By jcurious in Loudoun County Schools — 03 Apr 2025

Loudoun County Schools: 04-02-2025 Curriculum & Instruction Committee Meeting

🕒 00:00:10 Introduction and Approval of Minutes: The committee approved the minutes from the March 12th meeting.
🕒 00:01:04 Policy 5430 - Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence: Discussion on the draft policy for AI use, including regulations on pathways and citing AI, as well as privacy and data protection.
🕒 00:30:09 Virginia Assessment Language and Literacy Screening System (VALS): Presentation on the implementation of VALS for grades four through eight, including known and unknown aspects of the assessment.
🕒 00:58:26 Policy 5440 - Literacy Plan: Review of the new policy as part of the Virginia Literacy Act requirements.
🕒 01:01:25 Review of Policy 57/70 - Field Trips: Discussion on updates to the field trip policy, including definitions and weather-related considerations.

✅ Minutes Approval: The committee unanimously approved the minutes from the March 12th meeting.
❌ No Vote on AI Policy: The AI policy discussion was for information purposes only, with no vote taken.

🗣️ "We want to make sure that we have a system in place where we have transparency into what students are doing." – Mr. Smith
🗣️ "I think we're at that point now with actually making decisions about the usage of tools that we don't quite know yet." – Committee Member

📌 Further Discussion on AI Policy: Continue discussion and gather feedback on the AI policy before bringing it to a vote.
📌 ** VALS Implementation Planning**: Continue planning for the implementation of VALS in grades four through eight, including training for staff and development of testing teams.
📌 Review of Field Trip Regulation: Review and update the field trip regulation to address weather-related considerations and clarify policies for non-school day events.

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