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Parents and staff praise middle school AI work, urge facilities attention; alumni group plans backpack giveaway
Summary
Speakers during public comment highlighted an innovative middle‑school AI class, urged the board to retain momentum and funding for the program, raised concerns about the middle school track and local construction impacts, and an African‑American alumni nonprofit announced a backpack giveaway on August 15.
Multiple speakers during the public comment period highlighted both instructional innovation and facilities concerns. Katie Smyser, a district employee and parent, described a sixth‑grade technology class using AI to teach prompt design, ethics and water‑usage questions and urged the district to 'hold on to that with both hands' as strategic planning and budgeting proceed. Smyser emphasized that English teachers should be involved because AI topics dovetail with existing literature units.
Stafford Trueheart, representing the African‑American Alumni Association, described the group’s mentoring and support efforts and said the organization will hold a backpack giveaway on August 15. Another public commenter who lives on Rensch Road described an ongoing multi‑year sewer construction project that has affected local traffic and bus routing; the commenter urged board awareness of the local impacts on families and staff.
