Mingaku's "School AI" Continues to be Adopted in Okinawa Prefecture's AI School Administration Support Promotion Project for FY2026

Mingaku Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Tokyo, Representative Director: Yuta Sato) is pleased to announce that its educational generative AI platform, "School AI," developed and provided by the company, has been selected as a contractor to continue its services for the "AI School Administration Support Promotion Project" by the Okinawa Prefectural Board of Education in FY2026, based on the proposal from OCC Inc. (Headquarters: Okinawa Prefecture).

This project aims to create an environment where teachers and staff within the prefecture can safely and smoothly utilize generative AI, with the goals of reducing administrative workload and improving the quality of education.

Background of Continued Adoption

The Okinawa Prefectural Board of Education faced challenges in streamlining the diverse tasks of teachers and staff, including material creation, questionnaire tabulation, document creation/summarization, educational counseling, and career guidance.

"School AI" is equipped with functions to support these administrative tasks and a highly secure environment. Following its effectiveness in FY2025, it has been evaluated positively and will continue to be adopted in FY2026.

What "School AI" Can Do

"School AI" supports the daily tasks of teachers and staff with simple input.

Lesson and Material Creation Efficiently create lesson plans, handouts, and short quizzes simply by entering units or keywords.

Streamlining School Administration Automate tasks such as creating and summarizing meeting materials and handouts, reducing the burden of administrative work.

Data Utilization and Educational Support Support tasks requiring judgment and organization, such as questionnaire analysis and creating response plans for educational counseling.

This reduces teachers' work hours, allowing them more time to focus on students.

A System That Can Be Used Safely in Educational Settings

We have established a highly secure environment that considers educational use.

Input data is designed not to be used for AI learning.

Information protection through filtering functions and access control.

Access control on a school-by-school basis (prevents viewing data from other schools).

With consideration for information leakage risks, it can be used with peace of mind in school settings.

Designed for Immediate Use in the Field

Equipped with practical functions for easy utilization, even for first-time users.

Includes prompt templates specialized for school administration.

Visualization and analysis functions for usage status.

Easy start-up with Single Sign-On.

Supports voice and image input.

AI utilization can be smoothly integrated into daily work.

Implementation Overview

Usage Period: April 1, 2024 - March 31, 2025

Number of Accounts: Approximately 3,400 accounts

Target Users: Teachers and staff within Okinawa Prefecture

Supported Devices: Windows, ChromeOS, iPadOS

Provided Content: "School AI" usage license package

Main Features of "School AI"

AI Functions Specialized for School Administration Realizes the creation of unit plans, lesson designs, evaluation rubrics, and the production of handouts, quizzes, and slides with simple input. Supports the streamlining of school administration.

Secure Usage Environment Meets high security standards, such as a design where input data is not used for AI learning and management in domestic data centers.

Support for Diverse Input and Output In addition to text, it supports voice input/output and image recognition. Enables a wide range of applications in educational settings, such as simulated English conversation practice.

Support Functions for Teachers and Staff Provides prompt templates and usage status visualization, allowing for confident AI use even for beginners.

Future Outlook

Mingaku Co., Ltd. will continue to support the safe and effective utilization of generative AI in educational settings, contributing to the reform of working styles for teachers and staff, and the improvement of learning quality for students.

[Contact Information for Inquiries] Public Relations Department, Mingaku Co., Ltd. 41-3 Nihonbashi-hakozaki-cho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-0015, Palestudio Nihonbashi Higashi Ichiban-kan 1105 TEL: 03-4335-3965 Email: [email protected]

About "School AI"

A co-education platform where teachers nationwide can develop apps, use them immediately, and create their own.

"School AI" is an educational platform where teachers nationwide can develop apps, use them immediately, and create their own. Through the provision of practical solutions connecting AI and educational sites, it supports operational efficiency in education and the realization of individually optimized learning. Compliant with MEXT guidelines and based on Microsoft Azure environment, it ensures privacy. It provides a system that allows teachers to easily create various learning apps, such as English composition, English conversation, and essay writing practice, thereby fostering learning that unlocks children's potential in schools across the country.

URL: https://school-ai.mingaku.net/

About Mingaku Co., Ltd.

Creating the Next Generation Standard - Mingaku Co., Ltd.

Mingaku Co., Ltd. is an EdTech company with the vision of "Creating the Next Generation Standard in Education" and the mission of responding to the challenges of educational sites with the power of technology. It was incorporated in 2021, based on a collaborative online study room service operated by educators nationwide. Since then, it has been broadly developing businesses centered on "Education x Technology," including the development of educational services, consulting and training for educational institutions, and operation of educational media. Currently, it is focusing on the development of the generative AI platform "School AI." Through the provision of practical solutions connecting AI and educational sites, it supports operational efficiency in education and the realization of individually optimized learning. In January 2025, it announced a capital alliance with Succeed Inc. (Stock Code: TSE Growth 9256) to further promote development and full-scale nationwide expansion.

URL: https://school-ai.mingaku.net/company/

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