Board hears AI demonstration and outlines 'stoplight' guidance for classroom use

The Boyne City Public Schools board heard an extended demonstration of artificial‑intelligence tools and guidance being developed for classroom use, focused initially at the high school. Presenter (identified in the meeting as the staff presenter) told the board, “I actually created the presentation with AI,” and walked members through an AI tool that summarized board minutes, produced a mind map and generated a podcast‑style audio version of past meetings.

The administration described a district 'stoplight' framework to guide when AI is permitted on specific assignments. Committee members said the framework uses a red/yellow/green graphic teachers will post in classrooms and include in syllabi; unless a teacher explicitly allows AI for an assignment it will default to the red zone and be treated as academic dishonesty. The presenter stressed that the district prefers tools that keep data inside the Google environment and noted limits of public models: “ChatGPT is not a secure site…we because we are a Google school, we prefer to use Gemini.”

The presenters said detection of AI misuse relies on teacher familiarity with student work plus technical traces (document history) and AI‑checker flags rather than on any single automated tool. The district plans professional development before the school year, hopes to have syllabus language and classroom visuals ready by open house in late August, and proposed an implementation update in October or November after teachers have had time to use the framework.

The board asked about aligning instruction with college expectations and neighboring districts’ choices; presenters noted some districts have chosen single subscription tools while Boyne City intends to remain tool‑agnostic for now. The presentation closed with a reiteration that AI should augment, not replace, teacher‑student relationships.