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Board reviews draft AI policy and agrees to flexible, revisitable approach
Summary
Administrators recommended adopting a broad AI policy (Sweet Stevens draft) with stoplight/01234 guidance for classroom use, staff professional development and student-level instruction. Board members emphasized the need for frequent updates and operational guidance implemented by principals and curriculum staff.
Board members reviewed a draft AI policy adapted from the Sweet Stevens/PSBA framework and discussed implementation. Brian Davis described the draft as broad and flexible, noting it includes grade-level instruction and professional-development guidance for staff.
"This is a starting point; it's broad and it's going to have to be modified," Brian Davis said, adding that the district should plan teacher training and student-facing guidance before widespread classroom adoption. Board members supported a flexible clause that allows administrators to evolve operational guidance as AI tools change, and one member recommended adding an administrative regulation or handbook language to explain operational changes without repeated board votes.
Members discussed a "stoplight" approach (red/yellow/green or a numbered 0–4 scale) to indicate permissible uses of AI for particular assignments, and the need to address academic-integrity expectations in student handbooks. The board asked staff to draft a brief clause that makes the policy explicitly adaptable as AI evolves and to return a marked-up version for the next agenda.
Why it matters: AI tools are rapidly changing classroom practice and assessment. The board favored policy that provides clear guardrails for academic integrity while allowing administrators to operationalize details at the building level.
Next steps: Staff will prepare an updated draft that includes a flexibility clause and implementation notes for principals, curriculum staff and the student handbook; no formal adoption occurred at this meeting.
