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Board refers proposed AI‑use policy to policy committee after staff presentation
Summary
District staff presented an AI‑use policy draft that would govern staff and student use of generative tools for one year; board members raised questions about policy vs. administrative rules, detection tools and FERPA implications and referred the draft back to the policy committee for revision.
District staff presented a draft policy on the use of artificial intelligence in instruction and operations at the Newberg School District board meeting on Aug. 12, 2025.
Holly, who led the district’s AI work group, told the board the draft was based on a policy exemplar from the Oregon School Boards Association and had been developed with secondary teachers, administrators and two outside university presenters. The draft seeks to give classroom teachers “gatekeeping” authority over how students use AI, to permit staff use under vetted, district‑approved tools, and to pilot the policy for one year before making it permanent.
Board members pressed staff on several practical issues. Director Andy and others asked what tools the district would…
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