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prevent the usage of Chat GPT on one writing assessment this year.

“It [Chat GPT] seems like it really would impact students’ readiness, especially if they’re just being handed the information rather than reading, processing and trying to make sense of something themselves,” Sano said.

While acknowledging concerns about the possibility of students cheating through the use of AI, the superintendent noted that potentially disruptive technology should not necessarily be banned outright and emphasized the importance of educating teachers and students about its benefits in addition to its drawbacks.

Sano said that she believes Chat GPT can be useful and increase the efficiency of certain tasks, specifically, adjusting the reading level of primary documents to make them more accessible to students.

“There are students who read at different levels, and sometimes, in social studies classes in particular, when we read primary documents, those are challenging,” Sano said. “It’s very time consuming for a teacher to go through and change to change the words so that its more accessible to a struggling reader.”

by LIA CARDWELL

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