Chase the Flood™: Turning Disruption Into Forward Motion is a 60-minute convocation keynote by Ayo Jones for district staff. It gives teachers, principals and central office teams a shared way to decide what matters first, so a year of new initiatives turns into a clear purpose, a short list of priorities and a plan.

Superintendent offices, chief academic and chief people officers, and professional learning directors typically book Ayo Jones. She speaks at district convocations, leadership inservice days and education conferences, and tailors the keynote to the staff in the room.

Ayo Jones helps district staff move through AI adoption when the tools are in and results are slow. Chase the Flood gives them a shared way to decide what to hold and what to drop. See the AI adoption keynote for teachers and district leaders.

Staff leave with three things from Chase the Flood. They Draw the Line with a one-sentence purpose for the year, Hold It Under Pressure with a short list of priorities and permission to drop the rest, and Push to What Comes Next with a plan for coming pressure and a first step for Monday.

Yes. Each keynote booking includes one 60 to 90 minute session for cabinet, principal or campus leadership teams. Options include Permission with Purpose on leading AI adoption, Priorities Under Pressure for a 90-day path, and Lead by the Line on deciding what to hold before a crisis arrives.

Ayo Jones spent over five years as an instructional coach in the 25th largest school district in the country at the time. She supported hundreds of teachers across more than 70 campuses and more than 500 paraprofessionals, so she knows how new initiatives land on staff.

Ayo Jones offers a 60-minute convocation keynote, a half-day workshop that pairs the keynote with an applied working session for leadership teams, and a virtual keynote that delivers the full framework. The keynote is customized to your district’s priorities in a pre-event discovery call.

Yes. Ayo Jones customizes the Chase the Flood keynote for your district’s staff and the change they’re facing. A pre-event discovery call and a custom pre-event marketing video come with the booking, so the keynote is shaped around your district before convocation day.

A booking includes a pre-event discovery call, a custom pre-event marketing video, the customized keynote, one leadership session, the Monday Morning Move take-home, a post-keynote audience insight debrief and a 30-day check-in call.

Across more than 1,600 Talk A Dot ratings, 100% found Ayo Jones’s session valuable and 99% of those who answered would see her again. She keynoted GaETC in 2025 and earned a standing ovation at TPT Forward in July 2026.

Send your dates and the change your district is facing through the Book Ayo form. Ayo’s team replies within 48 hours with next steps. Travel is quoted as a separate line item, and preferred dates fill months ahead, so book early.