Arizona has the guidance. We help you use it.
The Arizona Institute for Education and the Economy publishes the state's official guidance for generative AI in K-12 education. The Alliance's job is what comes next: turning it into things a school or district can actually do.
The guidance, and the Alliance's role in it
Generative Artificial Intelligence in K-12 Education
Guidance for Arizona Schools and School Systems. Published by AIEE at Northern Arizona University, and written by a core team of Arizona district leaders, technology directors, curriculum specialists, and educators.
Who does what, and why it matters
AIEE owns the guidance, and while the Alliance does not publish guidance, it does build the resources that make it operable. We lead the community where people compare notes on implementation, and we carry what we hear back to the authors so each version is relevant.
Resources, organized by the part of the guidance they support
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The 3ssential
Supports the guidance’s implementation recommendations
Three essential early actions, each with what to do, what "done" looks like, and video from Arizona districts that have finished.
Start the 3ssentialThe Privacy Checklist
Supports consideration #4, data and information privacy
The questions to send a vendor before you buy — built by the Alliance with practitioners and experts around the state and the country.
Vet a tool for privacyAI in Education Glossary
Supports the whole document
Around 110 terms, written for education leaders as a plain-language companion to the guidance. Kept current as the vocabulary changes — and it changes fast.
Open the glossaryAbout the guidance
Is the guidance a mandate?
No. It is directional guidance, not regulation. It provides information rather than instructions, and it is built around a core value of human agency and oversight: local leaders make the decisions, in their own context, and remain accountable for them.
Who wrote it?
A core team convened by AIEE at Northern Arizona University, made up of Arizona district leaders, educational technology directors, curriculum specialists, IT professionals, and educators, with review from Arizona and national reviewers and input from Arizona high school students.
How often is it revised?
It has been revised five times since its original publication in May 2024. The Alliance's role in that cycle is to carry practitioner feedback from the Learning Network and from member organizations back to the authors.
Where do we start?
The 3ssential. It is three actions, it is designed for a school or district that has not started. If yours has already done those three, the resource library is where to go next.
Something is missing from the guidance. Who do we tell?
Tell us. Bring it to a Learning Network session or send it to any member organization. Carrying field feedback into the next revision is explicitly part of what the Alliance is for, and the guidance authors ask for it.
Reading it is not the same as doing it.
The 3ssential is the shortest path from the document to something your staff and students will actually notice.