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District forms AI committee, expands instructional-technology supports for teachers and students
Summary
Instructional-technology lead Deb Peace told trustees the district has expanded site-based technology leader (TLL) support, aligned digital-citizenship instruction across schools, and will convene a committee to develop AI best practices and classroom policy.
Deb Peace, the district's instructional-technology lead, told trustees Snowline Joint Unified is shifting technology staffing and policy to give teachers faster help in classrooms and to prepare students for emerging artificial intelligence tools.
Peace said the district moved from a sole full-release Technology TOSA model to a system that places TLLs (teacher technology leaders) at individual sites so teachers can get "more immediate support" without staff traveling across the district. She also said the TLLs have improved the district's digital-citizenship alignment and that the paperwork documenting instruction is now collected in a shared Google Drive so a student who transfers schools receives consistent lessons.
On AI, Peace said the district has started "an artificial intelligence committee" and will develop best practices and classroom policies. "Some of the new changes we have in classroom technology are kind of exciting. We're entering the artificial intelligence world and, trying to figure out, is it a cool toy, or is it going to help us, or is it gonna kill us all?" Peace said during her presentation. She told trustees the committee will look at tools that give students faster feedback on essays while ensuring teachers remain central to instruction, and that committee membership should expand to include middle- and high-school computer-technology teachers as AI becomes part of programming curricula.
Peace also highlighted universal-access work: configuring Google accessibility tools and training staff in text-to-speech and speech-to-text so students with IEPs or 504 plans can use the same supports across sites. Trustees asked about cadence and membership for the AI committee; Peace said she expects the committee to meet a couple of times next year as the district evaluates tools and pilots classroom uses.
The board did not adopt a formal district AI policy at the meeting; staff said the committee will return with recommendations about classroom policy, purchases and training. Ending: Peace asked for continued board support for piloting tools and for funding recommendations from the proposed committee when it presents findings to the board.
