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The presence of AI in our lives is unavoidable, and in many cases it has served to streamline tasks and make day to day life easier. In education, however, most discussion has focused on student facing use. Yet as someone who supports technology both in classrooms and behind the scenes, I noticed a gap in how AI could support the systems that keep schools running for students, families, and staff.

Deferred maintenance rarely shows up all at once. It isn’t a sudden collapse that makes headlines - it’s the slow drip of neglect over years. A roof patched again instead of replaced. A boiler reset instead of repaired. A hallway that’s “mostly dry” when it rains. Each delay feels small. Each postponement feels temporary. But every “next year” is a gamble with safety, trust, taxpayer and family dollars. A Global Problem With Local Impact This issue isn’t unique to one distric