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AI guidance for local education agencies

RIDE offers guidance for developing and implementing local AI strategies and policies. RIDE offers initial vetting support for local education agencies selecting AI tools.

Rhode Island Department of Education · AI guidance for local education agencies

GuidanceAugust 2025 guidance

Who and what it covers

These state recommendations cover local K–12 practices. District policies may add requirements.

Policy provisions

  1. Local policy development · Districts

    RIDE offers guidance for developing and implementing local AI strategies and policies. [1]

  2. Tool approval & procurement · Districts

    RIDE offers initial vetting support for local education agencies selecting AI 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 record describes the issuing authority’s guidance. References to underlying laws are not independently restated as legal requirements. Local adoption and current approved tools should be checked with the district.

  1. AI guidance for local education agencies — official document

    Rhode Island Department of Education · PDF page 5 · Source checked October 6, 2026

    This document aims to provide guidance and resources for schools and districts to support the development …
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Document history

August 2025 guidance. 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 local education agencies | Rhode Island,” AI in Schools, release 2026-10-06-875e416b4116, reviewed October 6, 2026. https://www.formativespaces.com/topics/classroom-ai/records/rhode-island-ai-guidance