DC Education Agency Releases AI Policy Guide for School Staff

September 08, 2026
The District of Columbia education agency released a customizable AI policy that classifies staff uses as prohibited, limited, or allowed with human review.

The Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) released its first AI model policy for school staff on September 1. The customizable guidance is intended for local education agencies during the 2026 to 2027 school year. OSSE describes it as guidance only, not legal advice, and agencies adapt it rather than adopt it unchanged.

The policy uses a stoplight framework. It prohibits AI for high stakes decisions involving student discipline, teacher evaluations, physical surveillance, and eligibility for individual education programs or Section 504 accommodations. Limited use with safeguards may cover grading, drafting individual education program language, monitoring activity on agency devices, and supplemental educator coaching.

Staff may use AI with human review for lesson plans, customized student materials, tutoring plans, data analysis, school communications, and logistics. OSSE recommends approved enterprise tools, privacy compliance, staff training, annual renewal training, and continued human accountability.

OSSE said it produced the policy after a February 2026 survey of local agency leaders found that only 45% had established a staff AI policy, and that a model policy would be the most useful support the agency could provide.

The policy does not cover student AI use or tool procurement. OSSE also plans to offer two courses for educators on AI literacy, instructional decisions, and AI dilemmas.

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