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Ashland SD 5 administrators outline AI policy changes and request tool-use summary
Summary
Executive Director Steve Mitzel briefed the board on AI trends, draft policy IKJ (including FERPA and CIPA compliance), and told directors administration will present the refined policy for first reading in December and provide a follow-up summary of which AI tools teachers find useful.
Executive Director of Operations Steve Mitzel updated the board on artificial intelligence uses in education and district policy work. Mitzel said AI tools are increasingly embedded in instructional platforms and noted the district is drafting policy IKJ to require FERPA and CIPA compliance and to include OSBA recommendations; several school sites have already purchased AI-related tools.
The board requested a follow-up summary identifying which tools teachers find most useful. Administration plans to refine the policy and present IKJ at the December board meeting for a first reading. Staff emphasized a phased approach to professional development—self-directed learning supplemented by ESD workshops—and underscored the need to safeguard confidential student information.
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