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ConVals Gen AI committee outlines vision, selects Flint platform for staff pilot
Summary
The districts generative AI committee presented a human-centered framework, named tech integrators leading the work and said it will roll out the Flint platform to staff (with limited student access later), pursue policy guidance and expand professional development.
The Contoocook Valley School Districts generative AI committee told the board it is developing a human-centered framework for use of generative artificial intelligence in classrooms and plans a staged rollout beginning with staff training and a controlled student pilot.
Amy, who presented the committee update, said the committees vision is to "bring ethical, equitable, and human centered generative AI technology to our teaching and learning environments" and emphasized keeping a human involved in the loop. She named tech integrators Riley Bellaview, Elizabeth Preston and Helfried Zerzovy as the technical leads supporting the work.
The committee chose the Flint platform for initial rollout to staff because, the presenter said, it is built for K-12, offers professional-development videos, had a free trial and is already approved for student-data privacy within the districts LEARN platform. Amy described the intended student experience as more constrained than general-purpose chat tools: "The chat box for the students...would not instead of just outputting an essay and saying, 'here you go,' it's gonna prompt you on...What do you know about this subject? What could you write for your first paragraph?" The committees goal is to use AI as a thought partner for lesson planning, differentiation and accessibility, not as a substitute for student work.
Next steps the committee outlined include developing a district AI framework and guidance for staff and students, bringing a policy to the policy committee, establishing a professional-development plan and broadening communication to staff through a newsletter. The presenter said roughly 20 to 22 people joined the committee when it was opened district-wide and that the group meets monthly.
