Background
- District: Central Valley CSD
- Leader: Jeremy Rich, Superintendent
50% reduction
in leadership analysis time to interpret engagement results
5,000 students
across specialized programs served through evidence-based decision-makingChallenge
Superintendent Jeremy Rich recognized that for his students to be college-ready, they had to understand Artificial Intelligence—yet his most trusted teachers were afraid that AI would lead to cheating and a loss of critical thinking. The district needed a governance policy that provided guardrails.
Insight
The district used ThoughtExchange to gather the pulse of the community—parents, staff, and students—regarding AI in education. Discover then analyzed this feedback alongside sample codes of conduct to draft a comprehensive governance policy.
What ThoughtExchange partners are saying
“It’s night and day from our previous survey provider, which took months to return our results, and by then, the data was no longer useful. ThoughtExchange allows our administrators to focus on actions sooner; rather than having to dig through the data, it’s readily available to them."
Dr. Tammy Blakely, Executive Director, Student Support Services, Irvine Unified School District
“When you ask open-ended questions, and you have 300 students or 150 staff members respond, it’s challenging to go through those one by one. Having the AI do that for us instantly was so helpful. I could say, ‘Here's the summary. These are the top three things they said, and these are our students’ top concerns.’ ThoughtExchange neatly packaged them so the data is easy to present. I can show a summary of those open-ended questions, where you get to the heart of those concerns."
Caitlyn Kienitz, Communications and Marketing Coordinator, Eastpointe Community Schools, Eastpointe, MI
The Impact
The Traffic Light Model
Developed a visual infographic for every classroom (Red, Yellow, and Green lights) to signal to students when and how AI use is appropriate for specific assignments.Agile Policy
Instead of a rigid board policy that requires monthly updates, the district created a flexible regulation that allows the administration to adjust as AI technology evolves.Efficiency
Collated months of community feedback and research into an actionable policy in a fraction of the time.Why They Chose ThoughtExchange?
Extreme Efficiency
Jeremy noted that while he could have collated this data manually, it would have taken 4 or 5 months, whereas Discover allowed him to move at the speed of the technology itself.Community Heartbeat
The platform ensures that administration understands the pulse of the community before moving forward, removing common excuses like no one ever shared this with me.Inclusivity at Scale
Despite being a smaller district (2,000 students), Jeremy finds the tool indispensable for ensuring every student, teacher, and parent has a seat at the table during fast-moving changes.
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