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Provo district committee proposes AI guidelines, launches short pilot of screened classroom tools
Summary
District AI committee presented proposed guidelines and a limited pilot of two vetted generative-AI vendors for classroom use; pilot licenses are discounted through the end of the school year and district staff emphasized data privacy and training.
District instructional staff presented draft AI guidelines and a short pilot of vetted classroom AI tools during the Provo City School Board study session.
Camille Furrias, instructional coach at Timpview High School and a member of the district AI committee, told the board that ‘‘AI is rapidly transforming the landscape of education throughout the world right now’’ and framed the committee’s work as creating intentional, evidence-based guidance rather than ‘‘opening Pandora’s box’’ of unvetted apps. Camille told the board the goal is to support teachers’ work, protect student data and improve student outcomes rather than simply replacing teaching tasks.
Jenny Thurston, the district’s AVID and innovative learning specialist and the AI…
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