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Week of April 12 - April 18, 2026

First full execution week of Q2. Heavy Wednesday + Studio Services cross-team meeting.

Weekly Focus

From Q2 goals and current priorities

  • Q2 execution ramp — Quarterly planning done last week. Time to move on CRM survey, ISTE registration, and CRISPRkit follow-ups.
  • Studio Services & cross-team alignment (Wed) — Big meeting with Doorley, Britos Cavagnaro, Cathy Chase, Moraima, Josh, Joe. Studio-wide collaboration.
  • sofIA meeting (Fri) — Sergio Arango + Josh. First meeting on tech & AI questions for the sofIA project.
  • Clear carried backlog — Long tail of items from PTO + Q1 close-out. Timecard due Wednesday.

Daily Log

Sunday, April 12

  • [HOLD] AI Show (all day)

Monday, April 13

  • [HOLD] AI Show (final day)
  • Workshop planning 10:00am (Joe Sherman)
  • HOLD 100x 12:00pm

Tuesday, April 14

  • Not yet recorded

Wednesday, April 15

  • Not yet recorded

Thursday, April 16

  • Not yet recorded

Friday, April 17

  • Not yet recorded

Saturday, April 18


This Week’s Calendar

Day Time Event Notes
Sun all day [HOLD] AI Show Multi-day hold, final day Mon
Mon 10:00am Workshop planning Joe Sherman — Zoom
Mon 12:00pm HOLD 100x Biweekly
Tue 11:00am AS:DE Meeting Josh, Joe, Reuben — weekly team meeting
Tue 6:30pm CAP Recurring
Wed all day Crystal Springs In-Person Reuben NOT attending — told Christine
Wed 8:00am Chiropractor Badura D.C. Hemet
Wed 10:00am GSE All-Staff Meeting GPS performance cycle + Sequoia HR preview. Worth attending.
Wed 2:00pm Studio Services & S Doorley/L Britos Big group: Moraima, Leticia Britos Cavagnaro, Scott Doorley, Cathy Chase, Josh, Joe, Adam Royalty
Wed 6:00pm CAP Check-in with Jonathan Recurring
Thu 9:00am AOPA GoToWebinar “What’s Up?! Know. Learn. Fly.” series
Thu 10:00am Josh<>Reuben 1:1 Weekly — Q2 check-in
Thu 1:00pm “Shaping the Narrative” Zoom — communicating education projects for impact
Fri 10:30am sofIA — Tech & AI questions Sergio Arango, Josh, Guillermina, Gabriel, Micaela
Fri 2:00pm Weekly Personal Review Recurring

Key Upcoming (Beyond This Week)

Date Event Prep Needed?
Apr 21 Robotics, AI & Education Panel 4-6pm RSVP if interested (Shriram II)
Apr 28-29 DeepLearning.AI Dev Day (Pier 48, SF) Flights + hotel booked. Review agenda.
End of Jun ISTE Live 2026 Yes — still need to register!

Action Items Status

Critical This Week

  • Submit timecard — due by Wednesday Apr 15 (Axess)
  • Forward Egencia receipts to Moraima — flight + hotel PDFs, overdue
  • Retag meeting notes — from Apr 10 Josh 1:1 prep
  • Reply to Sergio Arango — sofIA meeting context/prep (meeting Fri)

In Progress

  • Download CRISPRkit TestFlight (code: NGEHQB)
  • Check with GSE IT about loaner Android devices / Chromebooks for CRISPRkit
  • Research Android apps on Chromebooks for CRISPRkit deployment
  • Draft CRM survey questions — Josh still waiting

Carried From Last Week

  • Register for ISTE Live 2026 — on hold until after May 14 meeting with Josh
  • Follow up with Vanessa Monterosa re: Flash Lab partnership
  • Send Rachel AI + learning-by-creating tool recommendations
  • Respond to Isabelle re: DCI Celebration June 5 — done. Facilitating Flash Lab for ~50 at DCI (150 attendees). Josh unavailable.
  • Cat Nostrand follow-up (no reply since Mar 16)
  • Create Flash Lab inventory document (basic vs deluxe)
  • Reply to Anthony Pollina — review his AI lesson plan
  • Weigh in on Efface/Privacy Office thread — contract/vendor question

Waiting On Others

  • Brooke (OTL): Follow up with Geoff Cox + YouCubed for contract precedent
  • Jessica Garner: ISTE online course preview access
  • Marily/Caitlin: IRB feedback on Health Coach Bot
  • ISTE: Alissa scheduling meeting with Jessica Rami + Isabelle — watch for invite

Week’s Accomplishments

Cumulative list, updated as the week progresses

  • Workshop planning with Joe (Mon)
  • AS:DE meeting (Tue)
  • GSE All-Staff Meeting (Wed)
  • Studio Services cross-team meeting (Wed)
  • Josh 1:1 (Thu)
  • sofIA meeting with Sergio (Fri)

Decisions Made

(Updated as the week progresses)

Stories/Impact to Capture

Candidates for Airtable or quoted-impact.md

  • sofIA collaboration — Sergio Arango initiating tech & AI partnership. Watch for [BRIDGE-BUILD] or [CO-CREATE] moments.
  • Studio Services meeting — cross-team alignment with Doorley/Britos Cavagnaro could surface [ALIGN] or [BRIDGE-BUILD] stories.

Carried to Next Week

(Updated at end of week)


Created: 2026-04-13 (Monday)

Source: week-of-2026-04-12.md