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Open topics forum: parents and community raise questions about IB access, writing benchmarks and AI implementation
Summary
During the board's open topics portion, community members asked for clarity on International Baccalaureate course access, the district's writing benchmarks and how AI instruction will be applied to students who missed earlier rollouts.
Board members broke into small groups for a 30-minute open topics forum. Table summaries presented after the break highlighted several recurring concerns from community participants:
- International Baccalaureate access: Parents wanted clarification on whether students at the Regents level could access individual IB courses or pursue the full DP diploma, and how staffing would balance IB sections with other course offerings.
- Writing and literacy benchmarks: Community members asked which curriculum materials and assessment exemplars would guide elementary and middle-school writing instruction and how those benchmarks would be communicated to families; a district staff member offered to meet with a concerned parent to provide detail.
- AI implementation and guidelines: Several participants expressed appreciation for the district's forthcoming AI guidance but urged caution; they recommended clear expectations for when AI is allowed, explicit lessons on responsible use, and attention to cohorts of students who will need catch-up instruction (current 10th and 11th graders).
Board members said the district will continue presenting updates on IB enrollment and curriculum, will follow up with written materials about the writing continuum and will present AI guidelines to faculty and parents in April.
