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Wissahickon superintendent: assistant-superintendent candidate identified; district expands AI training for staff
Summary
Superintendent Jim told the board a finalist for assistant superintendent will be named publicly on Thursday; assistant superintendent and technology staff described recent professional development for district support staff that included AI ethics and tools.
Superintendent Jim told the Wissahickon School Board on Feb. 24 that the district has identified a candidate for the assistant superintendent position and will disclose that person’s name on Thursday along with the agenda for Monday’s meeting.
"We have found a candidate. The board has met with this candidate, and the candidate's identity will be made public on Thursday with the agenda for Monday's meeting," Superintendent Jim said.
The nut graf: In the same meeting the assistant superintendent’s report summarized recent professional development for educators and support staff, including sessions on special-education legal requirements and an introductory program on integrating artificial intelligence into office and instructional workflows.
The assistant superintendent reported that faculty engaged in data-driven professional development on Feb. 13, and that support staff completed modules on online security and a follow-up in-person session on integrating AI in office environments. The district also offered training for custodial staff on required regulations and a session for instructional support staff on special-education legalities and on neuroscience-informed approaches to student resilience.
Technology staff members Diane Krause and Jason Balkan were credited with facilitating AI learning for support staff. The assistant superintendent said the district’s prior multi-year conversations about AI are expanding to include practical guidance for educators and ethical use for students. "How do we help students understand ethical use of AI?" the assistant superintendent asked, saying that guardrails are needed as staff and students experiment with tools.
Board members asked whether the support-staff sessions marked a step toward classroom use; the assistant superintendent said the sessions are part of continuing professional learning.
The superintendent’s announcement about the assistant-superintendent finalist closes a months-long search process and the district said formal introduction will follow the board’s public agenda posting on Thursday.
