Final exam: AI for school administrators

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1. A principal wants to paste a student’s incident report into a chatbot to draft a letter to the family. What is the main problem?
Family letters need a human signature, so AI cannot draft themA sensitive student record would go into a tool not approved for itIncident reports are too long for chatbots to summarizeThe letter would not match the district’s required template
2. A vendor offers a free AI tutoring app. What should be your first step?
Accept the offer, since a free tool carries no cost to the schoolRoll it out to one class first and watch student reactionsUse your review process and ask for written privacy answersAsk a few teachers to try it and decide from their opinion
3. An AI rewrite of the attendance policy changes ‘must’ to ‘should.’ What does that show?
The policy was unclear, so the AI’s version should replace itSmall word choices rarely affect how a policy is appliedPlain-language rewrites are more accurate than the originalMeaning can shift, so rewrites must be compared line by line
4. Which task stays with accountable leaders?
Formatting an agenda for the staff meetingDrafting a newsletter on upcoming eventsSafeguarding and discipline decisionsSummarizing public guidance for staff
5. An early-warning system flags a student as ‘high risk.’ What is a sound approach?
Act on the flag at once, since the system uses past dataTreat it as a prompt for human review, and check for biasKeep the flag private from staff so the student is not labeledTell the family the student is high risk and wait for questions
6. A teacher says ‘I’m using AI quietly because the approval process is unclear.’ What is the best leadership response?
Clarify the approval path and invite proposalsDiscipline the teacher to show that rules are taken seriouslyBan all tools until the approval process is rewrittenIgnore it, since teachers will work it out themselves
7. What do you say to families about AI?
A short plain statement on approved tools, human review and data protectionThat AI use carries no real risk, so no human review is required at allThat AI supports teachers by making most of the decisions about childrenNothing until a family asks, so that no one is worried needlessly about it
8. Which resume line is honest?
Built the district’s AI system for family letters, reports and scheduling, working with vendorsAI runs my school office, saving the district many hours each weekLed AI guidance and a tool-review process; use approved tools with human reviewExpert in all AI tools that schools use today, with years of experience

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