School systems nationwide are drafting AI policies to govern classroom and staff use while also rolling out AI literacy lessons. District leaders told Education Week they face a dual task: provide concrete guardrails for students and teachers and remain flexible as tools evolve. Practitioners — from Tucson Unified’s Tracey Metcalfe Rowley to policy experts at Arizona State University’s Center on Reinventing Public Education — emphasize including teachers and administrators in policy design. At the same time, some districts are embedding AI literacy across grades to teach what AI is, how it’s trained, and ethical use, making classroom practices the primary testing ground for district policy.