Forsyth County Schools | Board of Education Work Session | October 13, 2026

Forsyth County Schools Board of Education work session, October 13, 2026: The board unanimously approved the meeting agenda. Staff presented a revised 2028–29 student calendar, incorporating community and staff feedback, and will bring it back on November 17 for consideration after a further 30-day review. No calendar approval vote was taken at this meeting. The board also discussed the proposed 2027 board meeting dates; the transcript does not clearly establish whether those dates were adopted. A motion to enter executive session on personnel matters was noted near the close of the meeting.

The main presentation covered the district’s use of artificial intelligence in teaching, student learning, and operations, including staff training, classroom guidance, and approved tools such as Brisk, Diffit, Canva, Gemini, and Copilot. District staff said they are working with an unnamed company to explore a closed AI instance that could consolidate district data; no contract award, vendor selection, dollar amount, or procurement approval was reported. No other procurement activity was identified.