Board advances AI literacy and acceptable‑use policies for second reading after lengthy discussion

Trustee Grabowski moved on Jan. 12 to advance a set of technology policy revisions and a new AI literacy/acceptable‑use policy to the Jan. 26 board meeting for second reading; the board carried the motion.

Trustees and staff spent an extended portion of the meeting debating policy language and governance scope. Several trustees asked why some provisions use directive phrasing (e.g., the policy says the district "will" create academic‑integrity protocols and "commits" to staff training) rather than specifying implementation deadlines or placing curricular details in policy. Staff and legal advisors answered that the policy purpose is to provide governance direction to staff, while the AI task force and district leaders will develop the operational protocols and standard operating procedures that will be reported back to the board.

Trustees asked how they and the public would review living protocols once staff develops them. Superintendent Huggins and staff said the district will share the protocols with trustees for feedback and that AI implementation is already placed on strategic‑education committee calendars for follow‑up; staff also described a diverse AI task force (parents, students, teachers, principals and external partners) that will inform the protocols.

Trustees said they expect regular reporting and an opportunity to revisit policy language as the technology changes. Staff agreed to bring updates — including a standing strategic‑education item on AI — in coming months.