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Haverford forms AI working group; staff training and a traffic‑light protocol recommended for classroom use
Summary
District technology leaders described the AI working group’s mission, teacher training (AI 101), a red/yellow/green student‑use protocol, and next steps for pilot use. Committee members and the public raised concerns about bias, assessment, environmental impact and student safeguards.
Robert (Rob) Anderson, director of technology, and Meredith Hearn, technology integration coordinator, updated the committee on the district’s AI working group, its goals, training plans and next steps for staff and students.
What the working group is doing: Anderson said the district formed a roughly 30‑member working group after the administration adopted an administrative regulation to the acceptable use policy permitting staff engagement with AI. The group split into elementary and secondary teams and met regularly to develop guidance, drawing on external resources (AI for Education and Skills 21, Chester County/DIU workshops and multi‑district peer groups).
Training and teacher guidance: Hearn described a teacher training program called AI 101 that the district has begun delivering. Training covers basic definitions (what AI is and is not), district guardrails, and a…
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