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Lockport schools present human-centered AI guidelines with student input; board schedules first reading
Summary
District staff and students, aided by LEAP Innovations, presented a student- and staff-focused AI guidebook and a 0–4 use-level system; the board accepted a first reading and plans a second reading before the July 1 state guideline deadline.
District staff and student participants presented a district AI guidebook May 20 that the administration plans to bring back for final approval at a later meeting to meet an Illinois requirement.
Presenter Matt Dusterhoff (Speaker 23), introduced by the superintendent, and staff members described a two-year development effort that included about 20 students and a third-party partner, LEAP Innovations. The proposed guide sets a "human-centered" approach and recommends a numbered level system to document student use of AI: 0 for no AI, 1 for checking, 2 for assistant-level use, and higher levels for heavier reliance. "We liked that it didn't start with 1, that it started with 0, so no AI is 0," the presenter said while showing prototype graphics.
The guide uses the acronym LEAD—Lead with your learning; Evaluate your output; Acknowledge how AI helped; Do no harm—to set student expectations and a set of teacher responsibilities that keep staff in control of classroom use. Staff guidelines call for transparency and modeling by teachers, and the document highlights approved, district-controlled tools where data are not used to train future AI models when staff sign in with district accounts.
Administrators emphasized student and staff training: the district has already provided the guidebook to staff and plans a broader rollout in the fall with additional training opportunities. The board was asked to treat the presentation as a first reading; members expressed interest in the planned training and the use-level markers and set a path to return for recommended approval before the July 1 statutory adoption deadline.
The board will consider the guidelines again next month for recommended approval; the administration said they intend to semiannually update the living document as AI tools and guidance evolve.
