Technology

Academic Honor Code

The Academic Honor Code in the student handbook has been updated to include expectations related to the use of artificial intelligence in student work. Refer to the Academic Honor Code in the student handbook for full explanations of expectations. 

Communication

Staff use the AGSD AI Communication Stoplight system to communicate how much AI, if any, is allowed to be used on an assignment. Educators may display these in the classroom, or these images may be seen on assignments or syllabi. 

Education

• All students in grade 6-12 will participate in an AI themed lesson. They learn what AI is and how it works, consider some of its potential benefits and risks, and think critically about how we can be responsible and ethical users of AI. The lesson also explored the idea of how AI chatbots affect our idea of friendship. Students identified qualities of a good friend, explored how AI chatbots can simulate friendship, and reflected on the unique benefits of human friendships and the drawbacks of using AI chatbots as companions. 
• All 9th grade students participate in a lesson in their English class called "Ethical Use of AI". This lesson defines the term ethics and how this term relates to AI. Students then review various scenarios and debate whether the use of AI in the scenario was ethical or not ethical. 
• 27-28 - Elective course for students on AI. 

The AGSD staff have been provided with a number of opportunities for professional learning around the topic of AI. Flex courses and mandatory trainings have included:

• Introduction to AI (mandatory) - Defining AI, prompting best practices including no PII, and providing resources
• AI in Education: Extension (flex) - Digging deeper into prompting techniques and exploring multiple tools. 
• Brisk Training and Certifications (flex) - Training provided by both district members and Brisk trainers on functions of Brisk, Boost Activities, and purposeful use. 
• MagicSchool Training and Certifications (flex) - Training provided by both district members and Brisk trainers on functions of Brisk, Boost Activities, and purposeful use. 
• AI Learning Series (flex) - A 3 part series providing learning on using AI tools to enhance student learning through establishing a community of learners that will share and reflect upon their use. 
• Gemini Notebook - Professional learning on how Gemini Notebook can be used as a tool to facilitate teaching and learning. 

AGSD is committed to building the knowledge and capacity of our community members around AI, and informing the community at large of AI work in the district. 

• AI Parent and Community Night
  • October 20, 2026 - 6-8 p.m. at AGHS
  • AI Overview: An introduction to what artificial intelligence is and how it’s being used in the Avon Grove School District.
  • Community Panel: A live discussion featuring local professionals on how AI is impacting our schools, workforce, and community.

• Gemini - All staff and secondary students
• Copilot - Staff
• Brisk - All staff and students (Enterprise version for secondary staff)
• MagicSchool - All staff and students (Enterprise version for elementary staff)
• School AI
• Perplexity 
• Securly AI Chat 
• Creatively Focused (Special Ed use only)

Electronic Devices

• By the end of the 2027-2028 school year, AGSD will enhance responsible technology integration by implementing a curriculum-aligned digital knowledge framework, promoting higher-level technology use, encouraging off-screen collaboration, and establishing clear expectations for personal devices. 

Action Steps

Action Step #1: 

• Integration of Digital Knowledge Framework

  • Curriculum writing leads receive training on the Integration of Digital Knowledge Framework

  • The skills and knowledge in the Integration of Digital Knowledge Framework are added to course curriculum maps as courses are written or revised 

  • Provide time for curriculum leads to share new and revised curriculum maps with their teams and time for technology liaisons to share the K-12 scope and sequence 

Action Step #2: 

• Promote Higher-level Technology Use

  • Collaborate with the Future of Learning Action Team to develop an instructional vision or framework using concepts from technology integration models

  • Provide professional development on purposeful use of technology, offline student collaboration, and classroom management reinforcement strategies

  • Offer flex course options for deeper learning on technology integration 

Action Step #3: 

• Communicate Expectations for Personal Electronic Devices

  • Develop Administrative Rules for Policy 237, Electronic Devices

  • Integrate updated policy and practices into the Positive Behavior Systems of Support (PBIS) practices

  • Update student handbooks and beginning of the year procedures to communicate expectations

Partnerships and Awareness

• By the end of the 2027-2028 school year, AGSD will strengthen family engagement through accessible resources by developing a mobile-friendly website and providing families with resources and opportunities for dialogue regarding the impact of technology, including guidance on cell phone and social media use.

Action Steps

Action Step #1: 

• Improve Communication Strategies

  • Develop a mobile-friendly website

  • Create a webpage for parents and caregivers about the impact of technology

    • Examples:

      • When to get a cell phone

      • When to use social media

      • Understanding the effects on attention and achievement 

Action Step #2:.

• Develop New Engagement Strategy Ideas

  • Host events to view the Screenagers Movies

  • Facilitate a Book Study and/or Round Table Discussion

  • Parent Speaker Series Presentations

  • Collaboration with Community Resources

  • Online safety/security tips each month

Digital & Online Safety

• By the end of the 2027-2028, AGSD will advance digital citizenship and safety by updating and widely communicating electronic device and AI policies and practices; integrating media, AI, and online safety literacies into ongoing instruction; and ensuring student engagement in understanding these policies.

Action Steps

Action Step #1: 

• Develop new AI and revised Electronic Devices policies

  • Update school handbooks to match the policies

  • Share policies in a variety of ways, including student engagement

    • Engage 9th grade Freshman Academy teachers in ethical use of AI exercise

    • Engage all 9th grade students in the  ethical use of AI exercise

Action Step #2:

• Update digital literacy lessons

  • Spread digital literacy lessons throughout the year 

  • Incorporate AI literacy into the format of these lessons

  • Collaborate with high school students to develop and review the lessons

Action Step #3:

• Embed Media Literacy In ELA and Social Studies curriculum 

  • Audit curriculum documents (Understanding by Design Stage 1) to ensure alignment with Media Literacy standards