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Austin Public Schools

401 3rd Ave NW
Austin, MN  55912
507-460-1900

District Office Hours:
Monday - Friday
7:30AM - 4:30PM

AI Governance Strategy

This handbook guides our students, staff, and school communities on the appropriate and responsible use of artificial intelligence (AI), particularly generative AI tools, in classroom instruction, school management, and systemwide operations.

AI Home
Governance Link
Guiding Principles Link
Staff Procedures
Student Procedures
Board Policies

Acknowledgment and References

1 OpenAI. (2023). ChatGPT (September 25 Version) [Large language model]. https://chat.openai.com

2 Gallagher, H. A., & Cottingham, B. W. (2023, June). The urgent need to update district policies on student use of artificial intelligence in education [Commentary]. Policy Analysis for California Education. https://edpolicyinca.org/newsroom/urgent-need-update-district-policies-student-use-artificial-intelligence-education

3 U.S. Department of Education, Office of Educational Technology, Artificial Intelligence and Future of Teaching and Learning: Insights and Recommendations, Washington, DC, 2023.

4 International Center for Academic Integrity [ICAI]. (2021). The Fundamental Values of Academic Integrity. (3rd ed). www.academicintegrity.org/the-fundamental-values-of-academic-integrity

Austin Public Schools Annual Notifications

Minnesota Department of Education: https://education.mn.gov/MDE/dse/tech/AI/

Special thank you to and adapted from Westminster Public Schools.