Caldwell County Schools

CCS Board Policies: 

Policy Code: 3220 Technology in the Educational Program

• E. Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI)

  Generative artificial intelligence (AI) is an artificial intelligence tool that responds to a user’s input or prompt by generating new text, images, audio, video, or content based on what it learned in its training data set.  The board encourages the use of generative AI by school system employees and students to expand their skills and capabilities and to prepare students for a future AI-enhanced world.  The superintendent or designee shall develop and maintain guidelines that detail the acceptable and responsible use of generative AI by school system employees and students.  See also policy 3225/4312/7320, Technology Responsible Use.

  All school system employees and students should be AI literate, that is, have an understanding of basic AI principles and applications, the skills to recognize when AI is employed, and awareness of its limits.  The superintendent or designee shall develop a comprehensive AI literacy training strategy that involves training all employees and students in the effective, ethical, and safe use of generative AI tools.  The training should equip employees with the necessary knowledge to effectively employ generative AI in their work while ensuring its safe and responsible integration into classroom instruction.

Poicy Code: 3225/4312/7320 Technology Responsible Use

• G. Use Agreements

  All students, parents, and employees will be informed annually of the information in this policy and in any applicable generative artificial intelligence (AI) guidelines developed in accordance with policy 3220, Technology in the Educational Program. Prior to using school system technological resources, students and employees must agree to comply with the requirements of this policy and the generative AI guidelines and consent to the school system’s use of monitoring systems to monitor and detect inappropriate use of technological resources. In addition, the student’s parent must consent to the student accessing the Internet and to the school system monitoring the student’s Internet activity and electronic mailbox issued by the school system and must sign a copy of the generative AI guidelines.