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CCPS outlines generative AI rollout for staff, aims to pilot limited student access in 2025–26
Summary
District technology staff described a multi-month training plan for generative AI, a proposed policy and acceptable-use updates, and said select generative-AI platforms may be opened to students in grades 6–12 for the 2025–26 school year after staff training and policy adoption.
Caroline County Public Schools on March 10 walked the school board through the division’s planned approach to generative artificial intelligence, including staff training, policy development and a targeted timeline for student access.
Technology staff member (Mr.) Robinson told the board the division developed a Schoology training course (released to staff in January 2025) that covers what generative AI is, classroom applications, risks such as bias and hallucinations, and best practices; the course is being updated biweekly and will be expanded into a summer professional-development offering.
Why it matters: The administration framed generative AI as a tool to help teachers differentiate instruction and speed routine tasks while stressing that outputs must be fact-checked. The presentation emphasized privacy controls, acceptable-use policy changes and a separate AI regulation are in progress before any platform is released to students.
Plan and timeline highlights: The division’s timeline runs from December 2024 (course development) through the 2025–26 school year. The sequence includes staff training (Schoology course and face-to-face sessions in February–May), a public webpage with resources, regular collaboration between innovation specialists and teachers and a goal to permit selected generative-AI platforms to students in grades 6–12 for 2025–26 once staff are trained and policy work is complete.
Noted risks and safeguards: Administrators flagged risks including bias, misinformation (so-called “hallucinations”), overreliance that could weaken critical thinking, data-privacy concerns and deep fakes. The division stated it will not promote use of personally identifiable information in prompts and that the rollout will be staged with monitoring and training.
Board questions: Board members praised the proactive work and asked about student training; Robinson said staff would model responsible use in classrooms and innovation specialists would support staff during implementation.
Ending: The board received the update; staff will continue to refine policy language, complete acceptable-use revisions and return if necessary before student access is enabled in the 2025–26 school year.
