🚀 Join YETI 2025-2026
Youth Empowerment through Technology & Innovation
Student Voices in AI Leadership Cohort
Artificial Intelligence is already changing the way we learn — but who’s making the decisions about how AI is used in schools? You should be.
The YETI Student Voices in AI Leadership Cohort is your chance to step up as a leader and shape how AI is used in Santa Cruz County schools.
You’ll collaborate with students from across the county to:
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Learn how AI works (no tech experience needed!)
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Lead interviews & surveys with students, teachers, and community leaders.
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Develop official AI usage guidelines to present to the Santa Cruz County Board of Education (May 2026).
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Create a student-produced AI Literacy Resource for National AI Literacy Day (March 27, 2026) — this could be a video, a mini-lesson, or an interactive activity used in classrooms county-wide.
Why Join YETI?
🎓 Stand Out as a Leader (Looks great on college apps!)
🔊 Amplify Student Voices in AI Decisions
🎥 Create Content That Impacts Thousands of Students
📜 Present to the Santa Cruz County Board of Education
🤝 Collaborate with Santa Cruz County's Youth-Led Leadership Alliance (YLLA)
Who Should Apply?
We’re looking for students from across Santa Cruz County high schools.
You don’t need to be a tech expert — we need artists, writers, activists, interviewers, designers, and leaders.
Meeting Schedule (October 2025 - May 2026)
📅 Wednesdays (Virtual) | 4:00-5:00 PM
📅 Monthly In-Person Saturday Leadership Workshops
Apply using the form below.
Questions?
Stephanie Sumarna | ssumarna@santacruzcoe.org
