Dr. Logan Toon, a district administrator, told the Davis County School District Board at a board work workshop that the district is developing a comprehensive K–12 digital literacy framework, strengthening device‑management and filtering, and deploying parental controls and guarded AI tools to balance instructional opportunity with safety and equity.

Toon said the district's draft framework identifies 18 focus areas across categories such as digital citizenship, information and media literacy, safety and privacy, wellness, creativity and emerging technology. The framework is intended to map those standards across kindergarten through 12th grade so skills build progressively rather than being taught as a single isolated course. "We are mindful of all of these things," Toon said, adding that "a device cannot replace a teacher."

On device management, Toon and digital learning staff said the district offers teacher resources (including a Canvas course and in‑person trainings), maintains a list of approved software that must pass data‑privacy and safety reviews, and provides classroom monitoring tools such as NetSupport and a district‑wide filtering service (iBoss/IBOS). By state law, the district must publicly acknowledge which software tools are available in classrooms, the presentation said.

The district highlighted three technical and policy measures:

- Filtering and monitoring: The district uses IBOS filtering with category and site blocks that can be applied districtwide, schoolwide or to individual student accounts. School technology staff can apply student‑level blocks when parents request additional restrictions; district staff said filters are actively maintained and adjusted daily.

- Classroom monitoring and exam security: NetSupport lets teachers view student screens; Proctorio has been used to lock browsers during exams. The district said funding for some monitoring tools varies by school level and that it is exploring more unified district solutions.

- Parental controls and transparency (Blocksy): The district is piloting a device‑level management product (referred to in the presentation as Blocksy) that will let parents pause internet access, apply custom block lists and receive reports about web activity when a district device is at home. The district said Blocksy will work only on district‑provided devices and offers both an app and web access for parents. The additional parent‑and‑safety component was cited as costing about $80,000 (annual license), and the district said a phased roll‑out would begin within weeks of the presentation.

On artificial intelligence, Toon said the district restricts OpenAI and similar services on the district network and does not permit those services on district Wi‑Fi. The district is using third‑party, education‑focused AI tools (Magic School, Skillstruck) that it said meet federal CIPA standards and state review requirements and that operate within a sheltered environment with flagging and logging for risky content. Flagged content relating to self‑harm is routed to student services; teachers also receive immediate email alerts when a flagged interaction occurs. The district emphasized teacher discretion and parental opt‑outs: if a teacher plans to use AI in class, parents can request alternative assignments for their students.

Toon said the district's approach balances "future readiness" and equitable access with risks such as misuse, overuse, harmful content and data privacy. He urged board members and parents to treat the work as iterative; the draft framework and supporting tools will be refined in light of legislative changes, teacher input and parental feedback. Several board members asked for more parent training and public materials once Blocksy is rolled out.