# Northville Schools Sets AI Use Guidance

Northville Public Schools introduced districtwide guidance for using AI in learning, allowing limited, supervised use while preserving in-class work intended to build students’ independent skills. The report also describes wider adoption of AI learning tools among Oakland County districts, but identifies no solicitation, contract award, budget, or procurement contact. For education suppliers and contractors, the development offers market intelligence on district interest in AI tools and the considerations shaping adoption, including student privacy, access controls, and teacher oversight.

- Education technology providers can use the district’s approach as an indication that schools may seek tools supporting supervised classroom use without replacing independent student work.
- Companies serving districts should be prepared to address student privacy, access controls, and teacher oversight in product capabilities and procurement discussions; the signal does not establish formal requirements.
- No specific purchasing opportunity or procurement timeline is reported. The news is best treated as market context rather than an active solicitation.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Education
**Topics:** Artificial Intelligence
**Published:** October 23, 2026

### Government Entities
- Northville Public Schools
- Oakland Schools
- Michigan Department of Education (MDE)
- Wayne Regional Educational Service Agency (Wayne RESA)

### Vendors
- SchoolAI ()
- Magic School ()
- Brisk ()
- Snorkel ()

### Key Quotes
> We need consistency. We need you guys to speak the same language, because I want to know, I want clear guidance about if I'm allowed to do this or not.
> — Emily Pohlonski, Assistant Superintendent of Instruction

> It's the people who will not know how to interface or use it at all that are really going to get hurt.
> — RJ Webber, Superintendent

### Sources
- [Michigan schools confront AI as one district embraces but limits its use  | Belleville News-Democrat](https://www.bnd.com/news/nation-world/national/article317742851.html) - Belleville News-Democrat