Board approves AI policy, technology purchases, gym agreement and routine consent items

The Conval School Board took several formal actions during the session.

Policy adoption: A motion to adopt policy EAG (use of generative artificial intelligence) was moved, seconded and approved by voice vote. The adopted change also requires annual reporting to the board on the district’s AI plan as previously discussed in committee.

Consent and manifest: The board moved to accept the consent agenda (which included a circulated letter) and approved the manifest, which the chair certified as totaling $1,937,451.77 in charges against the district; both motions were seconded and carried by voice vote.

Antrum gym agreement: After a report on meetings with Antrum selectmen and the recreation council, the board approved a revised agreement to share gym maintenance costs with the town and to coordinate vendor selection with district maintenance (Mr. Rossi) to seek better pricing.

Scholarship: The board accepted the new Seth Fowler Memorial Scholarship and approved placing the scholarship into the district’s scholarship offerings.

Technology purchases: Administration recommended three technology purchases—a split Chromebook order for elementary and middle/high models (170 Chromebooks for elementary; 310 for middle/high split across vendors), replacement of 50 staff laptops on a five-year cycle, and interactive 86-inch ViewBoard displays. Board members discussed device durability and repairability (noting USB-C port repairability on newer models) and approved the full technology package by voice vote.

Votes recorded in the public transcript were by voice; the meeting did not include recorded roll-call tallies in the transcript. Where motions were made and seconded the transcript records the board saying “all those in favor,” followed by assent and an apparent affirmative outcome.