Irvington Union Free School District board meeting, Sep 8, 2026
1 h 06 min
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Irvington staff present summer AI program and curriculum work to school board 13:40
- Student board members reported on student reactions to the new high school block schedule, including 80-minute classes and an hour-long communal lunch. 2:15
- Two district staff members presented on a summer artificial intelligence program for students and on curriculum work staff completed over the summer. 13:40
- After the presentation, Susan Brunenavs asked how summer curriculum work connects to professional learning days, and other speakers asked about the role of AI in instruction and how AI use is detected. 39:45
- A motion to accept the consent agenda was made and a voice vote was called, but no result was announced. 56:37
Item by item (8)
- Opening and student board member oath 0:03
- Student report 1:58
- A student board member said many students found the longer periods easier to manage and liked the hour lunch, while others said the longer periods made it harder to pay attention and noted longer lunch lines. 2:36
- The student said the Student Council planned Fun Friday events about once a month and homecoming games from October 2nd to the 9th. 4:46
- The student said the annual club fair would be held on the 16th of September. 5:46
- District update 6:34
- A speaker giving the district update said the high school had begun the transition to a block schedule and that expanded seating had been added for the new lunch. 7:09
- The speaker listed open houses at Main Street on September 10th, Dow's Lane on September 15th and 16th, Irvington Middle School on September 17th and Irvington High School on September 24th. 10:10
- The speaker said the district would spend time this fall collecting data and feedback on screen time and technology use, including AI. 10:30
- Summer AI program and curriculum work 13:40
- A staff member described a continuum for AI education, from awareness at the K-5 level to controlled use in middle school and expanded tools in high school. 15:51
- The Director of Technology and Innovation said the Inspirit AI program was a 2-week in-person experience from 9:00 to 12:00 each day in which students built AI assistants. 19:13
- A staff member said summer curriculum work covered 108 days at Dow's Lane, 99 days at Main Street, 154 days at the middle school and 193 days at the high school, and that revised elementary report cards would roll out this school year. 27:07
- Questions on AI and professional development 39:45
- Asked what portion of district work involves AI, a staff member said it was extraordinarily small. 39:45
- Susan Brunenavs asked how summer curriculum work is carried into professional learning days, and a staff member said summer work is approved based on ties to yearly professional development goals. 42:14
- A district staff member said teachers can get a report through Securely, the district's internet filter, on whether a specific assignment has been put through AI. 51:25
- Agenda comment and consent agenda 56:37
- No one spoke during the comment period for agenda items, and a motion was made to accept the consent agenda. 56:37
- General public comment 57:22
- A speaker at public comment asked the district to share what had been learned and changed since last spring and to include families who had asked to be part of that process. 57:55
- Next meeting and adjournment 1:05:11
- The next public meeting was set for Tuesday, September 22nd at 7:30 at the campus presentation room, and a motion to adjourn was made. 1:05:11
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Video: posted by the district as “September 8, 2026 Regular Board Meeting”