AI in Schools / Fairfax County Public Schools
AI guidance for faculty and staff
FCPS tells staff to verify tool approval, protect confidential information, and explain when students may use AI on assignments.
Who and what it covers
The page covers Fairfax County Public Schools faculty and staff and school-related student work. It distinguishes local instructions from students’ optional use on personal devices outside school.
Policy provisions
- Student data & AI training · Educators & staff
Staff should not enter identifiable, confidential, or sensitive information into unapproved tools. [1]
- Tool approval & procurement · Educators & staff
Staff should check approval and permitted audience in the Digital Ecosystem Library. [1]
- Student use · Students
Optional AI use outside school must follow teacher directions and FCPS academic-integrity expectations. [1]
- Family notice & permission · Students
The guidance calls for parent or guardian permission for the described optional use. [1]
Sources & Notes
This is the current district guidance page, not the March 17 draft policy. The published page does not establish an exact enactment or commencement date. Its expectations are presented as guidance here, without inferring a state-law duty.
- Artificial Intelligence Guidance for FCPS Faculty and Staff | Fairfax County Public Schools
Fairfax County Public Schools · Protect Data and Privacy · Source checked October 6, 2026
Never enter personally identifiable, confidential, or sensitive information into unapproved AI tools.
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- Representation
- Normalized text extracted from the retained official page
- Delivery host
- www.fcps.edu
Document history
Current guidance 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, “AI guidance for faculty and staff | Fairfax County Public Schools,” AI in Schools, release 2026-10-06-875e416b4116, reviewed October 6, 2026. https://www.formativespaces.com/topics/classroom-ai/records/fairfax-staff-ai-guidance