District teams studying AI emphasize student voice, in‑school writing and digital citizenship

Committee members asked how the district is responding to the arrival of public AI tools and in-document editing. Dr. Annie Tucci and other curriculum leaders said teams have been studying AI broadly and are adapting assessment and teaching practices to preserve student voice and learning.

"It felt like a calculator for an essay," Dr. Tucci said of the early public AI tools, and she described district research teams and a high-school problem-of-practice group focused on AI’s impact on ELA. Staff said they are increasing in-school writing, using revision history as an instructional tool to discuss changes in student work, and teaching digital citizenship so students understand tool bias and make deliberate choices.

District staff also noted they are revisiting rubrics and feedback practices to emphasize authentic student voice and will continue professional learning so teachers can spot work that reflects a student’s own development rather than solely produced by a tool.