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Deming staff proposes district AI policy calling for literacy, vetted tools and adult safeguards
Summary
District staff presented a draft artificial intelligence policy that would require AI literacy instruction, specify unacceptable uses, restrict loading private student information into AI systems, and require district approval and vetting of tools; staff plans surveys and a pilot before possible action.
Deming Public Schools staff presented a proposed district policy on artificial intelligence at the Oct. 9 work session that would set rules for classroom and staff use and ask the board to consider adoption or further review.
Why it matters: The policy would shape how students and employees use emerging AI tools in instruction, assessment and administrative work and establish safeguards for student privacy and academic integrity.
The advisory contains definitions of AI, a set of unacceptable uses, and guidance that the district should teach "AI literacy" so students understand how and when to use AI. The draft lists unacceptable uses such as submitting AI-generated content as original student work without permission, using AI to fabricate citations or data, and inputting personally identifiable information into AI platforms.
The draft also says staff, contractors and volunteers must not upload confidential district or student data into unsecured AI services and that district-approved tools only should be used in instructional settings. Staff told the board the district is piloting a product called Magic School AI in a small number of classrooms to test compliance, accessibility and curricular fit.
The proposed policy would prohibit using AI as the sole determination of academic dishonesty; staff said AI detection or flags could be part of an academic-integrity process but not the final decision. The draft also requires administrators to vet tools for bias, accessibility and data protections and calls for professional development so teachers can incorporate AI appropriately.
Staff told the board they will circulate a short survey to teachers and principals and may place the policy on the agenda for possible approval at a future meeting; they said feedback could delay action until November if substantive concerns arise.
