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District drafts AI guidance after trustees flag academic and instructional uses
Summary
Trustees and staff discussed a draft artificial intelligence policy; the board agreed to avoid an outright ban and to require teacher consent and instructional integrity safeguards while expanding professional development so teachers can guide student use of AI tools.
Board members and staff reviewed draft language addressing artificial intelligence (AI) in instruction and student work.
Staff said the draft had originally included an absolute prohibition on AI for student work, but the district removed that blanket ban after trustees pointed to legitimate instructional uses and the district’s need to train teachers on proper, supervised AI integration. The revised draft clarifies that AI cannot be used to complete scored work without teacher consent and that misuse is treated as academic dishonesty under existing policies.
Trustees worried about detection and enforcement: staff noted that AI‑generated work can be harder to trace than verbatim copying and that schools will need teacher training and updated academic integrity protocols. The board asked staff to return with implementation guidance and professional development plans so teachers can incorporate supervised, appropriate AI use in classrooms rather than leaving students to unsupervised tool use.
The superintendent and staff emphasized that district curriculum leaders would develop permissible instructional uses, required citations and teacher consent mechanisms, and that the policy should not hinder legitimate, scaffolded instruction using AI as a tool. The board agreed to further edits and to pursue training for teachers so they can teach safe, effective AI use to students.
