SchooLinks, the all-in-one college and career readiness platform, has launched its Agentic AI layer, an innovation crafted by educators, engineers, and data scientists to deliver real-time, context-aware intelligence integrated into district workflows for counseling, career and technical education (CTE), and accountability. Under the leadership of CTO Mike Discenza, this development stems from more than a year of research, testing, and refinement tailored to actual district and student requirements.
SchooLinks' AI strategy rests on three core principles to ensure reliability and ethical application. First, it utilizes the platform's unique, contextualized datasets to minimize irrelevant outputs, hallucinations, or inaccuracies often stemming from inadequate prompt engineering. Second, AI is embedded directly into existing workflows, allowing staff to review, approve, and act on recommendations immediately. Third, it emphasizes intentional technology use, incorporating built-in filtering, compliance safeguards, and transparency regarding data utilization to protect student privacy.
Discenza also suggests employing a structured platform to guide AI application effectively. This foundation, honed over a decade through tasks like curating course catalogs, processing transcripts, and developing advanced data integration, enables large language models to provide precise insights within school operations.
While numerous platforms emphasize artificial intelligence, SchooLinks has consistently offered sophisticated solutions powered by statistical models and rules-based engines. These include recommending career fairs aligned with student interests, auto-populating Personalized Learning Plans, and assigning durable skills content dynamically. The Agentic Layer elevates this further with specialized agents tailored to college and career readiness processes.
Student-Level Agents, such as the Recommendation Letter Agent, Resume Feedback Agent, and College Fit Agent, automate labor-intensive counselor duties. Aggregate Student Agents, including the Student Triage Agent and Candidate-Opportunity Match Agent, assist in prioritizing interventions and refining work-based learning placements. Utility Agents like the Announcement Agent and Meeting Recording & Summary Agent streamline communication and follow-up tasks.
These agents integrate seamlessly into the SchooLinks platform, eliminating the need for AI training or prompting expertise among staff. They deliver student-specific insights and one-click workflow suggestions, fostering efficiency, trust, and targeted interventions.
“Our approach to incorporating Generative AI in our platform isn’t a chatbot,” said Katie Fang, Founder and CEO of SchooLinks. “In a time when the role of humans in the workforce and the nature of education are being questioned, we need to be even more intentional about how we leverage technology to solve real problems for education systems, students and families. Our agentic layer integrates students’ actions and data in the platform as context to provide users with workflow triggers and guidance without requiring advanced prompt engineering or additional data uploads.” Fang illustrates this as akin to a smart kitchen: chatbots offer recipes, but the agentic layer assesses inventory, proposes meals, and prepares the oven.
The Agentic Layer prioritizes student safety, transparency, and trust. All activities are fully auditable, with explicit details on data usage and rationale. AI supports rather than supplants human judgment, maintaining educator control while complying with FERPA and state privacy regulations through integrated filters and district visibility options.
SchooLinks' Agentic AI layer equips districts for the 2025–26 school year by reducing operational friction and enhancing precision in initiatives like CTE programs, graduate portraits, and alumni tracking. This purposeful integration advances college and career readiness, empowering educators to focus on student success amid evolving educational demands.
SchooLinks is a modern college and career readiness platform designed to help K–12 districts prepare students for success in life. By connecting students to postsecondary pathways through personalized planning, data-rich insights, and robust stakeholder collaboration, SchooLinks empowers communities to build the future workforce—one student at a time.
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