October 2026 AI in Education Meeting Agenda

California Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Education Working Group October 12, 2026, Meeting Notice of Agenda Items.

Monday, October 12, 2026

3:30 p.m.. to 4:30 p.m.

Members

Tina R. Austin
Dr. Robert (Bob) Bauer
Jesse Braun
Juliano Calvo
Jayson Chang
Merek Chang
Angela Chavez
Brittany Conrad
Tarquinn Curry
Gabrielle DeVilla
Erin Earnshaw
Dr. Jennifer Elemen
Dr. Todd Farley
Elisa Frias
Catherine Gilbert
Jody Green
Airic Guerrero
Dr. Helen Heinrich
Laura Hinton
Matt Johnson
Kevin Kiyoi
Mary Lang
Bria Larson
Samhita Laxman
Patricia Love
Tami Lundberg
Jose Maldonado
David Malone
Joe Marquez
Amanda McCraw
Lisa Moe
Nicole Naditz
Kevin Palkki
Dr. Sonal Patel
Christian Pinedo
Nathen Ramezane
Dr. Brandee Ramirez
Zahra Razi
Jen Roberts
Marcella Rodriguez
Daphne Russell
Daniel Ryan
Alan Sitomer
Chris Swanson
Efrain Tovar
Apolonio Valdovinos
Jecenia Vera
Dan Whitlock
Rebecca Yang

Agenda

Welcome & Framing the Day
Work Group Activity Review
Member Updates
Recognitions
Public Comment
Closing, Next Steps

Public Comment Guidelines

Public comment may be made remotely.

Remote

Public comment may be provided by joining the virtual meeting and following instructions during the public comment period.

Public comment will be limited to one minute per individual. The operator will announce to the caller when their time is up.

Reasonable Accommodation

Pursuant to the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, any individual with a disability who requires reasonable accommodation to attend or participate in this meeting of the AI in Education Workgroup may request assistance by contacting the Computer Science Coordinator at the following email: CSEd@cde.ca.gov.

Order of Business

The order of consideration of matters on this agenda may be changed without prior notice.

Reasonable Limitations

California Department of Education staff reserves the right to impose reasonable time limits on public testimony to ensure that the agenda is completed.

Special Presentations

Consistent with the requirements of the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act, notice is hereby given that special presentations not mentioned on the agenda may be made at this meeting; however, any such presentation will be for information only.

Return to the AI in Education Workgroup web page

Questions: Computer Science | CSEd@cde.ca.gov

Last Reviewed: Wednesday, September 9, 2026

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