Board directs superintendent to form public Educational Technology Review Committee

Board members directed the superintendent to establish an Educational Technology Review Committee (ETRC) that will hold public meetings and include a mix of staff, parents, students and community experts to advise on classroom technology, including artificial intelligence. "We're faced with it with with AI, with, technology in classrooms becoming ubiquitous," said Dannon, a forum requester, describing the urgency for a structured advisory body.

Mr. Frisch described a two-pronged approach: "directing the superintendent to stand this committee up, and… directing governance to memorialize this approach, in the policy that it's working on," so the committee can begin convening as soon as practicable while the governance committee finalizes policy language.

Several board members, led by Anderson, pressed for full public access. Anderson argued superintendent committees are currently closed and not posted and said a publicly noticed board advisory committee would better rebuild trust and allow the community to observe and influence discussions. Doctor Reed (superintendent staff) said staff can and will make the committee public and that multiple models exist for combining operational staff expertise with public advisory input.

Board members stressed the committee should include Title I representation, more student voices and clear public-facing communications. St. John Caine and others pressed staff to improve how technology work and AI guidance are communicated to families; Mr. Sethi said the district’s AI website is an early release still under development and that communications will be expanded over the summer.

Clerk announced forum consensus directing the superintendent to establish the ETRC to hold public meetings and directing governance to incorporate the committee’s purpose, charge and membership into policy. The superintendent said she will begin forming the committee immediately while governance finalizes policy language.