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Virginia Beach board hears tech and AI update; division keeps student AI access limited, emphasizes balance
Summary
Instructional-technology leaders told the school board about historical evolution of technology, screen-time data collected Sept. 1, 2024–Jan. 8, 2025, and a cautious, controlled plan to explore AI with high school students while keeping marketplace LLMs blocked on Chromebooks.
Virginia Beach City Public Schools presented an instructional-technology update Feb. 2025 that covered the history of classroom technology, current device usage data, digital-literacy and computer-science rollouts, and a cautious approach to student access to artificial intelligence.
Danielle Colucci, chief academic officer, introduced Dr. Sharon Schubridge, director of instructional technology, who led the presentation. Dr. Schubridge traced the division's technology evolution from computer labs in the 1990s to the current one-to-one device environment and emphasized a post-pandemic shift toward “balance” in classroom technology use.
Dr. Schubridge reviewed device-usage metrics collected Sept. 1, 2024–Jan. 8, 2025, showing higher average active Chromebook engagement at middle-school grade levels than at elementary or high school. She said the district measures “active engagement” (for example, 0.5 equals a half hour of active engagement) and clarified how monitoring works: brief mouse or keyboard activity is counted but idle time after the last interaction is not.
On artificial intelligence, Dr.…
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