Leaders
Five Questions Before a District AI Pilot
A practical checklist for leaders who need to decide whether a pilot is ready, risky, or premature.
- Originally Published
- March 17, 2026
- Source
- AI Literacy Network
- Audience
- District leaders and operations teams
This AI Literacy Network resource is actively maintained to help teams move from awareness into practical action.
The pilot has to answer a real operational question
If the pilot does not solve a current workflow issue, it will be hard to justify the time it takes to supervise and evaluate.
The best pilots start small and stay close to a real owner.
- What workflow problem are we trying to solve?
- Who owns the decision if the pilot needs to stop?
- What does success look like in 30 days?
Keep the scope narrow
The safest pilots have a defined audience, a short duration, and a written stop rule.
If those three pieces are missing, the pilot is not ready.