Step one: Free AI Readiness Assessment
Your students already use AI. Is your school ready for it?
Get clear on where your school stands today. Eight questions, about five minutes. You get a score out of 24, your three highest-leverage fixes, a funding estimate for schools your size, and a 4-year AI readiness roadmap.
Free for principals, heads of school, and district leaders. We ask where to send your report after question 8.
Prefer to talk first? Book a 20-minute briefingSample readiness report
Anytown Academy
Tier: Reactive
12of 24
- Policy3/6
- People4/6
- Curriculum2/3
- Guardrails1/6
- Funding2/3
Highest-leverage fix
Adopt a written AI acceptable use policy for staff and students.
Typical funding range for schools this size
$18k to $32k
Public, Private, Charter, and International Schools We Have Worked With Since 2001
The gap is already in your building
Students are using AI for schoolwork, and most teachers have no formal guidance. When AI can produce the answer, students need to explain their work: how they got there and why it holds up. Every number here links to its source.
64%
of U.S. teens use AI chatbots, and 54% have used them for schoolwork.
Source: Pew Research Center, teens 13 to 17, 2026 (opens in a new tab)
18%
of teachers have received formal guidance from their administrators on using AI.
Source: Gallup and Walton Family Foundation, 2026 (opens in a new tab)
78%
of educators worry about students cheating with AI; 61% have already seen it.
Source: Carnegie Learning, State of AI in Education 2025 (opens in a new tab)
The assessment scores five pillars: Policy, People, Curriculum, Guardrails, Funding. After the score: Free 5-Minute Score, 90-Day Accelerator, TK-8 AI Literacy, Teacher Training, Funding Estimate, 4-Year AI Roadmap.
What your AI readiness score leads to
One path from "we should probably have a plan" to a school that leads with one. Start free, go as far as your school needs.
- Free, 5 minutes
Assess
Eight questions give you a score out of 24 across Policy, People, Curriculum, Guardrails, and Funding, with the three fixes that matter most.
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Accelerate
An AI audit, a 12-hour leadership course, a governance starter kit, one working automation, and a 4-year blueprint. Policy, people, and guardrails handled.
See the Accelerator - Every school year
Build
TK-8 digital literacy and AI literacy curriculum, entrepreneurship courses for middle and high school, and teacher training that sticks.
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A note to principals from Ernie
Students are already using AI. Teachers are experimenting with it. Parents are asking about it. Boards are split on it.
I have spent 35 years helping schools use technology as a tool for creating, not consuming, and I started this company in 2001. The schools that decide now will shape how AI supports learning for the next decade. The ones that wait will spend years catching up.
Take the five-minute assessment. It is a diagnostic, not a pitch, and the report is yours either way.
Ernie Delgado, Founder and CEO
What school leaders say
When we originally met with Ernie, I had reservations if his company could pull off what he proposed from so far away. Not only did BTE do everything he said but they exceeded my expectations in every way.
BeyondK12 was a huge help during our Distance Learning transition. Because Beyond Technology Education's support and Professional Learning, we are light years ahead of Blue-Ribbon Schools in our area.
... it's pretty rigorous, and I was amazed when I saw, even last year, when I was observing that lesson in kindergarten, it's like, Oh, my gosh! Kindergarteners know what this is.
Parents love that students are learning about various technologies, including coding and 3D printing, and that students are excited and engaged in learning.
First of all, allow me to begin by saying I absolutely enjoyed your webinar. I think it's right down our alley where we want to go as a district.
I don't know of another company that's doing what you're doing right now, to the extent that you're doing it.
Teachers and students are integrating technology in whole new ways and having a great time doing it!
... the curriculum you just presented, K through five is second to none. You did a really nice job.
Let's be ahead of the kids instead of the kids ahead of us.
Funds that can pay for this
For U.S. public, private, and charter schools, digital literacy and teacher training on AI are allowable uses of federal funds. Private schools, including Catholic schools, reach these funds through district equitable services. Outside the U.S., we can research what assistance may be available in your country. Your readiness report includes a funding estimate for schools your size.
Get My Free Readiness Score- Teacher training
Title II-A
Professional development for teachers and leaders, including AI literacy and classroom integration.
- Technology use
Title IV-A
"Effective use of technology," which names digital literacy for all students.
- Materials
Title I-A
Instructional materials, including digital literacy, when they are part of the school improvement plan.
- New since May 2026
Federal AI priority
Discretionary grants can award extra points for AI literacy and educator training.
See where your school stands on AI, in five minutes
Eight questions. A score out of 24 across Policy, People, Curriculum, Guardrails, and Funding, with the three fixes that move it most. The report is yours whether or not you ever call us.
Programs by audience and grade band
- School Leadership Program90-Day AI Readiness AcceleratorPrincipals, heads of school, and district leaders
- Technology CurriculumTechPlus AITK-8 schools
- Technology CurriculumCEO Challenge and CEO MarketingMiddle and high schools
- Teacher TrainingProfessional development and custom lessonsTeachers and PD coordinators
Our Core Philosophy About AI and Student Cheating
We Teach AI in a Way that Students Learn How to Explain Their Work
The one assessment AI cannot fake is a student explaining what they made, why they made it, which tools helped, and what they would improve. Our curriculum ends every project that way.
- Age-banded, school-controlled AI access from TK through 8th grade
- An AI disclosure record on every assignment that used it
- Oral explanation built into every project: what I made, why, what helped, what I would improve
- No student data in model prompts
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