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Morton CUSD 709 hears technology task‑force recommendations, including an AI plan and tighter cell‑phone rules
Summary
A district task force recommended an AI policy, keyboard cases for grades 7–12, restricted direct YouTube access and an adjusted high‑school cell‑phone policy; parents and teachers urged a bell‑to‑bell approach during lengthy public comment.
The Morton CUSD 709 school board heard a detailed report from the district’s technology task force on recommended changes to device use, artificial‑intelligence guidance and digital‑literacy education.
Kate Wyman, who presented the task‑force findings, said the team identified core values and six priorities for the coming school year and recommended an AI plan that treats generative tools as an aid rather than a replacement. “Technology can amplify great teaching, but great technology will never replace the basic hard work of learning,” she said, and the task force suggested an “AI sandwich” approach in which AI supplies drafts that educators refine and approve.
The task force urged several…
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