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Curriculum committee outlines personal-device rules, iReady adoption and AI guidance for next school year
Summary
At a committee briefing reported June 16, Bloomfield Hills Schools trustees were told a June 3 Curriculum & Instruction meeting focused on proposed administrative guidelines restricting personal devices during class, a proposed shift to the iReady assessment platform with grant-compatibility benefits, and AI guidance and a teacher/parent getting'
Trustees received a summary on June 16 of topics the district's Curriculum & Instruction committee discussed on June 3, including administrative guidelines on personal technology, a planned move to the iReady assessment platform, and emerging guidance for classroom use of artificial intelligence.
Personal-technology guidelines: Committee presenters said the guidelines under consideration would require personal devices to be powered off and stored in teacher-designated locations while students are in class; devices would be permitted in nonclassroom settings (for example, lunch and passing time). Presenters said students themselves raised concerns about the effects of persistent device use on time management and mental health and that the guidelines are intended to provide a starting point that administration will refine with teacher and parent input.
Assessment platform (iReady): Committee members reviewed iReady as a potential assessment platform and noted that, compared with the district's current systems, iReady could make the district eligible for certain grants to offset costs and provide teachers with more targeted diagnostic resources. Presenters emphasized that iReady provides both diagnostics and teacher resources to identify gaps and suggest instructional materials.
AI guidance: The district's technology and learning-technology teams prepared an AI guidance document and a getting-started guide that are linked in the committee materials. Presenters said Oakland County technology staff are looking to Bloomfield Hills for examples of best practices and that the board requested a future study session so trustees can review the AI guidance before wider rollout to teachers and families.
Music equipment and long-term planning: Committee discussion also flagged high costs and aging inventories for music instruments; trustees asked administration to prepare a longer-term plan for maintaining performing-arts equipment and to include funding and replacement schedules in future recommendations.
No board vote was taken on these curriculum items on June 16; staff said further board study sessions would be scheduled for AI guidance and that administrative guidelines would be refined with stakeholder input.
Speakers or presenters cited included members of the Curriculum & Instruction committee, Dave Shulkin (technology staff) and district academic staff who prepared the iReady and AI materials.
