About Beni

Your District. Your AI.

Beni helps districts build the AI foundation that works for everyone in their district. Getting your whole school aligned on AI is hard. We make it simple.

We understand how overwhelming this moment is for school leaders

AI tools are showing up in classrooms faster than policies can keep up. There are no consistent rules across a district, tools are being used differently in every school, and the applications to manage any of it barely exist. For superintendents and district leaders, the pressure to get this right is enormous, and the path forward is anything but clear.

How Beni Started

Beni began with a question in a UC San Diego classroom. While taking an AI Industries course, Sam Schellenberg was asked how the growing AI crisis in education could be solved. Rather than treat it as a theoretical problem, he brought the challenge home to his father, Greg Schellenberg, principal of Malibu Middle School and former superintendent and teacher.

Together they began mapping what schools actually needed: a governed AI workspace for students, clear oversight for teachers, and policy-aligned infrastructure for districts. To turn the idea into a real platform, they partnered with Jenna Menking, who helped bring the vision to life. The platform they created became Beni, a name that honors the Schellenberg family's long commitment to education, including the founding legacy behind the Sabin-Schellenberg School.

How Beni Works

Districts Set the Framework

District leaders build their AI governance framework using interactive Policy Cards, setting clear guardrails for responsible use across every school.

Teachers Customize for Their Classrooms

Teachers customize how AI supports learning within those guidelines, adapting tools and controls to fit their students and their subjects.

Students Learn in a Safe Environment

Students explore, develop AI literacy, and create in a safe, structured environment where the rules are clear and the tools are governed.

Everyone Stays Aligned

Beni turns AI from classroom chaos into a system schools can trust, where policy, practice, and people all move in the same direction.

AI is shaping education right now, and districts that lead the way will define what it looks like for their students

With Beni, superintendents and school boards have a clear governance framework. Teachers feel supported and confident. Students gain the skills and responsibility to thrive in a world shaped by artificial intelligence. Instead of reacting to AI, your district leads the way.

Start Building Your District's AI Framework

Use Beni's interactive Policy Cards to design your governance structure, then request a demo to see how your framework can guide teachers and students across your district.

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