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Perkiomen Valley committee outlines AI guidance work, classroom pilots and parent outreach
Summary
Instructional coach Mrs. Lanehart summarized the AI work group’s guidance draft, classroom examples of AI use, data-privacy considerations tied to educational licenses, and plans for family presentations and an academic-integrity policy to address AI use and citation.
Dr. Russell told the committee artificial intelligence is increasingly present in education and Mrs. Lanehart, an instructional coach and co-chair of the district AI work group, provided an interim update on guidance for staff, students and families.
Lanehart said the work group has drafted position language and classroom usage guidance that frames AI as a tool that can support personalization while preserving the human element of teaching. "This is our position statement that addresses the possibilities for AI while also maintaining the human element of education," she said.
She offered classroom examples observed at the middle and high school level: using AI to generate feedback that students must critique, students creating physics review games that peers play to reinforce concepts, and AI tools (Padlet, Canva) used to create visuals to accompany original writing.
Lanehart described specific technology features — Google Gems custom chatbots, NotebookLM integration in Google Classroom that can generate audio summaries and narrated slide outputs, and tools that allow teachers to constrain a chatbot’s knowledge to curated class materials — and said the work group is exploring appropriate uses for different grade levels.
Board members raised questions about family communication, data privacy and licensing. Lanehart and others said the district holds education licenses with Google and Microsoft that limit use of student data for model training compared with public services. "If a student opens up Google Gemini on their Chromebook, they will get a notice that says you're part of a school account, and your data should not be being used for training," she said.
The committee discussed academic integrity and citation expectations for AI-assisted work. Lanehart said the district plans to integrate AI guidance into academic-integrity policy work and suggested teachers may ask students to submit the chat transcript used to generate assignment content to show the student’s thinking process.
The committee noted a virtual parent presentation about AI scheduled for Nov. 18; Lanehart said the district will continue professional development, develop recommended tool lists, and scale guidance to younger grades with controlled, scaffolded environments for elementary use.
