward from Yesterday

Incomplete Action Items

  • Reply to Cat Nostrand re: NCCE recording/updates
  • Colombia chatbot for Ana Saavedra - ⚠️ School testing 2/5 (must finish before Oman trip)
  • Update Airtable, prep 2-3 stories for end-of-month (Due: TODAY)

Oman Prep (Due before Feb 1)

  • Finalize advocate scaffolding resources ✅ (needs Arabic translation - emailed Farah)
  • Confirm voting form: who creates it (Stanford or Oman)?
  • Confirm case card usage expectations with Farah
  • Add timer to slide deck ← BLOCKED: waiting on Farah’s final template
  • Draft email to Farah re: voting form + case cards ✅

MyBook Project (Wen)

  • Set up Firebase hosting/database and deploy dashboard for Wen ✅
  • Mock up login flow for dashboard ← Next step
  • Send Wen functional test plan and end-to-end test plan template

Open Questions/Blockers

  • GPS goals finalization → async via Slack + shared Google Doc (not in 1:1)

Today’s Calendar

All Day - Jury Duty (Standby)

Status: Call-in / text check-in only (likely not reporting) Badge: 0389088642 Note: Tomorrow (Jan 30) is last day

9:30 AM - Vanessa Monterosa and Josh Weiss

Duration: 30 minutes (9:30am - 10:00am) Location: Zoom (93843891163, pwd: 233233) Attendees: Vanessa Monterosa (NewSchools Venture Fund), Josh Weiss

Context:

  • Vanessa is Senior Strategic Leader at NewSchools Venture Fund
  • Met at EdTech Impact Summit community design session
  • Harvard GSE alum, Ed.D. from CSU Long Beach
  • Specializes in digital citizenship, educational innovation, equity
  • Interested in exploring AI Flash Lab for NSVF portfolio organizations

Why this matters:

  • NewSchools portfolio = potential [SCALE-MOMENT] if Flash Lab adopted across organizations
  • [BRIDGE-BUILD] and [RIPPLE] opportunity
  • Exploratory conversation - listen for their needs

Prep needed: Be ready to explain Flash Lab format and how it could work for portfolio orgs

10:00 AM - Josh 1:1 → ASYNC VIA SLACK

Status: Converted to async Format: Slack messages + shared Google Doc for GPS goals

Topics to cover (async):

  1. GPS goals - update shared Google Doc, discuss via Slack
  2. Oman prep status - tick-tock is done, advocate scaffolding in progress
  3. Vanessa/NewSchools debrief - great conversation, EdD programs as injection point
  4. Idea to Code presentation (3:30pm today) - confirm slides are ready

3:30 PM - Idea to Code (Viewing)

Duration: 1.5 hours (3:30pm - 5:00pm) Location: Remote (viewing only) Presenter: Josh Weiss Attendees: Keith Bowen, Jodi Anderson Jr, EDUC 254 students

Context:

  • Annual presentation for EDUC 254: Learning Design Challenge
  • Josh’s “Idea to Code” session has been a hit for several years
  • Students get to practice using AI tools to go from idea to working code

Your role: Viewing remotely - no prep needed

6:00 PM - Jury Duty Text Check-in (FINAL)

Action: Text badge number 0389088642 to 951-289-7434 Note: This should be the last nightly check-in

Email Action Items

Needs Action

  • Stanford Axess Timecard - Due by end of pay period

FYI Only (Newsletters skipped)

  • TLDR AI, AINews, Latent.Space, Stanford Report, Hechinger Report
  • Firebase MyBook upgrade confirmation (Blaze plan - already handled)
  • Zoom meeting assets from yesterday’s Wen meeting

Reminders

Due Today

  • Pick up suit jacket from tailor - Ready (rescheduled from yesterday)
  • Jury duty text check-in at 6pm - Final check-in

Upcoming (next 3 days)

  • Reschedule dentist appointment (due Feb 7) - Conflict with Stanford trip 2/11

No Due Date (Personal)

  • Book flight and hotel for AI+Education Summit at Stanford (Feb 10/11)

From Claude-ToDo (Work items to process)

  • “Remind me to pick up suit jacket 1/29” - Duplicate of above, can mark complete
  • “Ask me about project briefing documents” - What is this? Need to clarify

From Inbox Processing

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This Week’s Key Dates

Day Event Priority
Thu 1/29 Vanessa/New Schools @ 9:30am HIGH
Thu 1/29 Josh 1:1 → Async (Slack + Google Doc) CRITICAL
Thu 1/29 Idea to Code presentation @ 3:30pm HIGH
Thu 1/29 Pick up suit jacket Medium
Thu 1/29 Jury duty check-in @ 6pm (FINAL) Personal
Fri 1/30 Last day of jury duty (standby) -
Sat 2/1 Oman trip begins TRAVEL

Today’s Priorities

  1. 9:30am Vanessa/NewSchools ✅ Great conversation - EdD programs as potential injection point, she’ll connect next month
  2. 10am Josh 1:1 → Async via Slack - Update shared Google Doc for GPS goals
  3. 3:30pm Idea to Code - Viewing remotely (Josh presenting)
  4. Pick up suit jacket - For Oman trip (3 days away!)
  5. 6pm jury duty check-in - Final nightly text

If time permits:

  • ⚠️ Colombia chatbot - school testing 2/5, must finish before Oman (2/1)
  • Oman prep: advocate scaffolding, Farah email
  • Update Airtable entries (due TODAY)
  • Reply to Cat Nostrand

Notes

  • Oman trip is 3 DAYS AWAY (Feb 1-6) - final prep sprint
  • GPS goals discussion moved to async (Slack + shared Google Doc)
  • NewSchools meeting is exploratory - focus on listening, understanding their needs
  • Idea to Code - just viewing remotely while Josh presents

Session Notes

End of Day Summary

Completed:

  • ✅ Vanessa/NewSchools exploratory call - great conversation, EdD programs as potential injection point for Flash Lab adoption across portfolio orgs. She’ll follow up in Feb.
  • ✅ Josh 1:1 converted to async (Slack + shared Google Doc for GPS goals)
  • ✅ CRM re-engagement campaign planned - identified 5 priority contacts to email post-Oman (Spyros, Shannon, Drew, Karen, batch facilitator email)

In Progress:

  • 🔄 Colombia chatbot - made progress, needs to get over finish line tomorrow
  • 🔄 Build-a-Bot start messages updated - ready but not pushed live yet

Deferred:

  • Airtable updates / 2-3 stories for end-of-month
  • Reply to Cat Nostrand

Notes for Tomorrow

  • ⚠️ Colombia chatbot is CRITICAL - must finish before leaving for Oman (Feb 1). School testing starts 2/5.
  • Push Build-a-Bot start messages live
  • Last day of jury duty (should be final check-in tonight)
  • Final Oman prep items if time

Generated: Thursday, 2026-01-29 morning

Source: daily/2026-01-29.md