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

Send us Fan Mail 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:** https://www.linkedin.com/in/jsn-hill **Redlands Unified School District Business Services:** https://www.redlandsusd.net/departments/business-services (redlandsusd.net) **Redlands Unified School District:** https://www.redlandsusd.net **Jason Hill email:** jason\_hill@redlands.k12.ca.us **🛠 AI Tools and Resources Mentioned:** **Claude** https://claude.ai **Gamma** https://gamma.app **ChatGPT** https://chatgpt.com **OpenAI** https://openai.com **Anthropic** https://www.anthropic.com **Google Gemini for Education** https://edu.google.com/products/google-workspace-for-education/gemini/ **Circle** https://circle.so **Codex** https://openai.com/index/introducing-codex/