Babylon UFSD recognizes the transformative potential of large language models (LLM’s) or more commonly known as artificial intelligence (AI) in education. By integrating AI responsibly, we aim to create personalized, engaging, and inclusive learning environments. Our commitment to ethical practices ensures that AI enhances educational experience while safeguarding student privacy and promoting academic integrity. Together, we can harness the power of AI to prepare our students for success in a rapidly evolving world.

AI Enhances Personalized Learning:
Babylon UFSD leverages AI to tailor educational experiences to individual student needs, preferences, and learning styles, supporting diverse learners and increasing engagement.

Responsible and Ethical AI Use:
AI must be used ethically, avoiding the spread of misinformation, creation of harmful content, privacy violations, and plagiarism. All AI use aligns with district policies and legal requirements.

Transparency and Academic Integrity:
Students and staff must acknowledge their use of AI, explaining how and why it was used. AI-generated content should supplement—not replace—original student work, upholding honesty and academic integrity.

Critical Evaluation and Verification:
All AI-generated information must be verified for accuracy and relevance. Students are expected to cross-check facts from reliable sources and critically evaluate AI outputs.

Support for Diverse Learning Needs:
AI tools are used to create accessible content for students with disabilities, ensuring equal access to educational resources and opportunities.

Teacher Guidance and Oversight:
Teachers provide clear expectations, examples, and ongoing support for responsible AI use. They monitor student engagement with AI and offer feedback to promote effective and ethical practices.

Ethics and Bias:
Students are educated about the ethical considerations of AI, including privacy, bias, and fairness, to foster responsible digital citizenship.

Preserving Student Creativity and Agency:
AI is a tool to enhance learning, not a substitute for student ideas, creativity, and critical thinking. Students remain the primary authors of their work.

Continuous Evaluation and Improvement:
Babylon UFSD commits to regularly reviewing and refining AI-related guidelines and practices to ensure they remain effective, ethical, and aligned with district values.

The Babylon UFSD recognizes the benefits of AI’s use withint he educational setting and has created a set of guidelines that provide a clear structure for its use by students and staff. Please click on the link below to review these guidelines. 

Babylon UFSD AI Integration Guidelines

Please Note: The Babylon UFSD will review these guidelines on a regular basis through the Technology Committee in order to adjust them based on their ever changing capabilities. 

Academic integrity is a foundational value in the Babylon UFSD, requiring students to submit work that genuinely reflects their own learning, ideas, and efforts. The responsible use of AI includes always acknowledging when and how AI tools are used, ensuring transparency and honesty in academic work. Plagiarism, misinformation, and presenting AI-generated content as original student work are strictly prohibited, as these actions undermine trust and fairness in the educational community. By upholding academic integrity, students and staff foster an environment of respect, responsibility, and ethical learning.