Standards panel approves CTE course standards with new AI guidance and multiple course edits

The Utah State Board of Education—s Standards and Assessment Committee voted to approve a package of CTE course standards and forward the amended draft to the full board for consideration.

Talia Longhurst, director of career and technical education, told the committee the package covers 39 courses that have been reviewed by pathway and are being recommended for board approval. Longhurst said the standards are designed so courses in a pathway can help students build coherent skills for career areas.

Committee members proposed several substantive edits during discussion. Member Leanne Wood said the committee should add a single separate strand on "responsible use" of artificial intelligence to any course where AI is recommended; Wood said she will work with staff on wording and bring it to the full board. "Rather than using the language that's in there right now," Wood said, "I move that an additional standard be added in any of our courses where AI is recommended that talk about responsible…