Committee debates AI guidelines and asks for review of police-school camera MOU

At a third reading of proposed AI guidelines, committee members said the district should adopt nimble guidance rather than a rigid policy and emphasized the need to protect student privacy and exam integrity.

One committee member said the guidelines are intended to allow the district to adapt as the field evolves and to define which AI providers and use-cases are appropriate. "Part of the reason why I propose these as guidelines rather than policy is so that there could be some nimbleness around this," a committee member said. Another member cautioned about overreliance on AI: "Kids today with mathematics don't know how to add... I don't want this to be a crutch that weakens people's ability to think on the wall."

Members discussed DESE training that emphasizes human-centered AI use and noted that AI is most dangerous for novices who cannot evaluate outputs; the guidelines therefore emphasize teacher-led use, student privacy protections and limits on providers approved for school use.

Separately, committee members discussed a proposed memorandum of understanding that would govern technical and operational connections between town police camera lines and school camera lines. Members stressed the need for a clear agreement specifying when police access is appropriate and called for practitioner input before any operational implementation. A motion to move the MOU forward for committee review was made and seconded.

The transcript records the motion to review the MOU and questions about implementation; final votes or detailed next steps were not recorded in the excerpt provided.