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Daily Prep: Thursday, July 9, 2026

Josh 1:1 day (10am). That’s the anchor — full prep at prep/2026-07-09-josh-1on1.md. The real conversation is your GPS goals: the draft is solid, but the Jun 30 deadline passed during your ISTE OOO, so what you actually need from Josh is a clear “what does submitted/done look like, and by when.” Everything else (Latvia, AI Learning Day, logic model) is a quick check-in. Otherwise a light day — one email reply owed (Chris Cobb).

Open Threads from Yesterday

  • Latvia agreement is moving well — Greg drafted the Agreement for Professional Services, Karin OK’d sending up, Josh added notes for Isabelle → now with Isabelle + Olivia to sign. Your action item (add your edits) may already be satisfied; confirm at the 1:1.
  • Moraima / $799 Dev Day — June expense reports sent; the ~$799 registration is still open on her side (waiting on her).
  • Parked cadence: June monthly Airtable (overdue), Strategic Horizon (overdue since April), Q2 logic-model quarterly (raise at 1:1 today).
  • Still-open replies: Kellie (FlashLab file links), Belinda (CRISPRkit web-dev rec), Cathy (Marisol comic dataset).

Today’s Calendar

10:00–10:45 AM PT — Josh ↔ Reuben 1:1 (Zoom)

With: Josh Weiss Context: Weekly 1:1. Anchor is GPS goals; live items: Latvia, AI Learning Day build split, Q2 logic-model. Prep: prep/2026-07-09-josh-1on1.md — walk in knowing what you want from Josh (the GPS finish line), not with everything solved. This is low-pressure dev work, not a performance gate.

(Personal, for awareness: 1:00 PM PT — “Scott,” 1 hr.)

Email Action Items

Needs Response

  • Chris Cobb (GSE Admin Ops): “Anthropic Credits” — asks if your Anthropic credits are still renewing on the GSE IT PCard (Mastercard 8802), $50 on 6/1. Quick yes/no reply. → filed as action item + Fizzy #150.

FYI (no action)

  • Isabelle Hau — “HOLD - SAL Fall Potluck”: hold invite, “details to come.” Just awareness.
  • Josh — Re: Latvia Agreement: he reviewed the doc, added notes for Isabelle. Confirms the agreement is progressing (covered in the 1:1).

(Everything else today is newsletters — TLDR AI, Stanford Report, SSIR, Microsoft Education, Flint, ISTE Connect. Nothing actionable.)

Slack Catch-Up (past 7 days)

Clear — nothing open.

  • Josh DM & group DM (Josh/Joe/Reuben): quiet since the Jul 7 receipts exchange (resolved) and the Jun 29 team note. No new asks.
  • No @mentions, no unread DMs needing a reply.

From Inbox Processing

INBOX was empty — nothing to route.

Reminders

Cadence Nudges

  • Q2 logic-model quarterly review — raise it in today’s 1:1 (Q2 closed; framework says revisit quarterly).
  • June monthly Airtable — still overdue; run /monthly-airtable when a gap opens.
  • Strategic Horizon — overdue since April.
  • Timecard 7/1–15 — due ~Jul 15 (6 days out; not urgent yet).
  • Fizzy Maybe — several new cards (#146–150) landed from the last two days; triage on the board.

Personal (Apple Reminders — not routed to work files)

  • Claude-ToDo: AI-conference-fee reimbursement → pay off PayPal (ties to the $799 loop); exec-assistant-system ideas; Amazon Business charge check.
  • Claude: aviation tax Q for Chris, echinacea, reading links (personal machine).

Today’s Priorities (Top 5)

  1. Josh 1:1 (10am) — anchor on GPS goals: get the submit posture + finish line. Prep doc ready.
  2. Reply to Chris Cobb — confirm Anthropic-credits renewal on the PCard (quick).
  3. Latvia — confirm with Josh whether anything’s needed from you before Olivia signs.
  4. AI Learning Day — agree the build split with Josh so you’re not carrying it solo.
  5. Clear a backlog reply (Kellie / Belinda / Cathy) if a gap opens after the 1:1.

Full task queue: see action-items.md (do not duplicate here)

Session Notes

(Added throughout the day as significant work sessions occur)

Generated: 2026-07-09 (Thursday).

Source: daily/2026-07-09.md