CMS Generative AI Guidance — annual student lessons

All K–12 students must complete annual grade-level AI-literacy lessons: introductory concepts in K–5 and generative AI, ethics, privacy and critical evaluation in 6–12.

AI literacy

Jurisdiction: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools · District
Policy status: Guidance current
Implementation phase: Current
Requirement: Required with local discretion
Grades: K–5 introductory AI/digital citizenship; grades6–12 generative AI, ethics, privacy and critical evaluation.
Audience: Students
Learning evidence: Student instruction required
Instrument: District administrative guidance

Dates & implementation

August 2025 guidance specifies annual grade-level lessons for all K–12 students; school champions and the district toolkit support delivery.

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

CMS Generative AI Guidance Updated August 2025, pp.12 and17.

CMS Generative AI Guidance, pp. 13, 18https://resources.finalsite.net/images/v1755644634/cmsk12ncus/c0hjknh9dsvia3ca0bic/CMSGenerativeAIGuidance2025-26Public.pdf ↗

Guidance v1, published August 19, 2025, still linked by current district AI page on October 3, 2026. Current page corroborates lesson delivery. Board policy O-AIU separately linked but full board text inaccessible; this record rests on published administrative guidance.

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: CMS August 2025 district guidance pp.12 and17 read. Annual all-student lessons and grade-specific AI content confirmed.

Record ID: NC-CMS-2025-AILIT

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