FERPA-Compliant AI Chat Platform for Education
A leading nationwide K-12 operator set out to lead AI integration across 150+ schools. Ajaia replaced disparate, risky public AI tools with Education Chat, a private, FERPA-compliant, white-labeled platform, and trained 100% of staff to adopt it safely.
The Challenge
Educators across 150+ schools were adopting AI ad hoc, exposing student data and ballooning costs, with no governance or training to show them a better way.
Uncontrolled public AI use threatened FERPA and exposed student data.
Token-based commercial pilots were too expensive to scale system-wide.
Leadership had no visibility into how AI was used across schools.
With no structured training, usage was inconsistent and value went unrealized.
The Process
Mapped goals, usage, security risks, cost drivers, and training gaps across 150+ schools.
Defined Education Chat: a FERPA-compliant platform with unified model access and flat-cost pricing.
Stood up Azure infrastructure, deployed a white-labeled chat interface, and built train-the-trainer programs.
Staged 1 to 5 to 10 to full launch in 3 months, reaching 2,000+ active users in 30 days.
Our Solution
Education Chat is a unified, FERPA-aligned AI platform running entirely in the client’s Azure environment.
Key Capabilities
Impact
Education Chat replaced a patchwork of ungoverned tools with a single secure platform, enabling consistent usage, faster rollout, and a unified way for staff to access AI safely. With FERPA-compliant infrastructure and clear administrative oversight, the system strengthened trust and enabled responsible, system-wide AI adoption, establishing the organization as a leader in K-12 AI adoption and delivering a clear competitive advantage in the quality of education it provides.
Key Results
- $25M in annualized cost savings
- 150K+ active users across the network
- 100% of staff trained on the platform
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