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District 300 CTO introduces AI to board, stresses privacy and teacher role; students currently barred from AI engines
Summary
Chief Technology Officer John Hommel gave an introductory presentation on artificial intelligence, outlined potential classroom uses and risks, and said the district will develop policies; he said students currently do not have access to third-party AI engines pending data‑sharing safeguards.
John Hommel, chief technology officer for Community Unit School District 300, presented an introductory overview of artificial intelligence and generative AI to the board and community on March 11, and said the district will craft guidelines for ethical and safe classroom use.
“AI cannot and should not replace the teacher in the classroom,” Hommel told the board, emphasizing that the district’s approach should free teachers for more one‑on‑one instruction rather than supplant instruction. He described generative AI as…
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