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Week of February 22 - February 28, 2026

End-of-Month + ISTE Partnership Week

Weekly Focus

From Q1.5 goals and current priorities

ISTE partnership meeting (Wed Feb 25) — Jessica Garner, Joseph South, Isabelle, Josh. Scope train-the-trainer for Flash Lab. Goal 2/3 — HIGH PREP
End-of-month meeting (Tue Feb 24) — Activity review, trends, stories. Present lifecycle framework? Goal 1/2/3
Capacity building model doc — First pass on “what’s your model?” artifact for Josh. Playbook, reach, revenue. Goal 3
SMART goals through May — Draft due early this week. Goal 4

Daily Log

Sunday, February 22

Monday, February 23

First work day after snowboarding Friday
tEquity Seed Grant Launch (9-11am, Shriram III — remote FYI)
Hold for Chris (personal, 9am PT)

Tuesday, February 24

11:00 AM: AS:DE End-of-Month Meeting (Josh, Joe, Reuben)
6:30 PM: Civil Air Patrol

Wednesday, February 25

9:00 AM: Driving Jonathan
1:00 PM: Stanford <> ISTE+ASCD — Jessica Garner, Joseph South, Isabelle Hau, Josh Weiss — went well! Rev-share + authorized provider model discussed. Follow-ups: Chris Agnew (EL mag), Activation Stage concept, Google funding angle, due diligence on ISTE PL landscape.
2:15 PM: MyBook Firebase meeting with Wen (pop-up) — discussed data collection needs for AI Trust Survey. Agreed to prototype dashboard for teen program data. Fixed Firestore rules (extended to 12/31/26).
4:00 PM: Chiro appointment (done!)
6:00 PM: CAP Check-in with Jonathan
Also: massive inbox cleanup (~1,400 emails deleted/archived), created reference/blog-ideas.md, AI Dev 26 SF tickets + travel booked

Thursday, February 26

9:00 AM: Health Coach Bot cancelled (Marily’s dog ER) — freed up hour for prep
10:00 AM: Josh 1:1 — ISTE debrief (reviewed Josh’s Google Doc), next steps discussed, capacity model/SMART goals/5 questions all completed
11:15 AM: Christine Bywater / PLEX chat — CSET potentially rebranding to PLEX (Professional Learning EXtension). Discussed Lake Forest visit (March 30 – April 1), Ground Floor org partnership, 5-session series where Build-a-Bot could fit
1:00 PM: Tinkery Toolkit with Gregory Wilson — Build-a-Bot facilitator training walkthrough planned for next week, Flash Lab at Tinkery confirmed March 30, York Scholars capstone explored, task cards discussed
Legal 101 follow-up email drafted and sent
System work: dashboard home page redesign, meetings parser fix, all 34 people profiles updated with Relationship Depth, synthesis engine improvements (known-patterns.json, skill updates), MEMORY.md documentation

Friday, February 27

Colombia chatbot: fixed bugs for Ana, she ran the study — went well. She needs the data exported.
Axess timecard submitted
Dashboard: fixed duplicate calendar event bug, set up Tailscale remote access
LabGPT: custom domain active (labgpt.gse.stanford.edu), model updated, Cathy tested, data download page shown. Project renamed from cathy-chatbot → labgpt.
Flash Lab briefing updated with Tinkery + Christine/PLEX developments
Action items maintenance: Marily rescheduled to Tue Mar 4, Cheddar 3D print moved to active

Saturday, February 28

This Week’s Calendar

Day	Time	Event	Notes
Mon 2/23	9:00 AM	Hold for Chris	Personal
Tue 2/24	11:00 AM	AS:DE End-of-Month	PREP: Activity review, trends, stories. Lifecycle framework as a “trend”?
Tue 2/24	6:30 PM	Civil Air Patrol	Jonathan
Wed 2/25	9:00 AM	Driving Jonathan	—
Wed 2/25	1:00 PM	Stanford <> ISTE+ASCD	HIGH PREP — Jessica Garner, Joseph South, Isabelle, Josh. Review `prep/2026-02-19-iste-strategy.md`
Wed 2/25	6:00 PM	CAP Check-in	Jonathan
Thu 2/26	10:00 AM	Josh<>Reuben 1:1	Review: model doc, SMART goals, ISTE debrief, end-of-month debrief
Fri 2/27	8:00 AM	AI After — Colombia	Ana Saavedra — check chatbot data status
Fri 2/27	2:00 PM	Weekly Personal Review	—

Key Upcoming (Beyond This Week)

Date	Event	Prep Needed?
Mar 3	Jonathan’s DMV driver test (8am)	Personal — morning blocked
Mar 3	EF+Math Resource Library webinar (1pm PT)	FYI from AERDF research

Meeting Prep Notes

AS:DE End-of-Month Meeting (Tue Feb 24, 11am)

Format: Activity review, trends popping up, stories emerging, what should we change
Bring:
- Legal 101 Workshop — delivered Feb 18, cross-cohort attendance (3 programs), follow-up survey results
- Seed grant lifecycle framework — SPARK → BUILD → SHARPEN → SCALE, the “we’ve been building a curriculum without naming it” narrative
- Three C’s strategic proposal — visualization + proposed offerings
- Market research on comparable orgs (9 organizations) — key patterns
- CRAFT meeting engagement — protein synthesis lab, Shane’s bot
- Independent facilitators running without us: Courtney (TCEA), Anna-Lena (Paris), Cathy (oncology)
Stories for Airtable: Legal 101, lifecycle framework, Cathy’s oncology training, Victor using mystery box materials

Stanford <> ISTE+ASCD (Wed Feb 25, 1pm)

With: Jessica Garner (ISTE), Joseph South (ISTE), Isabelle Hau (SAL ED), Josh Weiss, Reuben
Prep doc: prep/2026-02-19-iste-strategy.md
Our position: Train 3 ISTE faculty (Winston, Beth, Jeremiah) to facilitate Flash Lab independently
Key context from Feb 17 strategy session:
- Non-exclusive with ISTE
- Flash Lab as top-of-funnel for GSE programs
- Respect PLEX’s institutional role
- Numbers for new dean: users, reach, revenue, studies
Key context from Feb 19 Josh 1:1:
- ISTE = test bed for capacity building model
- “Playbook, reach, revenue” framework
- Active experimentation — learn from how format travels
Market research context: PBLWorks National Faculty model is closest comparable. ISTE’s own AI PD is course-based — space for experiential formats like Flash Lab.
Questions to clarify:
- What does “grant funded” mean?
- Internal ISTE people (Winston, Beth, Jeremiah)?
- Where does Joseph stand on legal/contracts?
- Update on 2-hour forum slots?

Josh<>Reuben 1:1 (Thu Feb 26, 10am)

ISTE meeting debrief
End-of-month debrief
Review capacity building model doc (if sent before)
SMART goals through May draft
“5 questions” exercise review

Action Items Status

Critical This Week

Legal 101 follow-up email — send to attendees (due Tue morning, FIRST THING)
End-of-month meeting prep — activity review, trends, stories (due Mon/Tue)
ISTE meeting prep — review strategy doc, prepare talking points (due Tue/Wed)
Capacity building model doc — first pass, send to Josh (due before Thu 1:1)
SMART goals through May — draft (due early this week)
Trip receipts — Egencia + Lyft/food/parking → Moraima (overdue since Feb 15!)

In Progress

“5 questions” exercise at 6/12/18 month horizons
Articulate SAL differentiator vs. other accelerators
Fold logic model into Q1.5 goals

Carried From Last Week

Trip receipts → Moraima (now a full week overdue)
Email triage: Josh re: AI Dev Day, Sam McClure reply, Bryan Brown meeting, John Wesly Baker
CRM re-engagement emails (5 queued)
Reply to Gregory Wilson re: Tinkery Toolkit
Check in on Shelly (LDT)
Check sal-seed-grantees@lists.stanford.edu bounce
Schedule chiro appointment (now 7 days overdue)
Follow up with Vanessa Monterosa re: Flash Lab (was due Feb)
Update Airtable with recent activities/stories before end-of-month

Waiting On Others

Wen’s YouTube links for training video embed
Josh’s feedback on personal logic model
Cathy — how did the oncology faculty ABCs session go?

Week’s Accomplishments

Cumulative list, updated as the week progresses

ISTE partnership meeting — strong alignment on train-the-trainer model, rev-share pricing, Activation Stage concept
MyBook Firebase rules fixed, Wen meeting unblocked next steps on data collection
Email inbox cleanup: ~1,400+ emails cleared, down from ~1,639 unread to ~201
AI Dev 26 SF conference tickets purchased + travel booked (Apr 28-29)
AS:DE end-of-month meeting delivered (Tue) — lifecycle framework, market research, Legal 101 recap
FeedbackGPT → AAA-Lab-GPT rename agreed with Cathy, GPT 5.2 upgrade discussed
Blog ideas tracker created (reference/blog-ideas.md)
Capacity building model, SMART goals, “5 questions” exercise, SAL differentiator — all completed for Josh 1:1
Three core personas mapped to partner pathways
Christine Bywater / PLEX meeting — learned about CSET rebrand, Lake Forest visit planned (March 30 – April 1)
Tinkery Toolkit meeting — Flash Lab at Tinkery confirmed March 30, Build-a-Bot training planned, York Scholars explored
Legal 101 follow-up email drafted and sent to attendees
Joseph South people profile created with full professional background
Colombia chatbot bugs fixed — Ana ran study successfully, data export next
LabGPT: Firebase migration complete, custom domain active (labgpt.gse.stanford.edu), model updated, Cathy tested
Dashboard: home page redesigned with calendar timeline + action items + synthesis alerts
Dashboard: meetings parser fixed for dual header formats
Dashboard: fixed duplicate last calendar event bug
Dashboard: Tailscale remote access set up (accessible from phone/other devices)
All 34 people profiles updated with Relationship Depth classification
Synthesis engine: known-patterns.json created, skill updated with filtering rules
ISTE project file + Flash Lab briefing updated with Feb 25 outcomes

Decisions Made

Stories/Impact to Capture

Candidates for Airtable or quoted-impact.md

Legal 101 Workshop (Feb 18) — cross-cohort, Sam McClure. Tags: [LEVEL-UP] [BRIDGE-BUILD]
Seed grant lifecycle framework — 6 existing + 5 proposed, “curriculum without naming it.” Strong end-of-month narrative.
Cathy’s oncology training — still need to check results. Potential [VALUE-VISIBLE]
Victor mystery box materials — check if it went well. Potential [RIPPLE]
Independent facilitators — Courtney at TCEA, Anna-Lena in Paris, Cathy with oncology. [MULTIPLIER] [SCALE-MOMENT]
Shane’s community college bot — board with switches, 15 scenarios, 3 days success. [SPARK]
CRAFT protein synthesis lab — Unity + OpenAI, RCT upcoming May 5. [CO-CREATE]

Carried to Next Week

(Updated at end of week — Friday is last day)

Last updated: 2026-02-27 (Friday EOD)

Source: week-of-2026-02-22.md

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