Every week I use AI tools to get actual work done: writing, data analysis, communications, curriculum support, and a few personal projects on the side. This page is a running log of how I’m using Claude Code, ChatGPT, Gemini, and NotebookLM in my role as Assistant Director of Schools in Tennessee. No curated highlight reels. Just what I actually tried, what worked, and what didn’t. If you’re an educator or school leader trying to figure out how AI fits into real K-12 work, this is for you.
Week of April 13 - April 19, 2026
District Operations
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Claude Code
Built TISA Dashboard with Plotly across FY24-FY27 Finals, plus weekly RP7/RP8 projection updates and switch to date-stamped filenamestisa_snapshot_extractor.py, tisa_dashboard_builder.py, dated projection files
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Claude Code
Reconciled February, March, and April TISA projections; traced $939K N28 swing to LEA share of county-generated funds and rebuilt LC tabUpdated April Projection workbook, reconciliation memo
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Claude Code
Compared SWORD snapshots against February Preliminary ahead of state's monthly pull; flagged TOPS as the only meaningful school moverTISA_SWORD_vs_FebPrelim_Comparison_2026-04-15.docx
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Claude Code
Full Copier RFP analysis across 5 vendors (Sharp, Ricoh, Canon, Centriworks, RJ Young) using 5 parallel agents; built scorecard, TCO model, FY-by-FY breakdown, PaperCut verificationGCS_Copier_RFP_Analysis.xlsx (9 sheets)
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Claude Code
Launched School Nutrition Supervisor search after Karen Wilhoit's retirement: job posting, three stakeholder surveys, applicant tracker, timelineSearch 2026/ folder, Job Posting, Surveys, SN Supervisor Applicant Tracker.xlsx
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Claude Code
Filed five SN Supervisor applicants (Willett, Hensley, Barbour, Crocker, Holt) via the applicant-intake skill; verified legal names against forms, flagged disclosures and salary asks5 renamed PDFs filed, tracker updated 5x
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Claude Code
Analyzed SN Director stakeholder survey (14 responses), ranked seven leadership qualities, summarized themes, identified 7 willing committee membersSN Director Survey Findings 2026-04-14.docx
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Claude Code
Rebuilt Digital Accident Report workflow with standard M365 connectors only (Form + Power Automate + HTML to PDF), then added Student Address field and per-school nurse routingaccident_report_template.html, BUILD-GUIDE.md, principal-routing.xlsx
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Claude Code
Researched WFTEADA mechanics including City of Athens v. McMinn County (2014); confirmed Greene County rural school bond debt structure and inside-levy implicationsWFTEADA tracker scaffold, Morrison follow-up email
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Claude Code
Stood up daily Sword error tracking pipeline with multi-sheet XLSX dashboard; identified GHS 3500 cleanup noise and TOPS overlapping enrollmentssword_errors_summary.py, sword-errors-dashboard.xlsx
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Claude Code
Built Power Automate flow for Hal Henard B&GC attendance: sorted student list, HTML email with count and dateB&GC Attendance flow with sort/select/compose pattern
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Claude Code
Two Bill Tracker updates after EFA expansion (HB 2532/SB 2247) cleared both chambers; logged TISA hold-harmless provisions and 14 other bill changesBill Tracker AM and PM updates
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Claude Code
Cleaned PowerSchool Predictive Enrollment kickoff transcript, organized 8 PEA attachments, drafted heads-up email to Town of GreenevilleMeeting summary docx, Predictive Enrollment/ folder
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Claude Code
Cleaned C-Team meeting notes and updated tracker with new action items (Karen retirement, HHE search, MasteryConnect, PEA, Mental Health Grant)Apr 14 2026-clean.docx, C-Team Tracker updated
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Claude Code
Cleaned LEPC Emergency Management meeting notes covering hazardous waste program, lithium battery safety, and county hazard mitigation planLEPC meeting notes docx
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Claude Code
ASBO International webinar planning: pulled Deron's email and attachments, recovered topic and learning objectives from ACE 2026 proposalASBO Webinar 2026/ folder organized
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Claude Code
Updated resume and organized ASBO Education Advisory Committee files (Future Trends and Strategic Foresight Track, 2026-2028)ASBO Committee/ folder, updated resume
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Claude Code
Filed March 2026 finance reports via Finance Filing skill; converted XLS and XLSX to PDF, updated tracker
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Claude Code
Identified misrouted CMS-1500 health insurance claim form delivered to GHS; researched NUCC, Oaks PA back-office routing, recommended PHI handling
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Claude Code
Filed Highland audio enhancement quote ($49K from Central Technologies via Sevier County contract piggyback)
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Claude Code
Rewrote softball coach email more tactfully via internal-comms skill (head coach as point of contact, Parks and Rec turf scheduling)
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NotebookLM
Created Friday Check-Ins notebook to centralize leadership check-in content for Q&A and synthesis
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NotebookLM
Created Ricoh Business Solutions Proposal notebook for interactive Q&A on the copier RFP submission
Teaching & Academic
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Claude Code
Reviewed an ELPA 6400 AI paper with full XML formatting audit; corrected first-pass errors and improved the ai-paper-review skill (267 to 441 lines)REVIEWED .docx
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Claude Code
Reviewed a second ELPA 6400 paper with verify-first formatting audit before writing comments; 18 rubric-tagged comments insertedREVIEWED .docx
Research & Writing
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Claude Code
Horne paternal genealogy deep research: GEDCOM cleanup pipeline, 184 direct ancestors over 14 generations across Horne, Bruce, Rose, Osborne, Kilgore linesHorne Family Tree.FINAL.ged, Horne paternal report .docx
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Claude Code
Quillen-Casteel maternal research with 7-agent parallel pipeline; 170 direct ancestors, corrected Casteel origin to Flemish, added Augustine Berry as 9th DAR patriotQuillen-Casteel maternal report .docx
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Claude Code
AncestryDNA raw data deep dive (677,436 SNPs, V2.0 array): ancestry composition, autosomal heterozygosity, Eastern KY/VA settler ancestral journeys
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Claude Code
Combined Horne paternal and Quillen-Casteel maternal report with father-son DNA analysis (99.99% Mendelian concordance); published to GitHub for family sharingCombined report .docx, GitHub publish
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Claude Code
Real Leadership book positioning research: 6-agent pipeline mapping ed leadership canon, compliance critique tradition, publisher landscape, TN compliance stackReal Leadership Book Positioning Research Report .docx
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Claude Code
Background research and v1 dialogue draft for Woodcock-Johnson McSweeney's piece; verified prior-art lane is openComedy Research Brief.docx, Woodcock Dialogue.docx
Code & Automation
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Claude Code
Built /gcs-surveys skill: reproducible spring survey analysis pipeline (longitudinal report, internal C-Team report, level reports, per-administrator feedback)~/.claude/skills/gcs-surveys/
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Claude Code
Built /tldr-roundup skill with weekly Monday launchd job, Obsidian tracker, and backfilled first digest (23 items flagged across 6 issues)tldr-roundup skill, com.hornej.tldr-roundup.plist
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Claude Code
Generated TLDR AI weekly roundup covering Claude 4.7 release, Claude Code Routines, Cowork GA, Perplexity Personal Computer, NotebookLM Canvas2026-04-17 - TLDR Weekly Roundup vault note
Personal
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Claude Code
Installed travel-planner skill from GitHub and ran 5 sub-agents to plan a Vegas trip (TYS nonstop, Horseshoe, Mystère, 4-dinner lineup, $4,500 budget)
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Claude Code
Flight search for Pittsburgh Oct 13-16 (AC&E conference); recommended TYS via DCA at ~$218 round trip over TRI options
43 tasks across 2 AI tools
Approx. 110 hours saved this week
Approx. 110 hours saved this week
