Master scheduling, AI optimization & District efficiency | Paymon Rouhanifard
The episode follows Paymon Rouhanifard’s journey from an expected career in finance into teaching in West Harlem, where seeing “the Matrix” of classroom realities and systems-level decisions pulled him into education policy and district leadership before founding Timely, an AI-powered master scheduling tool for middle and high schools. He and host Hayley Spira‑Bauer unpack today’s budget and enrollment headwinds, including declining birth rates, growing numbers of students with higher needs, and federal funding uncertainty that makes district leaders cautious even when core dollars remain…
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