AI in Schools / California
Model policy: artificial intelligence in education
California offers an optional model policy for local adoption, including student-data safeguards and disclosure of AI use.
Who and what it covers
Local school boards, educators, and students considering district policy. The model itself is optional.
Policy provisions
- Local policy development · Districts
Compliance with the model document is not mandatory. [1]
- Student data & AI training · Districts
The model recommends protecting student data and prohibiting its use to train public AI models or advertise. [1]
- Academic integrity · Students
The model recommends students disclose AI use when submitting work. [1]
Sources & Notes
A district may adopt its own binding policy. This state model does not prove that every district has adopted it.
- Model Policy: Artificial Intelligence In Education - Professional Learning (CA Dept of Education)
California Department of Education · Introduction · Source checked October 6, 2026
compliance with any information or guidance in this document is not mandatory.
Return to provision ↑Evidence identity
- Text fingerprint (SHA-256)
- e8cd3d0f08300251a66f19f51dacb8e5df8c52b618182e95e62d4c39d8f9197a
- Representation
- Normalized text extracted from the retained official page
- Delivery host
- www.cde.ca.gov
Document history
Current model checked October 6, 2026. This is the first source-checked version admitted to this file. We did not reconstruct earlier versions from amendment references or changed URLs.
Reviewed October 6, 2026 · Link to this verified version.
Cite this record
Formative Spaces, “Model policy: artificial intelligence in education | California,” AI in Schools, release 2026-10-06-875e416b4116, reviewed October 6, 2026. https://www.formativespaces.com/topics/classroom-ai/records/california-ai-model-policy