The Prep Playbook
from Annie Crangle & Colton Hess

What schools are building

A command center is one calm screen for the week you actually have... the deadlines, the reviews, the replies... with the tedious parts already drafted, so the people can do the rest.

Every example here uses sample data and invented schools. We teach with sample data, and anything we build lives in your school's own accounts.

The Monday desk

For a central-office compliance lead: what's missing on each request, the reports due, this week's meetings, and replies already drafted.

A Monday desk for a charter network's compliance lead: a review queue flagging what each request is missing, reports due, emails with replies drafted, and this week's meetings, built with sample data
hands back: the first hour of every Monday

The LCAP briefing

For a principal: how each goal is moving, the one worth talking about, and the board note already started.

An LCAP briefing showing progress on four goals and one underspent goal with a drafted board note, built with sample data
hands back: the Monday spreadsheet reconciliation, and the calculator

Enrollment & waitlist

Seats by grade against capacity, and who's still waiting... visible in one place.

An enrollment view showing seats filled by grade and the size of the waitlist, built with sample data
hands back: the hour before school, every morning

The compliance calendar

The next sixty days in order, with policy updates drafted as redlines against what your board already adopted.

A compliance calendar showing the next sixty days of deadlines and policy drafts ready for review, built with sample data
hands back: the binder you've been dreading since August

Student check-ins

For a grade-level team: who hasn't had a check-in lately, and how each group is moving. Student codes only... the records stay in your school's own system.

A student check-in list for a grade-level team showing students by code who have not been seen in thirty days and group progress, built with sample data
hands back: the kids who quietly fall off the list

Also on the list: teacher observation cycles, and a scope and sequence that keeps the year-long plan honest. No two schools run the same plays... yours will look like yours.

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Let's huddle up

A 30-minute call is the whole first step. Bring your most time-consuming week... we'll tell you honestly what advanced AI can take off your plate, and we'll decide together what it shouldn't touch.

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