“We’re pausing AI.”
Your district is pausing student AI use, or being asked to
A pause without rules leaves teachers guessing what still counts as AI. Whichever way your board decides, staff need to know what stops, what continues and what would have to be true to resume.
Sound familiar?
- Parents or board members have asked for a pause
- A pause is on an upcoming agenda
- You paused, and teachers keep asking about exceptions
What we recommend
The Pause Plan does not take a side on whether to pause. It makes your board’s decision workable for staff and clear to parents.
Banyan helps districts write and run AI policy. We don't give legal advice. Policy Sprints start only after an education law firm has reviewed our policy templates, and we recommend your board counsel review any policy before adoption.
Pause Plan
$8,500
6 weeks
Clear rules for pausing student AI use, and the conditions to resume.
Districts that have paused AI, are being asked to, or have a pause vote coming.
What your district gets
- An inventory of AI already in use, including AI features in products you already license
- Pause rules and exceptions: what stops, what continues, who approves exceptions
- Conditions to resume, with a review date
- A parent letter explaining the pause and what happens next
- A board briefing and one staff session on the pause rules
Funding: Title II-A or Title IV-A may fit. Under the $15,000 federal micro-purchase threshold.
Also worth a look
Tool Review
$4,500 per tool
2 to 3 weeks
A review before your board votes on an AI tool.
Districts with an AI tool on a board agenda, a vendor that switched on AI features, or a pilot that needs a decision.
What your district gets
- A data and privacy check against your AI policy and student data privacy agreements
- A classroom-fit review: does the tool support the thinking students need to do, or do it for them?
- Conditions of use: who, for what, with which settings, after which training
- A one-page board memo for the board packet
- An annual check date, so the decision gets reviewed
Funding: Technology budgets or Title IV-A may fit. Under the $15,000 federal micro-purchase threshold.
Not sure which fits?
Take the free 6-minute Snapshot and book a 30-minute call. We'll tell you which package fits your district, or whether you need one at all.