# Skip the Gatekeepers

> Skip the Gatekeepers is a practical, honest AI education brand for teachers, parents, and students aged 13+. Brand promise: "Do the real work. Skip the gatekeepers, not the learning." We teach people to do real work with AI and publish a weekly ranked list of AI and agent tools, sorted by what each tool is actually good for.

Key facts:
- Audiences: teachers (lead), students 13+, parents. Not targeted at children under 13.
- Integrity: we never help students pass off AI work as their own, take tests, or evade school AI policies.
- Investing content: paper trading only for minors; real-money (e.g., Coinbase) content is 18+ and educational, not financial advice.
- Rankings: 6 weighted criteria (usefulness 30%, quality 20%, ease 15%, privacy/safety/age 15%, value 10%, integrity 10%); verdicts Use it / Worth a try / Skip it / Watch. Sponsors never affect rankings.
- Lesson Plan Generator (live): AI lesson plans grounded in web pages, YouTube transcripts and uploaded files, with live chat editing, handouts, answer keys, rubrics and Word/PDF export. 2 free lessons, unlimited with Pro.
- IEP Implementation & Fidelity Assistant (live): annual goals with four quarterly objectives each, on a weekly rhythm (Monday plan, one log, Friday wrap-up with progress notes and service-minute gaps). Drafts data-backed goals from assessment scores with baseline, growth rate and a "why this target" note; imports IEP PDFs/Word files from Frontline, SEIS, PowerSchool Special Programs and others. Student data is encrypted on the teacher's device, names and IDs are removed before any AI step, and no student data is stored on our servers. Everything is a draft for the IEP team. Profiles, logs, charts and service tracking are free; AI actions share the 2 free uses with the Lesson Plan Generator, unlimited with Pro.
- Pro: $9/month or $70/year, for adults 18+. One person, up to 2 signed-in devices at a time. Cancel anytime.

## Pages
- [Home](https://skipthegatekeepers.com/): what we do and who it's for
- [Newsletter Issue #1](https://skipthegatekeepers.com/newsletter/): 18 AI tools ranked across 7 use cases (Oct 16, 2026; preliminary scores)
- [Pricing](https://skipthegatekeepers.com/pricing/): Free tier and Pro ($9/month or $70/year; unlimited Lesson Plan Generator and IEP Assistant AI actions; one person, up to 2 devices)
- [How we rank & make money](https://skipthegatekeepers.com/how-we-rank/): scoring method and disclosure rules
- [Lesson Plan Generator](https://skipthegatekeepers.com/lesson-plans/): free AI lesson plan generator for teachers
- [IEP Implementation & Fidelity Assistant](https://skipthegatekeepers.com/iep-assistant/): annual goals with quarterly objectives and weekly follow-through; data-driven goal drafting, accommodated assignments, evidence logs, quarterly progress-report drafts and service minutes, all encrypted on the teacher's device
- [Teachers](https://skipthegatekeepers.com/teachers/): AI tools for teachers, starting with the Lesson Plan Generator and IEP Assistant
- [Integrity policy](https://skipthegatekeepers.com/integrity/) (draft)
- [Privacy policy](https://skipthegatekeepers.com/privacy/) (draft)