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Greendale board hears library update and detailed AI-policy rollout; district limits ChatGPT on school Wi‑Fi
Summary
The board received the district’s 2025–27 library plan and a multi-level report on AI literacy. Staff said the district will provide closed-system Gemini access for students and has blocked ChatGPT on district Wi‑Fi; the board asked staff to review other vendors and return the AI policy on June 1 for approval.
Dr. Olsen and library staff presented the Greendale School District’s multi-year library plan for 2025–27, describing two central goals: updating library connections so collections and services meet diverse learner needs and expanding partnerships between libraries, teachers and community speakers.
"The current cycle of our library plan is 2025 through 2027," Dr. Olsen said, noting increased digital engagement via Sora (about 2,200 additional hours) and a rise in school–community collaborations from 86 to 92 this year.
Board members then discussed a proposed replacement AI policy that had been held for additional staff and student training. Representatives of the district’s EdTech team described a rollout of AI literacy across grade levels: advisory videos and slides at the high-school level, InfoTech lessons at the middle-school level, and PBS Wisconsin "Ruff Ruffman" lessons for grades 3–5 at the elementary level.
District staff said they provide closed-system access to Gemini and NotebookLM through school accounts and have blocked ChatGPT on district Wi‑Fi following vendor-policy concerns.
"So we are only using Gemini, and we have our closed system for that," one staff presenter said when asked which models are in classroom use; presenters emphasized that school-account access is intended to protect student data and called out guidance in the student privacy and protection policy.
Board members asked follow-up questions about whether students learn prompt-building, data privacy risks and confirmation bias. A board member (S12) raised concerns about Anthropic’s terms of service and possible data-sharing with third parties; staff said they would add that vendor to their review list and report back.
The administration said it will bring the AI policy back to the board on June 1 for approval and has scheduled a fall community session and staff training with an outside expert. Members also suggested future meetings could include presentations from student users to demonstrate lessons and classroom work with AI.
What happens next
The board expects the AI policy and the preliminary budget to return for action at upcoming meetings (policy on June 1; preliminary budget review on June 15).
