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County office outlines AI workshops, warns on data risks and ethics
Summary
SBCEO leaders described a Ken Shelton professional-learning event and a series of monthly AI workshops for educators and families, emphasizing equitable use and data-privacy risks while previewing a public film screening to spark discussion.
Superintendent Susan Salcedo and lead Ellen Barger briefed the board on SBCEO's early work on artificial intelligence in schools, including a professional-learning day for systems administrators with Ken Shelton and an evening public program broadcast to satellite sites across the county. The office plans monthly Zoom workshops for teachers on themes such as AI and civic engagement, AI for English learners, AI and STEAM, and AI for students with disabilities.
Barger said the goal is to "start the conversation" with students, parents and educators and teach ethical use of AI. She cautioned trustees that while cheating is a common concern, a larger risk is commercial control of student data: "It's the companies that own our data," she said, arguing staff are prioritizing policies to protect children as they pilot classroom use.
Trustee Walker and others urged trustees to serve as community advocates and to help broaden participation at local events; Walker noted that students were "way ahead" of adults in familiarity with AI during the Shelton presentation. SBCEO staff said the workshops will be facilitated by internal AI leads (named in the meeting as Tiffany Carson and Lauren Arangaran) and by pairs of staff so teachers do not need substitutes.
