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Pleasant Valley finalizes generative AI guidance for staff and students, plans three-year rollout
Summary
The board received a staff report on newly drafted generative AI guidelines (staff-facing, student-facing one-pagers and a 16-page comprehensive guidance document), a baseline survey of staff and students, and a proposed three-year implementation plan emphasizing literacy, planning and classroom integration.
District staff presented newly drafted generative AI guidance for Pleasant Valley Comm School District and outlined a multi'year plan to build AI literacy for staff and students.
The AI committee, convened in November and composed of roughly 20 staff and administrators with outside support from a consultant (AI for Education / Amanda Bickerstaff), produced three documents: a staff one'page front'and'back, a student one'pager, and a longer 16'page district guidance document. Staff said the documents were produced through workshops, iterative feedback and a January survey of staff and students in grades 8'12 to establish baseline usage and concerns.
Staff summarized survey results: both students and staff reported variable levels of use; respondents identified benefits (idea generation, instructional support) and concerns (academic integrity, misinformation, potential reduction in creativity). Staff said the guidance embeds academic integrity in multiple sections and will be linked to classroom practice.
The implementation plan maps three years: 2025'26 devoted to staff and student learning and literacy building (including an August 20, 2025 in'service day with the consultant), 2026'27 for planning and integrating AI into course-level practices, and 2027'28 for wider classroom implementation and PLC work to align expectations across course sections.
Staff said recommended classroom practice will be age'sensitive (recommended tools typically suggest 13+), with elementary work focusing on digital citizenship and age'appropriate exposure. The district will not mandate teacher use; instead, an AI integration framework will guide PLCs and course teams to determine consistent levels of integration across course sections.
Board members asked about detection tools and enforcement of a Level 0 (no AI) assignment. Staff warned that automated AI detectors are not reliable and emphasized designing assignments with process checks and evidence of student thinking rather than relying solely on detection software. Staff said they will publish guidance to parents in the fall and provide staff training before broad rollout.
The report was informational; the board was invited to attend the August 20 session, and staff will circulate final PDFs to board members and the community.
