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Mississippi district says local AI server eased grading and protected student data
Summary
The superintendent of the Pearl Public School District described using a district‑hosted AI instance to automate parts of grading, protect student privacy, and provide individualized student plans; he and witnesses said in‑district deployments can reduce FERPA risks but raise cost questions for smaller districts.
Chris Chisholm, superintendent of the Pearl Public School District in Pearl, Mississippi, told the subcommittee his district built and runs its own AI server to avoid sending student‑identifiable data to third‑party models and to speed teacher workflows.
Chisholm said an English teacher who had planned to retire because grading took three to four hours nightly returned to the classroom after the district built an "agent" that uses the state writing rubric to pre‑scaffold…
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