LONDONDERRY, N.H. — The Londonderry School District’s AI task force told the School Board on Nov. 4 that it is testing two classroom tools and focusing on pragmatic, curriculum‑aligned uses rather than chasing the latest apps.

Caitlin Bennett, the district’s digital learning specialist and task force chair, summarized the group’s timeline and said the team developed a human‑AI spectrum to guide educators on appropriate AI uses. The task force ran six weeks of asynchronous professional development over the summer and convened more than 20 educators in August for in‑person training.

"Our goal as the task force is to really be that guiding lighthouse for our district," Bennett said, describing work to align tools with professional duties and instructional strategies. She said the task force is winding down now that policy and handbook procedures exist and the remaining work is selection and pilot analysis.

The district purchased premium licenses for SchoolAI and Magic School for a pilot involving roughly 40 teacher participants. Pilot teachers have been asked to use the tools weekly for professional tasks and to complete four student instructional activities between September and December. Teachers will log experiences in a rubric and the DLS team (Bennett, Melissa Braille and Paul Petremo) will analyze findings in December and report back to district leadership.

Bennett said New Hampshire Department of Education AI guidance aligns with the task force’s approach. Board members expressed support for the cautious approach and asked about next steps for tighter curriculum integration; staff noted existing exploratory AI courses for eighth graders and said curriculum alignment and staffing will be evaluated as pilots conclude.

No formal policy changes were adopted at the meeting; the task force presentation was informational and positioned as a precursor to a December synthesis report to district leadership.