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Alachua board adds AI language to academic-honesty policy, staff to craft classroom guidance
Summary
Board members added a reference to artificial-intelligence tools in the district's academic-honesty policy and asked staff to return with training and procedural guidance that protects student data and adjusts assessment practices.
The board reviewed a new academic-honesty policy and an emerging district AI policy at its April 16 workshop. Staff proposed text that would make clear that using artificial-intelligence platforms to create content and submitting that content as one's own without proper citation falls under academic dishonesty.
"We're talking about ... utilizing artificial intelligence platforms and natural language processing (NLP) tools to create content and then submitting the content as one's own without proper citation," a staff presenter said. Trustees and staff discussed the difficulty of policing AI use, the need to adapt instruction and assessment, and student-privacy risks if teachers or students use third-party tools that do not protect personally identifiable information.
Board members recommended an approach that treats AI as an instructional resource rather than a simple ban. Several trustees suggested teachers require students to "show their work" when AI contributes to an assignment: preserve prompts, draft iterations and reflections to demonstrate authorship and learning. Trustees also asked staff to ensure district-approved AI tools comply with FERPA, COPPA and related safeguards before classroom deployment.
Nut graf: The board added explicit academic-honesty language about AI-generated content and directed staff to produce an AI policy and training that balances pedagogical use, assessment integrity and student-data protections.
Staff said they would return a district AI policy focused on permissible tools, required data safeguards and professional development for teachers, and would align changes to the student code of conduct as necessary.
