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Board delays decision on two classroom AI tools until IT can review
Summary
Superintendent-level staff presented two proposed AI tools—Elena AI (teacher-facing lesson planning) and EDI (student-facing worksheet tool with teacher grading assistance). Board members raised privacy and guardrail questions and voted to defer approval until the district IT director can review.
Superintendent-level speaker S3 outlined two AI tools submitted for board approval: Elena AI, described as a teacher-facing lesson-planning and curriculum-mapping tool to which students would not have access, and a second tool referred to as EDI, an online worksheet generator that students would use while teachers receive AI-assisted grading and feedback.
Board members asked about student privacy, data protections and what monitoring is in place. Meeting participants noted the district uses Securly.ai to monitor activity in programs and that state approval lists were consulted. Several board members said they wanted the IT director to review the tools in person before the board took final action.
A motion was made, seconded and carried to defer approval of the AI programs until the next meeting so the IT director (Thomas Garner) can attend and answer technical and privacy questions. The board recorded the motion by voice vote ('Aye'). No final approval was given at this meeting.
