Missouri AI guidance for local education agencies

Provides Missouri LEAs with recommended governance, privacy, academic-integrity and instructional practices for AI implementation.

AI governance

Jurisdiction: Missouri · State / DC
Policy status: Guidance current
Implementation phase: Current
Requirement: Recommended
Grades: All K-12
Audience: Multiple
Learning evidence: No student-learning claim
Instrument: State education agency guidance

Dates & implementation

2025–26 edition provides a flexible framework for local implementation; advisory, not a statewide student prohibition.

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 and current award availability are not established in this collection. This does not mean no funding exists.

Evidence & source location

Version 1, 2025–26, pp.5–6: Purpose, Goals and Guiding Principles

Missouri DESE Artificial Intelligence Guidance, Version 1, 2025–26https://dese.mo.gov/sites/g/files/zuston521/files/media/pdf/2026/04/AI_Guidance-Accessible_AOD.pdf ↗

Official Missouri DESE guidance; local adoption remains discretionary.

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: DESE Artificial Intelligence Guidance Version 1, 2025–26, pp.5–6 and guidance structure reviewed; current official accessible PDF replaces older landing-page reference.

Record ID: MO-2024-AIGOV-001

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