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Northshore outlines cautious AI rollout for students, forms work group and signs data‑privacy agreements
Summary
District staff said students currently do not have access to classroom AI tools; an AI work group will recommend a skills progression by the end of June and the district has data‑privacy agreements with several vendors while it pilots teacher‑facing uses.
District staff told the school board that the district is taking a cautious, phased approach to artificial‑intelligence tools in classrooms and is prioritizing privacy, skills progression and teacher training before broad student access.
Shelby Reynolds, assistant director of instructional technology and library services, said, "We do not currently have tools that are available for students to use artificial intelligence." She described an AI work group convened in January that is "very close to providing a recommended skills progression that will be ready for review at the end of June." Reynolds said the district is focusing on teacher modeling and a skills progression rather than immediately opening student access to AI tools.
Reynolds listed data‑privacy agreements the district has established for devices and vendor platforms used by staff: Gemini and Copilot are explicitly named as supported tools, along with an agreement for a platform referred to as Colleague AI and moderated AI features in Seesaw for elementary learning management. She said some AI tools are being used as teacher supports (for personalization and content development), while the district has not yet authorized direct student use except in tightly controlled classes and pilots.
Staff also described supports to meet Measure 3 goals beyond AI: increased access to adaptive tools for English‑language learners and special‑education students, professional development for teachers, and targeted interventions aligned with school action plans.
Board members asked about how students interpret survey items about technology and whether alternative data sources (SBA) could add insight; staff reiterated limits of other assessments and the advantages of frequent, integrated measures like I‑Ready.
Next steps: the district expects an AI‑skills progression recommendation by end of June and will bring that recommendation back to the board for review before considering expanded classroom access.
