New research brief from Stanford University and Brown University highlights the critical role of master scheduling in K-12 Schools. The brief explores the challenges and solutions that education leaders are using to optimize their master schedules.

Most school scheduling software from student information systems will tell you how to fill your existing teachers’ schedules — not how many teachers your school actually needs. With funding cliffs looming, it’s critical for schools to staff with more precision and efficiency to avoid costly overstaffing and avoid undesirable — but potentially preventable — cuts that negatively impact students. 

Leaders navigating what comes next are holding three priorities at once: budget sustainability, staff experience, and student outcomes. What makes that genuinely hard is that these priorities are not independent.

This past week, Timely had the incredible opportunity to participate in AASA’s AI Super Summit Shark Showcase, an event dedicated to exploring how AI can transform education.