Work
District leadership, practical AI, and tools built for real schools.
Chris leads Pearl Public School District and co-founded AscendEd Intelligence. The tools below were each built to solve a specific problem, not to demonstrate technology for its own sake.
- 2025–26 Mississippi Superintendent of the YearPearl Public School District
- U.S. House witnessAI in K-12 education, April 1, 2025
- 290 presentations, 19 statesOver the past two years
- Hugh I. Peck Research AwardWilliam Carey University, 2026
Three lanes
The work starts inside a live public-school system.
The district role is the anchor. AI work, speaking, and AscendEd Intelligence are all read through the lens of a superintendent responsible for instruction, operations, staffing, and public trust.
District leadership
Superintendent of Pearl Public School District, with more than 30 years in public education. Budget, operations, staffing, and community trust are the context behind everything else.
Superintendent profile ↗Practical AI implementation
Workflows, literacy, and operational usefulness rather than abstract futurism, with clear guardrails and public accountability.
Speaking & trainings →AscendEd Intelligence
Co-founder and Chief Innovation Officer of an AI-powered K-12 analytics platform that unifies fragmented district data. Built by educators, not consultants.
About AscendEd Intelligence →Start here
Featured, and open to everyone.
Four tools anyone can use today, no sign-in required.
Chism's AI Academy
Chiz guides learners from first-time ChatGPT user to agentic AI builder.
Start learning →
AI Policy Builder
Answer 10 questions and get a complete district AI policy package, from board policy to PD outline.
Build a policy →
Superintendency 101
An interactive Mississippi Superintendent Operating System with academies, decision trees, and an annual calendar.
Open the system →
Financial Literacy
A personal finance curriculum with standards-aligned scenarios and a hands-on Budget Lab.
Explore the course →Tools & apps
33 tools for schools and organizations.
They run live on Chris's home AI server, grouped by audience on their own page. Tools marked Sign-in are for authorized district staff.
From the AI Lab
How it actually runs behind the scenes.
Chris's own agent network, shown in public. These live in the AI Lab, a separate page, alongside his personal side projects.
Chris's Home AI Systems
A public, sanitized map of two machines, one agent network, and the Neo-to-Ebony routing workflow.
See the map →
The Agent Office
The real AI agents as a live cartoon office: break room when idle, desks when working.
Visit the office →
Live Keynote Avatar
Talk live with my AI digital twin on stage.
Open the stage →More in the AI Lab
Medical Differential AI, Mississippi Legal Guide, Neo Voice
Side projects 11
SharpEdge Sports Picks, Football Simulation, SparkReady Electrician Exam Prep, Haines Fantasy Football, Rothschild Trading Engine, CB Tracker, Rothschild Stock Intelligence, Card Collection AI Pipeline, MS Card Trader, eBay Buyer's Guide, Card Vault
On the record
Public sources back the work.
Full public record & press →Get in touch
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