Artificial intelligence is becoming an increasingly common part of everyday life, in education, and the workplace. As a result, we believe students should develop the knowledge and skills necessary to use AI effectively, ethically, and responsibly.
Our approach includes:

• Supporting teachers as they learn how AI can enhance instruction and streamline routine tasks.
• Helping students understand appropriate and responsible uses of AI.
• Teaching AI literacy skills that help students evaluate information, recognize bias, verify sources, and understand the strengths and limitations of AI tools.
• Protecting student privacy and data security.
• Encouraging critical thinking, creativity, and original work.
• Providing guidance for students, staff, and families.
• Carefully reviewing AI tools before they are used in educational settings.

How We Are Using AI

Our district is exploring the use of AI in ways that support teaching, learning, communication, accessibility, and school operations. Current and emerging uses include:

Teaching and Learning

Teachers may use AI to support lesson design, differentiate learning experiences, and enhance feedback. These tools can help educators spend more time focusing on student learning and support.

Student Learning

When permitted by their teacher, students may use AI to ask questions, organize information, study concepts, revise writing, and explore multiple perspectives. AI should support learning rather than replace student thinking. 

Accessibility and Support

AI tools may help improve accessibility through translation, summarization, reading assistance, writing support, and other learning supports.

Just as students learn digital citizenship, media literacy, and research skills, they must also learn how to navigate artificial intelligence responsibly.

AI literacy includes understanding:

• What AI is and how it works.
• The benefits and limitations of AI tools.
• How to evaluate AI-generated information for accuracy and reliability.
• How to identify potential bias, misinformation, or incomplete information.
• How to verify information using credible sources.
• When AI can support learning and when independent thinking is more appropriate.
• The ethical responsibilities that come with using AI.

Our goal is to help students become informed, responsible, and critical users of AI.
 

AI offers many benefits, but it also has limitations. AI-generated content may be inaccurate, incomplete, biased, or outdated.

Students are expected to:

• Follow district expectations and teacher guidance.
• Protect private, confidential, and personally identifiable information.
• Review AI-generated content for accuracy and reliability.
• Acknowledge or cite AI use when required.
• Use AI to support learning and thinking, not replace it.
• Follow academic integrity expectations.
• Seek guidance when uncertain about appropriate use.

Students may use AI tools only when permitted by their teacher or as part of an approved learning activity. Expectations for AI use will be communicated through course materials, assignment directions, or teacher guidance.

Students should remember:

• AI can help organize, study, and revise.
• AI should not complete assignments on a student's behalf.
• Students are responsible for all work they submit.
• AI-generated information should be verified for accuracy.
• Personal, private, or sensitive information should never be entered into AI tools.
• When unsure about appropriate use, students should ask their teacher.
• AI use should be acknowledged or cited.

Protecting student privacy remains a district priority. AI tools are reviewed with student privacy, data security, accessibility, and instructional value in mind. The district will continue to review emerging AI tools and technologies to ensure they meet standards for privacy, security, accessibility, and educational value before they are used in district programs.

AI use must align with the same principles of honesty, responsibility, and integrity that apply to all academic work.

Students are expected to submit work that reflects their own learning, thinking, and effort. When AI use is permitted, students may be required to explain how they used AI, how they verified information, and how AI contributed to their learning process.

Teachers may establish different expectations depending on the assignment. Some assignments may permit AI use, some may limit its use, and others may prohibit it entirely. Students should always follow the directions provided by their teacher.

AI use is subject to existing district policies regarding academic integrity, acceptable use of technology, student conduct, and plagiarism.

Families play an important role in helping students develop responsible technology habits.

Questions families may wish to discuss include:

• Was AI permitted for this assignment?
• How did AI support your learning?
• Did you verify the information provided?
• Does the work reflect your own understanding and ideas?
• Did you avoid sharing personal or private information?

AI is most effective when it supports curiosity, learning, and meaningful conversations.

The following AI Tools have been approved to use:

• Gemini (Teachers and Students)
• NotebookLM (Teachers and Students)
• Brisk (Teachers Only)
• ChatGPT for Teachers (Teachers Only)
• GotLearning (Teachers Only)

Artificial intelligence refers to technology that can perform tasks that typically require human thinking, such as generating text, analyzing information, recognizing patterns, answering questions, or creating images.

No. The district believes students should learn how to use AI responsibly, ethically, and effectively. Our focus is on guidance, education, privacy, and appropriate use.

Students should only use AI tools that are approved by the district or specifically permitted by their teacher. Approved tools and guidance may change as technology evolves and as new tools are reviewed.

No. AI should support learning and problem-solving, not replace student effort, thinking, or original work.

No. AI systems can make mistakes, provide outdated information, or present inaccurate information confidently. Users should always verify information before relying on it.

Staff should not enter confidential or personally identifiable student information into public AI tools. Approved tools should be used only according to district guidance.

The district considers instructional value, privacy, security, accessibility, age appropriateness, and alignment with district goals when evaluating AI tools for use.