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District staff outline AI guidance, emphasize teacher training and privacy; do not recommend full student access yet
Summary
District staff told the Redwood City School Board they are developing a human‑centered AI policy that prioritizes teacher training, student privacy and staged adoption; Notebook LM will remain staff‑only for now and the board signaled support for a policy-first approach.
Kathy James, staff development coach for Redwood City School District, told the school board on Nov. 19 that the district is drafting an AI policy and will emphasize “humans in the loop,” privacy protections and equity as it stages the technology into classrooms. "We do not at this point recommend opening up full access to a generative AI like chat GPT or Gemini for students," James said during the presentation.
The presentation summarized the district’s multi-year exploration of generative AI tools, beginning with early experiments in 2022–23 and expanding as vendor products incorporated AI features. James and colleague Bronnie described common teacher uses — drafting rubrics, brainstorming lesson ideas, differentiating tasks and producing quicker feedback — and…
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