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Douglas County schools adopt AI framework; work group to write staff and student rules
Summary
Board adopted an AI framework that requires transparency, privacy protections and human oversight, and directs a cross-district work group to draft staff- and student-facing administrative regulations and usage guidance.
The Douglas County School District Board of Trustees unanimously adopted an AI framework as part of its board policy 200 series. The framework states AI must support the district’s educational goals, be transparent and secure, respect privacy, and must not replace human judgment. It also disallows certain uses in line with state guidance; trustees referenced Assembly Bill 406 in discussion of limits on AI for mental-health support.
The policy is a high-level framework; Jared Rex and Superintendent Alvarado said a cross-district work group will form this fall to draft detailed administrative regulations for staff and separate guidance for student use. Amy Kidman Delaney, assistant director for inclusive education, said the department is assessing products such as Goalbook, which offers IEP-support tools and is preparing guarded AI capabilities with privacy protections; she recommended evaluating such vetted vendors for special-education workflows.
Public commenters urged caution and strong human oversight. Trustees discussed classroom-level checks (for example, occasional in-class writing samples or assessments to verify student work) as part of a future policy for students and staff.
Trustee Jansen moved to approve the 200-series policies; Trustee Knighting seconded the motion and the board approved it unanimously.
Next steps The technology department and inclusive-education staff will convene a work group this fall to draft operational regulations and recommended controls; staff will return to the board when those regulations are ready for consideration.
