Vermont-Fest 2025
Makiri Pugh-Keynote Speaker
Building the First AI-Powered Network in Education
The annual Vermont Fest conference, hosted by Vita-Learn and the Vermont School Library Association, is a premier event for K12 educators, technology IT professionals, technology integrators and coaches, and school librarians.
Discover what it means to run the first AI-powered school network in America. In his keynote address, Makiri Pugh reveals how Maya Angelou Schools built an AI Operating System across instruction, leadership, operations, data, and IT—anchored in values, Bloom’s Taxonomy, and governance. Participants leave with a framework for ethical, top-to-boom AI integration in their own districts
Session Resources
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Vermont-Fest Presentation Access
Enjoyed Makiri’s Presentation at Vermont-Fest? Here’s a downloadable link to access all the great information he provided!
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District GPT Blueprint Workbook
The Future of Learning, Built by Educators
Stop buying innovation—start building it.
This hands-on guide walks school and district teams through designing their own AI systems—from vision to live prototype. It helps educators define purpose, choose the right cognitive framework, build their GPT’s “brain,” and test its judgment using real district data and philosophy.Built for: Superintendents, CIOs, instructional leaders, and AI innovation teams ready to turn strategy into systems.
Key Outcome: A functional, district-aligned GPT that reflects your mission, not a vendor’s algorithm.
Click the link below to access
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The DNA of an AI Powered Network
What creates powerful and effective AI? How can AI be interwoven into the fabric of our organizations in a meaningful and supportive way?
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GPT Build Guide: From Vision to Prototype
A behind-the-scenes guide to how C2 Education Solutions builds human-centered AI systems for schools. It outlines C2’s cognitive design process—iteration, layering, and ethical alignment—showing how educators can train AI to think with their values, not against them. Developed from C2’s core philosophy that “cognition is the new code,” this guide bridges vision and implementation, helping districts move from abstract AI goals to working prototypes that empower teachers, protect equity, and scale intelligent practice.
