CPS AI Guidebook

CPS publishes AI-use guidance for students, staff and other stakeholders, with principles addressing privacy, transparency, human oversight and accountability.

AI governance

Jurisdiction: Chicago Public Schools · District
Policy status: Guidance current
Implementation phase: Current
Requirement: Required with local discretion
Grades: All K-12
Audience: Students; teachers / staff
Learning evidence: No student-learning claim
Instrument: District administrative guidance

Dates & implementation

CPS describes implementation beginning in 2024–25 and quarterly guidance reviews.

A legal effective date can precede school implementation. This record documents policy intent or requirements; it does not independently confirm delivery in every classroom.

Funding & support

Funding details not confirmed

Dedicated funding for this district action has not been verified. Statewide programs do not establish a district award.

Evidence & source location

Guiding Responsible AI Use, Our Commitment to AI Literacy and Looking Ahead.

Chicago Public Schools — AI at CPShttps://www.cps.edu/sites/ai-at-cps/ ↗

The current hub supports these resources; it does not establish universal course completion or measured classroom outcomes.

Review history

Reviewed against official sources

Source availability checked Oct 4, 2026: Source reopened. This is separate from verification of the policy claim below.

Source review date recorded in database: 2026-10-04

2026-10-03 — Carried forward from the source-linked baseline; topic, grade and evidence-type inventory reviewed. Individual source was not re-opened in this update. 2026-10-04 — Substantive source review: Narrowed the description to current district-published guidance and learning resources; removed unsupported program specifics.

Record ID: IL-CHICAGO-2025-AIGOV-001

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