Yet Analytics Education
AI guidance for independent schools

AI for your
school’s
next chapter.

Your school has a story, a community, and a mission worth carrying forward. We help you make thoughtful decisions about AI that support your people and strengthen what sets your school apart.

AI policy advice, reviews of your school’s technology, and hands-on testing of new ideas.

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YOUR SCHOOL COMES FIRST

Start with what
matters to your school.

AI policyHow should we use AI? Technology reviewWhat does AI mean for our systems? New possibilitiesWhere can AI help us grow?
Your mission is our starting point.

A personal partnership with your school. Based in Maryland. A practice focused on education.

A SCHOOL-WIDE PERSPECTIVE
Leadership & governanceIT & operationsMarketing & outreachAcademic partnerships

How we help

Thoughtful advice.
Practical next steps.

Bring your school’s priorities to the conversation. Together, we’ll shape a project that supports your mission, respects your community, and gives your leadership team a clear next step.

SHARED UNDERSTANDING

AI policy
& guidance.

Develop clear expectations for AI that reflect your school’s values and help students, families, faculty, and staff move forward together.

  • Guidance for teaching and student work
  • Choosing tools and protecting information
  • Shared expectations for your community
  • Tackling AI policy before it becomes an accreditation issue
How we work with you

We listen to your school community, review your current policies, and work with your leadership team to develop guidance people can understand and use.

Your school receives: Draft policies, a process for reviewing new tools, and a plan for introducing the guidance across your community.

Let’s talk about policy
INFORMED DECISIONS

AI systems
audits.

See how AI is being used in your school’s technology, what information it handles, and where a closer look would help.

  • The AI features in your school’s tools
  • How school information is shared and used
  • Priorities for your leadership and IT teams
  • Guidance on where tech is going
How we work with you

We review the systems you select with your technology team, including supplier information, settings, and the connections between tools.

Your school receives: An inventory of the AI features reviewed, a plain-language report, and recommendations ordered by importance.

Let’s look at your systems
NEW POSSIBILITIES

New ideas
& prototypes.

Turn a promising idea into a small working example. Explore how AI could help your staff, could improve visibility by prospective families, or open new opportunities for students.

  • Ideas shaped around your school’s needs
  • Working examples your team can try
  • A plan for evaluating and developing the idea
  • Data that clearly shows where you are
How we work with you

We choose a specific task together, build an early version, and test it with your team using approved information.

Your school receives: A working prototype, findings from the trial, a clear picture of the resources, and next steps for putting it into use.

Bring us your idea

Across your school

Rooted in your history.
Ready for what comes next.

Your school’s traditions and relationships shape the education you offer. We help you explore AI in ways that honor that legacy and that create opportunities across school life.

LEADERSHIP & LEARNING

A shared direction
for your community.

Bring trustees, school leaders, teachers, and families into a clear conversation about AI. Connect expectations for teaching and student work with the values your school stands for.

Let’s have a real conversation about AI focused on student outcomes
A question to explore
Does our AI policy reflect the needs of the school and the unique perspectives of our community?
AI policyClear communicationsMission-driven

ADMISSIONS & OUTREACH

Tell your school’s story.
Help families see the fit.

Families are comparing schools. We help you explore ways to use AI to communicate what makes yours distinctive, answer admissions questions, and keep your school’s voice consistent.

Let’s explore your outreach
A question to explore
Are our outreach endeavors making the best use of AI to ensure discoverability and to spread our message?
AI readinessPractical examplesYour school’s voice

EDUCATORS & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Give your staff
a clearer way to work.

Understand the AI features in your everyday software and explore ways to reduce repetitive tasks. We help your leadership and technology teams make informed choices about tools, information, and responsibilities.

Let’s discuss your technology
A question to explore
Which tools would genuinely help our staff, and how should they handle school information?
Everyday toolsInformation handlingClear responsibilities

UNIVERSITY & INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIPS

Open new doors
for your students.

Explore AI-enabled projects with universities, employers, and research partners. We help you develop the idea, prepare your systems, and establish shared expectations for a meaningful collaboration.

Let’s explore a collaboration
A question to explore
What would it take to develop an AI project with a university or industry partner that reflects our school’s strengths?
Student opportunitiesShared expectationsA practical pilot

Bringing an idea to life

Put your school's
knowledge to work.

Imagine an AI assistant that helps your admissions team improve the competitive discoverability of your school's mission and message.

Or an AI automated workflow tailored to your own unique community that helps identify opportunities for your students to pursue volunteering opportunities and internships.

We build and test small prototypes like this with your team. One option is Model Context Protocol (MCP), a standard way to connect AI tools with information from other systems.

Together, we define what the assistant can access and how staff will review its work.

Explore an idea together
AN EXAMPLE FOR ADMISSIONSDesigned for staff
Information your school approves

Current program details, policies, and key dates

A connection with clear permissions

An MCP server provides access to selected information.

An assistant for your staff

Draft answers with links to the source material

Your staff review the answers.
Relationships and decisions stay with people.

Example prototype design. Access permissions and information handling are defined and tested as part of the project. More about MCP (opens in a new tab)

Working together

Start with a conversation.
Build from what matters.

We work alongside your school’s leaders and staff, with a shared understanding of the goals, timing, and responsibilities. Each project starts with the priorities that matter most to you.

  • Listen to your community.

    Tell us about your mission, your history, and the questions your community is asking about AI.

  • Understand your school.

    Explore your policies, everyday tools, and ambitions with the people who know your school best.

  • Develop the work together.

    Shape the guidance, review the systems, or try a new idea with regular opportunities for your team to contribute.

  • Plan your next steps.

    Leave with clear findings, useful materials, and an agreed plan for moving forward.

A shared plan from the start.We agree on the work, schedule, fees, and responsibilities together.

Meet your advisor

Grounded in education.
Informed by research.
Focused on your school.

Led by Shelly Blake-Plock.

Shelly’s work spans education, AI ethics, and the design of systems that help people learn and learn about learning. He brings that research and technical experience to the questions school leaders face every day.

You work directly with Shelly through this dedicated education practice within Yet Analytics, based in Maryland and focused on private and independent schools.

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Getting to know us

Your questions.
Our starting point.

Who will we work with?

Shelly Blake-Plock leads each engagement, working with your head of school, president or principal, and the colleagues most involved in the project. That may include academic, technology, admissions, advancement, or communications teams. Shelly began his career as an educator and spent most of the 2000s teaching in a 1:1 computing program in an independent high school. From there, he developed courses on technology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Education where he currently serves on the National Advisory Council. He is a long-time officer of the IEEE Learning Technology Standards Committee and is president of the Institute for Infrastructure and Interoperable Data in Learning.

How do you account for our school’s mission?

We begin with your school’s history, educational approach, and priorities for the future. Those conversations guide the policies we develop, the technology we review, and the ideas we test.

What will we learn from an AI systems audit?

You will gain a clearer picture of the AI features in the systems we review, the school information they use, and the choices available to your team. The report explains the findings and highlights the most important next steps.

How do you handle school information?

We begin with a conversation about your needs. For reviews and prototypes, we agree on the information required, who will have access, and how it will be handled. Early tests use public materials or fictional sample information wherever practical.

What happens after a prototype?

We review the results with you and identify what it would take to put the idea into everyday use. That includes testing, school approvals, costs, staff responsibilities, and ongoing support. You decide the next step with a clear plan in hand.

How are projects planned and priced?

After an introductory conversation, we provide a proposal describing the work, what your school will receive, the schedule, and the fee. We shape that proposal around your priorities and the people who will be involved.

An invitation to talk

Let’s talk
about your
school.

Tell us what you’re proud of, what you’re working toward, and where AI is raising questions. We’ll explore a useful place to begin together.

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