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Daily Prep: Thursday, March 26, 2026

Carried Forward from Wednesday

Completed Yesterday

  • Chiro appointment
  • Dashboard fixes — timezone (Pi→PT) and verse banner styling pushed to canukbot

Incomplete Action Items

  • Send Gregory Flash Lab slides — promised ASAP today. Copy existing deck, update AI Boost printable links, update problem statement handout, streamline.
  • Reply to Shelley Williamson — emailed. Scheduling a chat after April 15.
  • Draft CRM survey questions — Josh waiting for async review
  • Write tag analysis plan — 3-month rollout for Josh
  • Create Flash Lab inventory document (basic vs deluxe)
  • Register for ISTE Live 2026
  • Follow up with Vanessa Monterosa re: Flash Lab partnership
  • Send Rachel AI + learning-by-creating tool recommendations
  • Reschedule dentist (Tiffany) — rescheduled to Monday May 11 at 9am
  • Respond to Isabelle re: DCI Celebration June 5
  • Review Lake Forest draft agenda — planning meeting TODAY at 3:15pm

Today’s Calendar

10:00 AM — Josh 1:1

With: Josh Weiss Location: Zoom (pwd: 588228) Context: Weekly 1:1. Josh likes structured agendas and connecting tactical work to strategic narrative. Topics to bring:

  • Q1 ends Tuesday — logic model quarterly review, SMART goal status check
  • End-of-month wrap-up prep (Tuesday 10:30am) — what does Josh need from you?
  • Lake Forest readiness (planning meeting right after at 3:15pm)
  • Stanford trip logistics (Mon flight, Mon Tinkery, Tue Lake Forest + Health Coach Bot in-person)
  • Gregory slides status — adapting Flash Lab deck for York Scholars
  • ISTE registration — still need to do it
  • CRM survey / tag analysis plan — status update (not done yet, be honest)
  • Airtable monthly entries — plan to run this week or weekend

3:15 PM — AI Literacy Workshop Planning for Lake Forest

With: Christine Bywater, Josh Weiss Location: Zoom (pwd: 963140) Context: Planning for the March 31 Lake Forest visit. Superintendent Matthew Montgomery bringing teachers + admins to Stanford. Hillary Chan (Hong Kong) also joining. Isabelle organizing. Christine is CSET Associate Director — CSET does minimum 8-hour PD across 2-3 days. Workshop location: ANKO 011. Prep needed: Review Isabelle’s draft agenda Google Doc before this meeting.

Open work windows: Before 10am, 10:45am-3:15pm (4.5 hours), after 4:30pm. Good focused time in the middle.

Email Action Items

FYI Only (No Action Needed)

  • Egencia — Trip reminder for Stanford-Lake Forest visit. All booked (flight + hotel).
  • Learning Agency (Ulrich Boser) — Newsletter. Notable: NSF FINDERS FOUNDRY grants — planning grants $50K, dev grants $300K, proposals due May 27. Could be relevant for Build-a-Bot/Flash Lab.
  • TLDR AI — Newsletter
  • Stanford Report — Newsletter

Still Pending

  • Isabelle’s Lake Forest draft agenda — review before 3:15pm today

Reminders

Overdue

  • Reschedule dentist (Tiffany) — was due Mar 12. Apr 15 conflicts with Crystal Springs PD.

Upcoming

  • Dentist appointment — Apr 15 at 8am (needs rescheduling)
  • Godwin trip planning — talk to Christyl about timing
  • Ask Chris at Ascendant Aviation re: tax questions

From Inbox Processing

INBOX.md empty — nothing to process.

Cadence Checks

  • Timecard: Already submitted for March.
  • Airtable monthly entries: End-of-month wrap-up is Tuesday. Run /monthly-airtable by end of weekend.
  • End-of-month wrap-up: Tuesday March 31 at 10:30 AM — Activity, Trends, Stories, Changes. Start prepping notes.
  • Q1 ends March 31: Raise at Josh 1:1 today — logic model review, SMART goal check-in.
  • Strategic horizon: Monthly update due by Tuesday.
  • Stanford trip in 4 days: Flight Mon 6:25 AM ONT→SJC. Hotel: Comfort Inn Palo Alto (Mar 30-Apr 1). Mon: Tinkery Flash Lab 10am. Tue: End-of-month 10:30am, AS:DE 11am, Health Coach Bot in-person 12pm (GSE), Lake Forest workshops afternoon.

This Week’s Key Dates

Day Date Key Events
Thu Mar 26 Josh 1:1 10am, Lake Forest planning 3:15pm
Fri Mar 27 Weekly Personal Review 2pm — run /weekly-review
Sun Mar 29 Hotel check-in window opens
Mon Mar 30 Flight 6:25am ONT→SJC, Tinkery Flash Lab 10am (16 York Scholars)
Tue Mar 31 End-of-month 10:30am, AS:DE 11am, Health Coach Bot 12pm (GSE), Lake Forest afternoon

Today’s Priorities

Thursday — two key meetings (10am, 3:15pm) with good focused time between. Gregory slides are the most urgent deliverable.

  1. Send Gregory Flash Lab slides ASAP — Copy existing deck, update AI Boost links, update problem statement handout, streamline for York Scholars. This was promised yesterday.
  2. Josh 1:1 (10am) — Come with Q1 status, end-of-month prep plan, Lake Forest/Stanford trip overview. Be upfront about CRM survey and tag analysis not being done yet.
  3. Review Lake Forest draft agenda — Before 3:15pm planning meeting with Christine + Josh.
  4. Lake Forest planning (3:15pm) — Finalize workshop plan for March 31.
  5. Reply to Shelley Williamson — Still overdue. Quick personal email — just do it between meetings.
  6. If time: CRM survey draft, reschedule dentist, Isabelle DCI response.

Session Notes

(Added throughout the day as significant work sessions occur)

Generated: 2026-03-26 (Thursday morning)

Source: daily/2026-03-26.md