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A NEW ERA OF LEARNING:

AI INTEGRATION IN SDPBC

The School District of Palm Beach County has embraced artificial intelligence
(AI) as a cornerstone of its educational strategy, marking FY25 with significant
advancements in enhancing instruction and streamlining operations.
Building on foundational efforts, the Department of Educational Technology
coordinated a dramatic expansion of AI tool adoption, comprehensive staff
training, and the successful District-wide implementation of Khanmigo,
positioning the District as a national leader in AI integration. We recognize AI’s
transformative potential to enrich educational experiences while maintaining
our District’s unwavering commitment to foundational skills, human values,
and data security.

Empowering Every Stakeholder:
Our Three-Pronged Approach
To harness the transformative power of AI, our School District
is implementing a three-pronged approach designed to benefit
students, staff, and technology solutions. This forward-thinking
strategy includes:

1. 1- Equipping Students for the Future - Our students remain
at the heart of our mission. By integrating AI into the curriculum,
we ensure they develop essential foundational skills, digital
literacy, and a strong ethical understanding of AI technologies.
Mandatory AI training for all students in grades 3-12 provides
crucial instruction on the safe and responsible use of AI. The
District prioritizes student safety by providing AI tools with
appropriate content guardrails within secure educational
applications.

2. 2- Empowering Staff - During FY25, the Department of
Educational Technology significantly expanded its efforts to
integrate AI tools and train school and District staff, aiming to
streamline workflows and increase efficiency. A remarkable
7,132 District educators and support staff participated in over
160 AI training sessions. This initiative directly supports District
Strategic Initiative D.1c, focused on automating routine tasks
and optimizing workflows. Approved AI applications for staff
use include Google Gemini, NotebookLM, ChatGPT, Claude,
Lumio, Canva, Adobe Express, and Khanmigo Teacher Tools.

3. 3- Prioritizing Data Privacy and Performance
through Technology Solutions - Dedicated to
data privacy and high performance, the District
only approves AI products rigorously vetted by
IT’s Technology Clearinghouse Committee (TCC)
for secure data sharing. These reliable, TCC-
approved AI resources feature content guardrails
within secure applications, empowering leadership,
teachers, and students to confidently utilize them
for enhanced learning and data-driven decisions, all
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