Board-ready AI policiesin under 15 minutes.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools are increasingly present in K–12 instruction, and Lakeview Independent School District chooses to steward these tools with care. This policy follows the U.S. Department of Education's guiding principle that AI augments — rather than replaces — educator judgment. In practice, no automated grade or disciplinary decision will be issued without a human educator reviewing and approving it, ensuring that AI serves as a support rather than a substitute.

At the middle school level, AI is used under teacher supervision with explicit scaffolding to support structured planning and verification. Students may not use AI on quizzes, tests, or graded assessments unless the teacher has explicitly authorized AI for that specific task and described what part of the task AI may support.

Permitted uses:

• Outline a persuasive essay in English/Language Arts using a teacher-provided template, then draft independently.
• Summarize scientific articles in Science, verified against two class-approved sources.
• Generate historical timelines in Social Studies, reviewed with a peer using the annotation checklist.
• Develop math problem sets in Mathematics, checked against the assignment rubric before submission.

Any AI tool used with student data must operate under FERPA's "school official" exception — the vendor performs a function the school would otherwise perform itself, under the school's direct control, for a legitimate educational interest. Vendor agreements must prohibit use of student data to train foundation models outside the contracted educational purpose, prohibit sale of student data, and require deletion on contract termination. For vendors serving students under 13 (where COPPA applies), the vendor must provide the information required for the school to consent on parents' behalf per FTC guidance, and must practice data minimization. The district maintains a separate list of currently approved vendors; new tools are reviewed before classroom use.