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Technology department updates board on CIPA compliance, curriculum costs and new AI lesson-builder
Summary
Technology staff reported on district CIPA filtering, recent deployments (VoIP phones, Gmail), rising digital curriculum costs and a new AI lesson-planning tool called Cora; staff also described monitoring tools and phased VoIP deployments across schools.
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Huntsville City Schools technology staff on April 8 reported progress on safety and infrastructure projects, described rising digital curriculum expenses tied to new adoptions, and previewed a district-built AI lesson-planning tool for teachers.
A technology presenter told the board the district has implemented measures to comply with the federal Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA), including device-level filtering (GoGuardian), DNS filtering for cybersecurity and content monitoring for student-created content (Gaggle). "We have a device filter. It is installed on the student's device. So no matter where they are…
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