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An action-oriented guide to help school districts implement AI safely, responsibly, and effectively.

School districts need a clear strategy for AI. We’re here to help.

Rapid advancements in AI bring both opportunities and challenges for school districts. Without a clear, structured plan, AI integration can become fragmented, inequitable, and even misaligned with your district’s priorities.

This step-by-step toolkit can help you ensure that AI use is aligned with your district’s unique mission, vision, and goals. Designed to be flexible and adaptable for districts of different sizes, and with different needs and priorities, our toolkit emphasizes direct support for implementation—not just planning—at each stage.

Just getting started? Before diving into the full toolkit, use our Getting Started guide first to assess your district’s AI readiness and identify practical next steps based on what stage you’re in. To find the full suite of resources, go directly to the toolkit itself:

Get the toolkit

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Common Sense Media: AI Toolkit for School Districts

An action-oriented guide to help school districts implement AI safely, responsibly, and effectively.

School districts need a clear strategy for AI. We’re here to help.

Rapid advancements in AI bring both opportunities and challenges for school districts. Without a clear, structured plan, AI integration can become fragmented, inequitable, and even misaligned with your district’s priorities.

This step-by-step toolkit can help you ensure that AI use is aligned with your district’s unique mission, vision, and goals. Designed to be flexible and adaptable for districts of different sizes, and with different needs and priorities, our toolkit emphasizes direct support for implementation—not just planning—at each stage.

Just getting started? Before diving into the full toolkit, use our Getting Started guide first to assess your district’s AI readiness and identify practical next steps based on what stage you’re in. To find the full suite of resources, go directly to the toolkit itself:

Get the toolkit

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