Here is a recap of the Feb. 24 meeting of the Greenville County Schools board of trustees.
Approved: Artificial intelligence policy addition
The board approved a new policy regarding artificial intelligence and educational technology in schools. The policy addition received initial approval during the board’s committee of the whole meeting on Feb. 10.
The policy revision states that AI has the potential to offer “valuable educational opportunities” for students and teachers. It outlines that AI should be used in an ethical manner that emphasizes student privacy and security. The policy also requires that the use of AI be transparent to parents and guardians.
Read more about GCS’s AI policy
District administration will be required to develop consistent procedures of how students may use of AI across all schools, according to the policy. Superintendent Burke Royster will also need to develop an administrative rule with additional details and procedures for the implementation of the new board policy.
A five-member ad hoc committee was formed in the fall to develop a policy addition outlining the use of artificial intelligence in the classroom. The proposed policy changes were finalized during a committee meeting in January.
Appointments: GCS principals and director
Superintendent Burke Royster recognized the appointments of several principals and a new director in the school district, including:
- Treva Lee, director of Golden Strip Career Center
- Michelle Michael, principal of Travelers Rest High School
- April Reese, principal of Hillcrest High School
- Towers Rice, principal of Lakeview Middle School
- Holly Rollison, principal of Simpsonville Elementary School
Additional items
- The board approved a sanitary sewer easement request by the city of Greenville at the school district’s central office on East Camperdown Way.
- The board approved 11 new innovative and honors courses in fine arts, related arts and career and technical education.
