Ralston NE school board staff AI use policy (2026)

Ralston, Neb. (Douglas County; Ralston Public Schools) — NEW POLICY GOVERNING STAFF USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TOOLS approved by the school board on 2026-07-27, in the same action as the 2026-27 STAFF HANDBOOK, ANNUAL TEACHER TRAINING REQUIREMENTS and further revisions. THE STAFF ORIENTATION IS THE DISTINGUISHING FEATURE. The education AI cohort indexed here is overwhelmingly STUDENT-facing — academic integrity, permitted pupil tools, disclosure of AI assistance (Wake County NC Public School System, Brevard Public Schools FL AI policy 7540.08 (2026), Wakulla County FL schools AI policy (2026), Oakland Unified School District, Cleveland Metropolitan School District, Talbot County MD school board AI policy (2026), Tucson Unified AI Use in Education Policy revisions (2026)). A STAFF-USE POLICY ADDRESSES A DIFFERENT RISK CLASS: educator submission of student work, disciplinary records, health information or IEP content to third-party models implicates the FAMILY EDUCATIONAL RIGHTS AND PRIVACY ACT and state student-data-privacy law, not academic honesty. The exposure is disclosure of protected education records to a vendor, plus potential retention and training use — the same input-side problem identified at Monterey County CA data and AI governance plan (2026) and Ocean City MD first municipal AI policy (2026) for municipal employees. ADOPTION ALONGSIDE THE STAFF HANDBOOK AND TEACHER TRAINING REQUIREMENTS indicates the district is treating AI use as an EMPLOYMENT AND PROFESSIONAL-PRACTICE matter rather than a curricular one, which is the frame that makes enforcement possible through ordinary personnel processes. THE POLICY'S CONTENTS ARE NOT REPORTED — no prohibition, approved-tool list, FERPA provision, training requirement or review process is known. `strength: limited`; no provision may be cited. NOT ESTABLISHED: the vote, the policy number, and every substantive requirement.