Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Huntsville City Schools details AI tools, $6.3 million curriculum projection and network upgrades in technology briefing
Summary
District technology leaders told the board March 10 that AI tools and classroom platforms are expanding districtwide, outlined a projected $6.3 million curriculum adoption cost this year tied to social-studies materials, and described infrastructure and cybersecurity upgrades including cellular backup for VoIP and layered student filtering.
Miss Elam, the district's technology presenter, told the Huntsville City Schools board during the March 10 work session that the district has expanded AI-supported instructional tools and is aligning technology efforts with the district strategic plan.
“We have Magic School…we had over a 150,000 generations in Magic School this school year alone,” Miss Elam said, describing the district’s AI classroom tools and their use for writing feedback, tutoring and character chat bots. She said Magic School provides classroom guardrails so teachers can shape how AI responds to students.
Elam also presented the district’s current digital-curriculum budget projection: “We have a projected cost for elementary of 1,500,000, middle school, 850,000, and high school is 4,000,000,” and said the higher total—about $6,300,000—was driven by a social-studies adoption year and remains subject to…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
