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Darien officials outline AI guidance, data filters and high-school phone pouch pilot
Summary
Instructional technology staff updated the board on AI guidance for classrooms, student-data vetting of third‑party software, a change to YouTube access on school Chromebooks, and a proposed high‑school cell‑phone pouch program with estimated additional purchasing costs.
The Darien Board of Education received an update on instructional technology and district rules for personal smart devices, including guidance for staff on generative artificial intelligence tools, data-privacy vetting for third-party software, and an evolving cell-phone protocol at Darien High School.
Tim McGuire, the district’s instructional technology coordinator, told the board “AI is here,” and said staff have focused on building teacher capacity this year through more than a dozen professional learning sessions and a district technology council that created guidance for classroom use. McGuire said the district’s digital library now lists 16 third‑party tools that have been vetted for student data privacy; of those, 10 remain restricted to staff use for the coming year.
McGuire said the district is preparing for new federal guidance…
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