How Chicago Public Schools Is Leading Equitable AI Integration

Project Evident is pleased to share the third case in our Equitable AI Adoption series: “How to Foster a Culture of Learning and Manage Change: AI Integration at Chicago Public Schools.”

This case focuses on how Chicago Public Schools is building trust and capacity across 634 schools and 45,000 staff, and what it takes to make change management a central part of AI implementation. As the third-largest district in the country, CPS is a powerful example of what’s possible when large systems embrace AI with people at the center. In this case study, you’ll learn:

• How CPS designed an inclusive, cross-functional AI steering committee and stakeholder map;
• Why they developed AI guidelines (not policies) and released them before any AI tools were provisioned;
• How the district is cultivating a hands-on, collaborative AI learning ecosystem; and
• Practical steps other districts and nonprofits can take to start their own change journeys.

"I want AI and what we're doing around AI to be integrated seamlessly into what everybody else is doing, because eventually, we won't be talking about AI in the way we're talking about it now. At a certain point, it will just be the norm." — Lorne Rodriguez , Manager of Enterprise Generative AI

📄 Read the full case study.

A webinar featuring Chicago Public Schools with Manager of Enterprise Generative AI, Lorne Rodriguez , is scheduled for Tuesday, December 9, from 11:30 am-12:30 pm ET. Register here.

Project Evident’s Equitable AI Adoption series is supported by the Gates Foundation and designed to equip social sector leaders with tools, insights, and a peer learning community to responsibly and effectively adopt AI to advance their missions.