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Board green-lights Magic School AI pilot; members urge measured rollout and review
Summary
The board approved a finance-committee consent item that included a proposed service from Magic School (an AI platform). Directors supporting the vote urged close monitoring, additional review in the education committee, and teacher-controlled classroom use during the pilot.
The board approved a finance committee consent package that included an agreement with Magic School, an artificial-intelligence service the district plans to pilot with staff and students; members who supported the vote emphasized that the pilot should be closely monitored and refined.
Board member Mr. Roosevelt — who said he would not oppose the item — urged administrators and teachers to “really look into this” and monitor the tool’s classroom use. He said the district’s prior pilot and committee discussion were valuable, and he recommended ongoing scrutiny and refinement.
Board member Miss Polly said the product had been piloted by district teachers and that the education committee will discuss the tool in more depth at its next meeting. Polly noted teachers would determine how students use AI in the classroom and acknowledged the sensitivity some families feel about the technology.
The motion to approve consent agenda items from finance (which included the Magic School item) passed unanimously. Board members asked that the administration report back through the education committee on implementation and safeguards.
What the record shows: Mr. Roosevelt said on the record, “I'm not going to oppose this item. I'm supporting this item, but I'm asking all administrators and all faculty and students to really look into this.” Miss Polly said the pilot had teacher participants and that rollout and monitoring would continue through committee review.
Open questions remaining on the record include details about the pilot’s scope, the number of participating teachers and students, data-protection terms in the contract and classroom-level controls; the board directed education-committee follow-up.
