110: AI in Education: Building Trust While Preparing Students for the Future with Jason Hill

AI in education is no longer a future debate, it is a leadership decision happening now. In this episode Chris talks with Jason Hill, Deputy Superintendent and CBO at Redlands Unified School District, about what AI adoption looks like inside a large K-12 school district with major operational, safety, instructional, and community considerations.

Jason explains how Redlands approached staff AI access, parent concerns, student safety, AI use policies, and the importance of teaching AI literacy as a core readiness skill. He also shares practical lessons business leaders can apply immediately, including acceptable-use levels, human review, workflow automation, and the mindset shift from prompting to delegation.

Listen to this episode to understand how responsible AI adoption happens when leaders balance speed, governance, trust, and real-world execution.

Chapters

00:00 Episode Trailer
02:20 Meet Jason Hill: Leading AI Adoption in K-12 Education
05:41 Overcoming Fear: The Strategy to Flip the AI Switch
11:42 Navigating Parental Pushback and Teacher Concerns
17:05 The Core Argument: Preparing Students for the Future of Work
22:41 What Parents Should Ask Their School Districts About AI
23:49 Implementing Levels of AI Access for Different Age Groups
26:37 Safety First: Filtering and Monitoring AI Interactions
29:41 How Parents Can Get Involved in AI Policy Decisions
35:16 Real-World AI Application: Analyzing Complex Financial Reports
42:11 The Future of AI: From 'The Thing' to an Everyday Tool
47:06 Establishing Acceptable Use Policies in Business and Education

Resources

🔎 Find Out More About Jason Hill

Jason Hill on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/jsn-hill

Redlands Unified School District Business Services: redlandsusd.net/departments/business-services (redlandsusd.net)

Redlands Unified School District: redlandsusd.net

Jason Hill email: jason_hill@redlands.k12.ca.us

🛠 AI Tools and Resources Mentioned:
Claude claude.ai
Gamma gamma.app
ChatGPT chatgpt.com
OpenAI openai.com
Anthropic anthropic.com
Google Gemini for Education edu.google.com/products/google-workspace-for-e…
Circle circle.so
Codex openai.com/index/introducing-codex
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