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District outlines app-vetting, privacy safeguards and a cautious approach to AI in classrooms
Summary
Officials presented the district's educational-technology playbook, app- and website-vetting committee processes, parent-consent approach, and the district's focus on FERPA and COPPA compliance as it develops policy and guardrails for AI and screen time.
District staff presented a multi-part approach to educational technology, saying app choice and AI use must be intentional, curriculum-aligned and privacy-safe.
A presenter (speaker 1) described an app- and website-vetting committee that includes tech integrationists, IT, curriculum staff and instructional coaches; the district maintains a public list of approved apps and asks for parental consent when needed. Staff emphasized that reviews include privacy and terms-of-service checks to ensure student data protections.
IT/tech staff (speaker 9) stressed compliance priorities: "The biggest 2 items when we look at terms of service on any app or website is gonna be your FERPA and COPPA," and explained that some apps require parental signatures or district-driven provisioning because free plans often rely on advertising or tracking. Staff said the district has been operating an app-review workflow since 2019 and that changes to firewalls now allow differentiation between instructional YouTube use and passive browsing.
Board members discussed starting the AI and screen-time conversation in small, staged steps and asked how digital citizenship and appropriate prompting skills will be taught; staff said digital-citizenship curricula, middle school computer classes and a stoplight framework (red/yellow/green) are being used to guide when and how tools are allowed.
The presentation did not produce a formal vote; staff proposed returning with additional policy language if the board wants a formal district policy.
