AI Professional Development for School Districts
Get Future-Ready, Without the Frenzy
District leaders are being asked to make high-stakes decisions about AI in the middle of a rapidly changing landscape.
AIU provides structured, district-ready PD that helps leadership teams move forward with clarity—not chaos.
Districts Are Under Pressure to Act on AI—Without the Time or Infrastructure to Do It Well
That's not a leadership failure. That’s a systems problem.
AI is already showing up in classrooms, workflows, and student work.
At the same time, district leaders face:
Limited internal expertise on responsible AI use
Little time to design or vet professional development
Rising questions from staff, parents, and communities
Real reputational and academic integrity risk if AI is mishandled
Waiting increases risk. Rushing creates confusion.
The bottom line: Most districts aren't set up to evaluate and deploy fast-moving technologies at this pace.
Why bans and policy-only responses backfire
When districts feel unprepared, the most common responses are understandable:
Blanket AI bans
Policies without training
Silence while staff (and students) experiment independently
Avoidance feels safe, but these approaches don't stop AI use. Instead, they fragment it.
Leaders are trying to protect consistency, coherence, and control. But without shared understanding of best practices and responsible use, that's exactly what they lose.
So what's the solution?
AI Readiness Starts With Training, Not Technology
Training builds shared understanding, which is how districts stay in control
The districts navigating AI most effectively aren’t moving faster or adopting more technology. They’re slowing down just enough to make sure everyone understands what’s happening, what’s allowed, and what responsible use looks like.
When educators and leaders share a common foundation—clear expectations, practical guidance, and shared language—AI use becomes more consistent, more predictable, and far easier to manage.
Training doesn’t eliminate uncertainty. But it replaces fragmentation with alignment, and alignment is what allows districts to move forward confidently.
Turnkey AI PD Designed for K-12 Systems
AIU exists to solve the exact problem districts are facing right now: how to build shared understanding around AI without adding workload, confusion, or risk.
It’s PD designed specifically for K-12 systems, where time is limited, decisions are public, and mistakes carry real consequences.
Designed to work within real district constraints
Turnkey
Ready to deploy immediately. No presenters, no prep, no internal build.
Standards-Aligned
Reflects established best practices and guidance for responsible use.
Practical & Relevant
Built for real K-12 workflows and classroom realities, not generic tech use cases.
Defensible
Designed with leadership optics in mind.
AIU is not a course marketplace. It's an operational PD solution designed to help districts move forward calmly, coherently, and with confidence.
How AIU Supports District Clarity
Before AIU, the biggest challenge was uncertainty. AI was showing up quickly in classrooms and offices, but there wasn’t a shared understanding of what was appropriate, what was risky, or what expectations actually were.
AIU gave the team a common baseline, which has made conversations with educators, administrators, and leadership more practical and less reactive. Expectations are clearer, especially around responsible use and where professional judgment still matters.
What stands out most is that AIU is grounded and realistic. It doesn’t oversell AI or dismiss the risks. It helps districts slow down just enough to make better decisions.
I would recommend AIU to other district leaders who are trying to balance innovation with responsibility.
—Andrew J., Director of Technology, Questar III BOCES (NY)
(School Leader course, 21 seats)
Two Simple Delivery Pathways
Both delivery options are designed to fit district purchasing workflows, with pricing that often stays under common P-card thresholds.
In-Service Day Package
A one-day streaming license to deliver any course to your staff as PD. Perfect for district PD days, faculty meetings, AI policy workshops, or school-wide training.
Includes:
One-day streaming license for unlimited districtwide viewing of one (1) AIU course
Course syllabus for district review & approval
Facilitator guide & PD agenda
30-day access to session content for reinforcement and review
Credential of completion template
$1,999 flat fee
No seat limits. No presenter needed. Just press 'Play.'
Group Access Pricing
Train staff asynchronously with individual logins. Ideal for departments, pilot cohorts, or districtwide adoption.
Includes:
Course syllabus for district review & approval
Onboarding email template & access instructions
Credential of completion
District-friendly procurement support
Group pricing tiers:
5-19 seats | 15-20% off |
20-39 seats | 25-30% off |
40+ seats | 35% off |
These are not SKUs. These are deployment pathways designed around districts' operational realities.
Why Leaders Choose AIU for AI PD
Our PD is designed for trust, defensibility, and peace of mind
District administrators choose AIU because it:
Treats AI as a serious organizational responsibility, not a classroom hack or IT experiment
Provides a defensible, district-ready PD framework leaders can confidently stand behind
Provides district-ready documentation and completion records to support local CEU or professional learning credit issuance
Prioritizes practical concepts relevant to K-12, focusing on durable principles over trendy tools
Designed around adult learning principles that support real-world application and adoption
Our flexible delivery pathways fit the PD structures districts already use
Leadership cohorts
Administrators use the School Leader course to guide AI policy development, academic integrity protocols, and technology integration decisions.
PD Day replacement
Many districts use the In-Service Day license as their entire AI PD day.
Professional Learning Committee study series
Teachers watch lessons asynchronously, then use PLC time for discussion, reflecting on implementation, and modeling classroom use.
AI task forces
Districts start with 20-30 educators as part of AI steering committees or to train internal champions.
Summer / Back-to-school learning
Districts incorporate our courses into summer professional learning, allowing staff to build AI fluency outside of the pressures of the academic year.
The outcomes are consistent across formats:
Shared understanding. Reduced risk. Confident leadership.
Frequently Asked Questions
AIU is designed to fit into real schedules. Most districts deploy it in short, manageable segments, such as during PLC time, cohort sessions, or independent work blocks. The content is structured to be immediately useful, not time-consuming, and you can choose the pace that works for your staff.
AIU is built for K–12 educators and the leaders who support them. Districts commonly use it with classroom teachers, instructional coaches, principals, central office teams, and AI task forces or advisory groups. If your goal is shared understanding and consistent expectations around AI use, AIU is designed to support those outcomes.
No. In fact, many districts start with training precisely because policies are hard to write when staff don’t yet share a common understanding of AI use. AIU helps create a practical foundation, shared language, and clearer expectations, which makes policy work easier and more grounded.
Districts usually start by choosing a delivery pathway (In-Service Day License, Group Access, or both), then selecting the first audience to roll out to (staff-wide, leaders first, or a pilot cohort). From there, AIU can scale through common structures like PLCs, cohorts, or task forces.
Deployment options are also designed to stay under common P-card thresholds, helping to simplify approval. After you submit the inquiry form, we’ll follow up to confirm the best-fit pathway and next steps.
AIU provides district-ready documentation, completion records, and course artifacts to support locally administered CEU or professional learning credit workflows.
Many districts use their own systems or platforms to issue credit, and AIU is designed to integrate cleanly into those existing processes rather than replace them. We’re happy to coordinate with district PD or HR teams as needed.
Explore Group AI PD for Your District
Interested in learning more?
Submit a Group PD Inquiry and our team will follow up with relevant information and next steps.
What happens after you submit the form:
We review your inquiry internally
We follow up with additional information or clarifying questions (typically within 2 business days)
If helpful, we'll suggest an introductory conversation
That's it. No pressure, no commitment, and we do not add you to marketing lists.
Prefer to talk it through first?
If you'd prefer to have an exploratory conversation, email [email protected] to schedule a brief introductory call.
To help us prepare for the call, please include your role, the district you represent, and a little information about your needs.
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