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School board reviews updated acceptable‑use regulation that adds age‑based AI guidance
Summary
Administrators presented a revised acceptable‑use regulation that incorporates generative AI guidance for teachers and students. The board was told the regulation goes live immediately; staff training and a phased student rollout are planned.
Amherst County administrators presented an updated acceptable‑use regulation that explicitly includes generative artificial intelligence, and the board was informed the regulation will be posted for implementation while staff training and a phased student rollout are planned.
Administration said the revised regulation adds AI protocols rather than creating a separate AI policy. The stated goal is age‑appropriate, safe and responsible AI use: tight control and teacher‑led use at the elementary level, moderated access at middle schools, and more open, guided use at the high school level. The division plans staff development on AI during a November staff day and additional training for principals and teachers that will precede any broad student access.
Administrators told the board they are evaluating monitoring platforms to limit inappropriate or unsafe student AI use and that student access would initially be filtered; staff would have access and could request classroom exceptions through a division process. The administration emphasized preparing students for AI’s presence in higher education and the workplace while trying to reduce the risk of early mistakes having larger consequences later.
Board members asked about current use, staff readiness and whether parents would be required to sign updated acceptable‑use agreements. Administrators said AI access for students is currently filtered and that staff access is permitted; the division will require parent communication and, when student access begins in earnest, will update the acceptable‑use acknowledgment. Administrators advised a gradual, teacher‑directed release of classroom uses beginning in the second semester.
The board did not take a formal vote on the regulation at the meeting; administrators said the regulation would be put into BoardDocs and that training and platform evaluation would continue. The division plans follow‑up sessions to review state accountability and to provide deeper data briefings once state data are available.
