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LEA AI model policy for staff use

DC offers an optional staff-use model that preserves human decisions about student discipline and summative grading, with enterprise-tool safeguards. LEAs may adapt it.

Office of the State Superintendent of Education · September 2026 staff-use model

GuidanceThe model is dated September 2026 for the 2026–27 school year.

Who and what it covers

The model is for local education agencies developing staff AI policies for schools and central offices. Student use and tool procurement require separate local policies. The model is optional.

Policy provisions

  1. Local policy development · Districts

    LEAs may adopt and adapt the model at their discretion. [1]

  2. Human judgment · Educators & staff

    The model recommends preserving human decisions about student discipline. [1]

  3. Human judgment · Educators & staff

    The model leaves summative grading decisions with educators. [1]

  4. Tool approval & procurement · Educators & staff

    The model limits its described staff uses to approved enterprise tools. [1]

What to check next

Review the official document and ask your district which local policy and approved-tool list apply.

Sources & Notes

This is an optional state-level model, not evidence that a particular DC school has adopted it. Bracketed local approval roles require customization. The model distinguishes staff feedback from student-facing AI and summative decisions.

  1. LEA AI model policy for staff use — official document

    Office of the State Superintendent of Education · PDF page 6 — How to use the model · Source checked October 6, 2026

    LEAs may adopt, modify, and use each part of the model policy at their discretion.
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Document history

September 2026; 2026–27 school-year model. 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, “LEA AI model policy for staff use | District of Columbia,” AI in Schools, release 2026-10-06-875e416b4116, reviewed October 6, 2026. https://www.formativespaces.com/topics/classroom-ai/records/dc-staff-ai-model