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Colonial pilots vetted AI tools for instruction; district emphasizes privacy and teacher training
Summary
District technology staff demonstrated Khan Academy’s Cognigo and other vetted AI tools, described a teacher survey on AI attitudes and stressed data‑privacy guardrails and interoperability before broader rollout.
Colonial School District technology staff showed the board how the district is piloting and vetting artificial‑intelligence tools intended for classrooms, emphasizing student privacy, interoperability with existing systems and teacher training.
Why it matters: School staff said AI can speed routine tasks and supplement instruction but cautioned that improper rollout could reduce rigor or create privacy and ethical risks.
The district has adopted Cognigo (a Khan Academy tool) at William Penn and activated student access in January, Joe Gleason told the board. He described…
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