Vision
Empowering Leaders Through AI Innovation
Real AI Solutions from NB Leaders
The New Brunswick Administrative AI Use Case Initiative is a hands-on leadership learning experience designed to help principals, vice-principals, and district leaders apply Microsoft Copilot to authentic problems of practice. Rather than focusing on technology adoption alone, participants identify real challenges within planning, communication, operations, and decision-making, then design, test, and refine AI-enabled workflows that create meaningful impact.
Through a province-wide Community of Practice, leaders collaborate, share insights, and develop practical solutions that improve efficiency, strengthen leadership capacity, and support better outcomes for staff, students, and school communities.
Program at a glance
Goal
Transform Leadership Challenges into Scalable AI Solutions
Professional Learning Experience
Leaders explore Microsoft Copilot, develop practical AI solutions, and share their learning with peers.
- Identify a leadership challenge
- Design and test an AI solution
- Collaborate with peers
- Measure impact
- Share successful practices
Key Program Features
- A practical AI solution for a real leadership challenge
- Time-saving workflows powered by Microsoft Copilot
- ccess to a network of innovative educational leaders
- Hands-on experience applying AI in authentic settings
- Confidence using AI responsibly and effectively
- A scalable use case with measurable impact
Administrative AI Use Case Project
Anglophone South
Unified AI‑Supported School Communication
This project is exploring the use of Microsoft Copilot and custom AI agents to streamline school communications,
particularly staff and family newsletters. The project aims to save leadership time, improve communication quality and consistency, and enhance administrative efficiency through AI-supported content creation.
Jeffrey Matheson · Beaconsfield Middle School
Anglophone West
AI Agents for Resource Creation & Interventions
This project explores how Microsoft Copilot can help school leaders organize and prioritize information across
emails, calendars, planning documents, and classroom observations. By creating structured workflows and summaries, AI supports more efficient planning, clearer follow-up, and better organization, while keeping professional judgment and decision-making firmly in the hands of educators. calendars, planning documents, and classroom observations. By creating structured workflows and summaries, AI supports more efficient planning, clearer follow-up, and better organization, while keeping professional judgment and decision-making firmly in the hands of educators.
Jeremy MacIver · Harvey High School
Christina Barrington · Saint John High School
Anglophone South
Streamlining “the Work”
is using Microsoft Copilot to improve school-wide communication and reduce initiative overload by creating a consistent framework for staff memos, meeting agendas, and planning processes.
The project focuses on improving clarity, alignment, and consistency across school priorities while reducing administrative workload through AI-supported communication workflows.
Melissa Savoie · Kennebecasis Park Elementary School
Stephanie Borthwick · St George Elementary School
Anglophone South
PLC Data to Action (D2A)
This project explores how Microsoft Copilot can streamline the analysis of student achievement data, helping Professional Learning Communities (PLCs)
identify trends, set goals, and develop targeted instructional strategies. By reducing the time spent on manual data analysis, educators can focus more on collaboration, action planning, and improving student outcomes
Sarah Richards · Loch Lomond School
Bonnie Hierlihy · Fairvale Elementary School
Anglophone North
School Improvement: Data → Goals → Action & Monitoring
Andy Clark · Hartland Community School
Shaun Fletcher · EWGMS
Anglophone West
Data Snapshot Summary & Year‑End Monitoring
This project explored how Microsoft Copilot can support school improvement planning by helping leaders analyze
multiple sources of school data, identify trends, and develop clearer goals, strategies, and success indicators. By streamlining data synthesis and planning processes, AI helped reduce administrative workload while supporting more informed, evidence-based decision-making and stronger school improvement outcomes.
Sean Newlands · Nackawic High School
Anglophone East
Streamlining EA Scheduling
This project explored how Microsoft Copilot could support the complex task of creating and adjusting Educational Assistant (EA) schedules. By leveraging AI to organize staffing assignments,
coverage needs, scheduling constraints, and student support requirements, the goal was to reduce the daily administrative workload associated with managing staff absences and schedule changes. The project highlighted both the potential and current limitations of AI in supporting complex school operations, while identifying opportunities for future innovation and efficiency.
Sandra Savard · Birchmount School
Kelly Parks · Liverpool Street Elementary School
Anglophone West
PBIS Data Dive
This project explored how Microsoft Copilot could support school-wide positive behaviour initiatives by identifying behaviour trends and generating targeted intervention strategies and mini-lessons.
While privacy requirements limited the use of certain student data, the project demonstrated how AI can help school leaders analyze patterns, support proactive planning, and develop new approaches to improving student behaviour and school culture.
Stephen Kirkpatrick
Shannon Atherton · Harold Peterson Middle School
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