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Board asks for clearer AI guidance as summer program plans mix in-person and online instruction
Summary
Board members asked district leaders June 16 for clarity on summer-school delivery and AI use; district staff said summer PE and a pool unit will be in-person, some classes use an online platform, and the high school uses Turnitin with AI-detection features while a policy update will appear in the handbook.
Board members on June 16 asked the Lake Central School Corporation administration for details about summer-school delivery and the district's approach to artificial intelligence in student work.
A board member asked whether high-school summer school is online or in person. "For the high school? Uh-huh. We have online well, it's in person for summer P.E. That's in person," said Mrs. Schooneman, director of secondary education, and added that some courses (English 9 and algebra) use an online platform with teacher-led, targeted lessons to meet students where they are. She described a blended approach: a pool unit and P.E. in person and individualized small-class instruction for academic credit.
On artificial intelligence, Mrs. Schooneman and district staff described current tools and planned policy work. "We use something called Turnitin at the high school, and the kids have to put their papers straight into Turnitin," she said. The board was told Turnitin is used for plagiarism detection and includes an AI component that can indicate the percentage of AI a student may have used. The district is also embedding instruction about responsible AI use into standards and is developing handbook language. Mrs. Schooneman said the district will present a new policy as part of handbook updates.
The board requested further professional presentations: one member suggested bringing in someone experienced with AI to explain uses, benefits and limitations to staff and trustees.
District staff named teachers and coaches involved with implementation — including Jennifer Miller attending a workshop and English teacher Jeanette Snelson — and said practical classroom processes are already in place while policy language is finalized for future board consideration.
No formal action was taken; the discussion was a request for additional information and forthcoming policy language in the handbook.
