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Week of March 1 - March 7, 2026
Week of March 1 - March 7, 2026
LabGPT + Health Coach Bot + Gregory Training Week
Weekly Focus
From Q1.5 goals and current priorities
- Health Coach Bot direction (Tue 9am) — Marily/Michele meeting. Strategic: if they get a grant, it validates Build-a-Bot as research tool. Connection to dean (Dan Schwartz). Clarify research direction. Goal 2/3
- Build-a-Bot facilitator training with Gregory (Tue 2pm) — First real walkthrough. Tinkery partnership solidifying. Goal 3
- LabGPT condition guardrails — Cathy’s pilot study has condition bleed (Critic vs. Co-designer). Build system prompt constraints. Study running Wed. Goal 2
- Josh 1:1 prep (Thu) — Key asks: CRM go/no-go + timing, King/Our Voice ownership, ISTE next steps, LAUSD Foundation (new: Mar 19 meeting)
Daily Log
Sunday, March 1
- Capacity analysis updated (20 active threads, up from 18 in Jan despite 4 completions)
- Weekly digest created
- LabGPT project file updated with Cathy’s condition bleed issue
Monday, March 2
- Tamar Brand-Perez email (Gemini Gem prompting) — still pending reply
Tuesday, March 3
- Health Coach Bot meeting with Marily, Michele, Priya — went well. Prompt Lab, behavior change techniques (93 BCTs), About Me section, RAG links. Strategic: validates Build-a-Bot as research tool.
- AS:DE Meeting — standard weekly
- Build-a-Bot facilitator training with Gregory — first real walkthrough for Tinkery
- Elizabeth Schumann + Leslie Hart quotes captured (HarmonAI 3D print adapter) [BOOST] [CO-CREATE]
- Build-a-Bot save bug discovered (blocks not persisting in health chat)
Wednesday, March 4
- LabGPT condition guardrails — Cathy’s study running
- Leon Furze reached out to Josh (AI in Education consultant, Australia) — offering to help with Flash Lab feedback
Thursday, March 5
- Josh<>Reuben 1:1 — goals refinement (Reach > Revenue > Model Validation), CRM survey concept, OTL invention docket, ISTE due diligence
- CRAFT meeting — skipped (not needed per craft-general channel)
- Donut with Catalina — canceled
- Emailed Isabelle re: OTL invention docket filing
- Emailed Jessica Garner re: lighter ISTE course
- Sent Colombia chatbot data export to Ana
- Drafted CRM survey questions and goals write-up for Josh
- Stanford trip flight booked (Southwest, Mar 30 – Apr 1)
Friday, March 6
- mail-search MCP fixed (upgraded 0.1.4 → 0.1.6, index rebuilt: 25,200 emails)
- OTL invention docket draft completed (Flash Lab IP disclosure for David Mallin)
- Leon Furze reply drafted (reply-all to Josh’s intro — feedback questions framed)
- Campsite booked for spring break
- Weekly review
This Week’s Calendar
| Day | Time | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 3/3 | 7:30 AM | Jonathan driving test | Personal — morning partially blocked |
| Tue 3/3 | 9:00 AM | Build-A-Bot Health Coach | Marily Oppezzo, Michele Patel, Priya. Zoom. KEY: Clarify research direction, what you need to build. Strategic — dean connection. |
| Tue 3/3 | 11:00 AM | AS:DE Meeting | Josh, Joe, Reuben. Weekly team meeting. |
| Tue 3/3 | 2:00 PM | Build-a-Bot Facilitator Training | Gregory Wilson. First walkthrough of facilitator training for Tinkery. Goal 3 deliverable. |
| Tue 3/3 | 6:30 PM | Civil Air Patrol | Jonathan |
| Wed 3/4 | 8:00 AM | NOTE: Cathy running LabGPT study | Be available for support. Condition guardrails needed before this? |
| Wed 3/4 | 6:00 PM | CAP Check-in | Jonathan |
| Thu 3/5 | 10:00 AM | Josh<>Reuben 1:1 | PREP: CRM go/no-go, King/Our Voice ownership, ISTE next steps, LAUSD Foundation meeting (Mar 19), capacity update |
| Thu 3/5 | 2:00 PM | CRAFT Team Meeting | Victor Lee, Christine, Joba, et al. Biweekly. |
| Fri 3/6 | 2:00 PM | Weekly Personal Review | — |
Tuesday is the big day: 3 back-to-back work meetings (Health Coach Bot, AS:DE, Gregory training) + Jonathan’s driving test in the morning.
Key Upcoming (Beyond This Week)
| Date | Event | Prep Needed? |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 8 | AI Infrastructure RFP deadline (Isabelle) | Yes — review before submitting |
| Mar 9 | Cathy running LabGPT study (2nd session) | Be available for support |
| Mar 12 | VFT Seed Grantee Monthly Meeting (1pm) | Low prep — attend and listen |
| Mar 17 | SAL All-Hands (in-person, Shriram III, 10am) | Note: same day as Christyl concert evening |
| Mar 18 | GSE All-Staff Meeting (10am, Zoom) | FYI |
| Mar 18 | Crystal Springs AI Lit Virtual PL (2:45pm) | Note: thought this was removed? Check if you’re still expected. |
| Mar 19 | LAUSD Foundation meeting (3pm) | NEW — Isabelle invited you. “LAUSD might want to do something with Flash Lab.” Prep with Josh. |
| Mar 19 | Studio Services & SofIA design team (12:30pm) | FYI |
| Mar 19 | CRAFT Team Meeting (2pm) | Biweekly |
| Mar 30 – Apr 1 | Stanford trip | Tinkery Mon, Lake Forest Tue-Wed. Book travel ASAP. |
| Apr 28-29 | DeepLearning.AI Dev Day (SF) | Travel booked. |
Heads up: March 19 (Thu) is stacked — Josh 1:1, Studio Services, CRAFT, and LAUSD Foundation all in one day.
Action Items Status
Critical This Week
- Build LabGPT condition-specific system prompts (Critic vs. Co-designer guardrails) — before Wed if possible (Cathy running study Wed)
- Health Coach Bot meeting prep — review coach.bot101.app, prep research direction questions (Tue 9am)
- Gregory facilitator training prep — review Build-a-Bot facilitator materials (Tue 2pm)
- Josh 1:1 prep — CRM go/no-go, King/Our Voice, ISTE status, LAUSD intro (Thu 10am)
In Progress
- ISTE due diligence — PL landscape, revenue potential, CLS faculty vs. contractors
- ISTE follow-ups: Chris Agnew, Activation Stage concept, quality framework
- MyBook dashboard prototype (building with intent to hand off)
- Capacity analysis updated (done Mar 1)
Waiting On Others
- Isabelle: OTL conversation + dean buy-in on ISTE partnership
Christine: Whether Reuben needs to be in-person for Crystal Springs— Yes, come up for Apr 15 + May 4- Christine: Lake Forest visit schedule (March 30 – April 1)
- Wen: Links and requirements for MyBook dashboard
- CRM re-engagement: Blocked on model clarity (sequenced behind ISTE)
Carried From Last Week
- Book Stanford trip: March 29 – April 1 — ASAP, don’t repeat the late-booking mistake
- Trip receipts → Moraima (now 3+ weeks overdue)
- Export Colombia chatbot data for Ana
- Send moderator bot info to Sarah Williams-Habibi
- OpenAI content flagging policy research for Sarah/Rachel/Kyla
- Follow up with Vanessa Monterosa re: Flash Lab partnership
- Reply to Cat Nostrand re: NCCE recording
- Review AI Infrastructure RFP from Isabelle (deadline March 8)
Week’s Accomplishments
- Capacity analysis fully updated (Jan → Mar comparison, 20 threads mapped)
- LabGPT project file updated with condition bleed issue + next steps
- Marily Oppezzo people profile updated (Dan Schwartz connection noted)
- Crystal Springs status check sent to Christine (Slack)
- Health Coach Bot meeting — direction set (Prompt Lab, BCTs, RAG links)
- Gregory facilitator training — first walkthrough completed
- Josh 1:1 — goals refined, CRM survey concept, priority ordering established
- Q1 goals file fully updated (Feb 12 → Mar 5 progress)
- OTL invention docket drafted for Flash Lab
- Leon Furze intro — reply drafted with feedback questions
- Trip receipts sent to Moraima (done Mar 4)
- Stanford trip booked (Southwest, CKVSDS)
- Colombia chatbot data exported for Ana
- Elizabeth Schumann + Leslie Hart quotes added to quoted-impact.md
- Strategic Horizon framework created (reference/strategic-horizon.md + dashboard route)
Decisions Made
- Health Coach Bot reframed as strategic — not just another project; validates Build-a-Bot if research/grant materializes. Worth investing in. (Mar 1)
- CRM re-engagement sequenced behind ISTE — can’t send re-engagement emails until the offering model is clearer. ISTE is the test case. (Mar 1)
Stories/Impact to Capture
Candidates for Airtable or quoted-impact.md
- Gregory facilitator training (if Tue goes well) — first formal BaB facilitator walkthrough for Tinkery partner. [MULTIPLIER] [LEVEL-UP]
- LabGPT study launch — Cathy running actual research with the tool. [CO-CREATE] [STUDIO-BUILD]
- LAUSD Foundation interest — if Flash Lab angle confirmed, major district-level [SCALE-MOMENT]
Carried to Next Week
- Send goals write-up to Josh (draft done, needs review + send)
- CRM survey questions (draft done, sent to Josh for async review)
- Ask Joe about evidence deliverable format
- Find anyone who’s been through an ISTE course
- Send moderator bot info to Sarah Williams-Habibi
- OpenAI content flagging policy research
- Follow up with Vanessa Monterosa
- Reply to Cat Nostrand / Tamar Brand-Perez
- CRM re-engagement campaign (batch)
- Health Coach Bot: Prompt Lab, data storage, BCT content
- Build-a-Bot save bug investigation
Last updated: 2026-03-06 (Friday — weekly review)
Source:
week-of-2026-03-01.md