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Brookings superintendent: district creating vetted AI 'sandbox' and committees to guide classroom use
Summary
Dr. Summer Schultz told Brookings Radio the district has spent the past year building a roadmap to define approved AI tools and use; building-level edtech committees and a teaching-and-learning group will study when and how teachers and students may use AI.
Dr. Summer Schultz, superintendent of Brookings School District 05-1, said the district spent the past year developing a roadmap to define approved artificial-intelligence tools and set guidance for teachers and students.
"It can't be the wild west of AI," Dr. Schultz said. She described a vetting process to identify safer, containerized or 'approved' tools for classroom use, starting with teacher-facing applications and then addressing student access. The district intends to create a sandbox of approved tools and to apply multiple vetting criteria borrowed from other states that have already developed guidance.
Dr. Schultz emphasized pedagogical limits: the district wants to ensure technology does not replace opportunities for students to build problem-solving skills and 'grit.' She said use of devices and AI will be scrutinized by committees at each building (described as edtech committees) and by a broader teaching-and-learning committee that will continue to study policies and best practices.
The superintendent acknowledged differences across grade levels — AI use will be more limited at elementary grades and more deliberated at the high-school level — and said the district will continue conversations with teachers, parents and employers about appropriate uses.
