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Oxford schools pilot five-level AI scale and plan policy review
Summary
District staff described a teacher-led pilot using a five-level FERSI scale (0—4) to manage acceptable AI use on assignments, with teacher training on AI literacy and a plan to send sample policies to the policy committee for the required three readings.
The Oxford Area School District on May 19 reported progress toward a district approach to generative artificial intelligence in classrooms. Mr. Mellinger, who is leading the district's AI committee work at the high school, described a five-level "FERSI" scale (0 to 4) that allows teachers to specify the degree to which students may use AI on a particular assignment and requires documentation of how students used the tools.
Mellinger said the approach focuses on transparency and academic integrity: teachers will indicate permitted AI level per assignment and students must disclose how they used AI and what they learned from it. The district is piloting AI literacy and bias-awareness training for teachers and soliciting student input on how AI affects learning and classroom expectations.
Board members asked whether a board member could serve on the district AI leadership team and how soon a formal district policy might be available. Administration said sample policies will be forwarded to the policy committee; because new policies require three readings, the district may use interim administrative guardrails and classroom-level permissions to allow measured AI use while the policy is being drafted and reviewed.
Next steps include bringing sample policy language to the policy committee, defining a timeline for readings, and exploring ways to involve board members in leadership or work sessions without creating a quorum problem for standing committees.
