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District lays out AI guidance and BYOD concerns; board approves program manager procurement
Summary
Petaluma City Schools staff described district guidance on artificial intelligence, an initial safe AI rollout for high-school students, and concerns about bring-your-own-device (BYOD) inequities. Trustees also heard device inventory figures and asked for further analysis of BYOD impacts on testing and classroom management.
District technology staff presented guidance on artificial intelligence and reviewed the district's device program during a technology update at the board meeting.
Dave Fichera, director of learning and innovation technology, summarized the district's approach to generative AI and said the administration moved from blocking tools to a guided, instructional approach. The district has provided AI literacy training for staff and opened a controlled student-facing environment ("Magic Student") at the high-school level. Fichera said the district's goals include keeping humans in the loop, maintaining…
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