Thurs, Deccember 18, 2025

FCPS Board Meeting, Luther Jackson MS

7 parents from Oakton Balance presented to the school board imploring them to pause the AI program until further research has been conducted on privacy and human developmental implications. 

Video clip of our testimony: 

• Board Meeting - YouTube 

• Neil's appeal, pre-recorded, played during meeting 

Mon, December 8, 2025

Oakton Balance Project publishes the Open Letter for the Responsible Use of AI in Fairfax County Public Schools

https://www.oakton-balance.org/open-letter 

Mon, Nov 24, 10:15am

Superintendent’s Weekly Reflections message, from Superintendent Reid

This message repeats the previous message sent on Nov 19, and also mentions that ChatGPT is one of the leading artificial intelligence (AI) models currently available in the market and will provide access to this leading AI model, which can enable tasks like providing support, planning, communication, translation, and more, with strong privacy and security safeguards in place. Also mentions that this collaboration is driven by the FCPS Department of Information Technology (DIT) and will be a thoughtful, strategic, and secure integration of AI technology which upholds our strong commitment to privacy, as OpenAI has adhered to FCPS' Data Privacy Agreement and contract terms. 

Wed, November 19, 2025, 4:15pm

AI Innovation at Fairfax County Public Schools message, from Superintendent Reid

FCPS will be in the first cohort of school divisions across the nation to use ChatGPT for Teachers. ChatGPT for Teachers will be free until June 2027. Superintendent Reid says OpenAI is ensuring FCPS privacy and security standards are being upheld in these tools, which will only be available for staff use.

Mon, November 3, 2025, 6:00pm

Meeting of the Moment, West Springfield HS

Photos, https://ai.fcps.edu/

Hosted by Superintendent Reid, this event started with an interactive expo with FCPS AI partners: Google, Playlab, and Adobe Express. Hosted by Superintendent Reid with featured speakers Steven Butschi, Director of Education, North America - Google, and Yusuf Ahmad, CEO - Playlab. Focus was mainly on the positive aspects of AI use. When asked how soon students should be learning AI, Superintendent Rei answered, “The sooner, the better.”

October 13, 2025

Superintendent Dr. Reid's weekly statement

 October 13, 2025Superintendent's Reid's weekly reflection October 13, 2025, she remarks that 

An effective AI strategy must balance modern technology with active, human-connected learning experiences. We're preparing our students for careers that don't yet exist — we can't relegate our young people to passively relying on 'learning apps' or farming out their own human judgment to a machine!

Tue, Oct 7

Work Session including FCPS AI Update, hosted by Superintendent Reid

Dr. Babak Mostaghimi (Youtube, slides)

Dr. Mostaghimi summarizes the common AI pitfalls: (1) Do Not Just Put Kids on More Computer Programs (2) Do Not Give Up Your Thinking to AI (3) Do Not Let Tools Lead Instruction or Program Design (4) Be Cautious About Data Security