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Board reviews draft AI guidance to add to district acceptable-use policy
Summary
Board members discussed combining acceptable-use policies and explicitly adding guidance on use of artificial intelligence across staff and students, with FERPA and filtering considerations; the policy is expected to return for action at the Feb. 24 meeting.
District staff presented a combined acceptable-use policy update that inserts explicit guidance on artificial-intelligence tools and training for staff and students.
The presenter said the primary change is language addressing AI — how it may be used, what training will be required and how systems must comply with student privacy regulations. Staff indicated there will be a list of approved AI tools that comply with district filtering and FERPA-related constraints, and that staff have been using approved tools and receiving training already. Board members asked whether the policy will allow any generative AI application or require a vetted list; staff said a list of approved tools is planned and that the district is working to prevent uploads of student PII into third-party AI systems. The draft policy is planned to return to the board for action at the Feb. 24 meeting, and staff discussed rolling out student training at the secondary level first and integrating digital-fluency instruction across the curriculum.
Board members raised typical implementation questions — training timelines, safeguards against data exposure, and whether specifications will be prescriptive or instructional — and staff indicated a phased rollout with librarian and digital-fluency supports.
