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How school should use AI: Lessons from Vinnie Vrotny (The Kinkaid School)
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How school should use AI: Lessons from Vinnie Vrotny (The Kinkaid School)
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On this episode of The School Leaders Project, host Cindy Blackburn sits down with Vinnie Vrotny, Director of Innovation and Technology at The Kinkaid School, to unpack one of the most pressing questions facing schools today:
How should schools actually use AI?
Rather than treating AI as just another tool, Vinnie reframes it as a major change-management challenge. He shares how Kinkaid moved from uncertainty to clarity by starting with guiding principles, then building AI policies and acceptable-use frameworks aligned to mission, culture, and human development.
In this conversation, you’ll hear:
- Why AI is a change-management problem, not a tech problem
- How Kinkaid designed human-centered AI guiding principles
- What schools should do before writing AI policies
- How to move beyond stoplight models to clearer expectations
- Why access, equity, and guardrails matter for students and faculty
- How schools can communicate AI decisions to parents and boards
This episode is especially relevant for school leaders, tech directors, academic leaders, and boards navigating AI governance, acceptable use, and long-term strategy in K–12 schools.