Education
BY SARAH BRAGER & COLE GEE
Blinn College breaks ground on new Waller Campus On March 6, Blinn College hosted a groundbreak- ing ceremony on the 100-acre property that will be the home of the new Waller campus. How it happened
Cy-Fair ISD seeking AI use best practices Cy-Fair ISD ocials are workshopping a new policy that outlines districtwide expectations for articial intelligence use in
The new facility came to fruition due to leg- islation passed by Texas Sen. Lois W. Kolkhorst, RBrenham, which added the Harris County portion of Waller ISD to Blinn’s ocial service area, she said during the ceremony. Kolkhorst expressed her joy at the growth not only of Blinn College but also of the Waller area as a whole. “It’s a physical symbol of the commitment for the future of [the] Texas area that is growing so dynami- cally,” Kolkhorst said. The facility will be three stories tall with class- rooms, laboratories, student study spaces and on-site administrative oces, per a news release. Also of note The Waller campus is the latest of multiple
the classroom. The overview The board of trustees on March 2
Blinn College’s Waller campus The $68 million facility will be 82,000 square feet. Blinn College ocials broke ground on the soon-to-be home of the new Waller campus March 6.
approved a rst reading of a policy to guide ethical AI practices for students and sta . A committee will review how AI tools are being used in classrooms and propose train- ing guidelines, Superintendent Doug Killian said. District sta will ne-tune the plan and seek nal approval from trustees. CFISD is one of few large Houston-area school districts without a local AI use policy. Killian said the district will also collaborate with the Technology Services Department on the policy.
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facilities that Blinn College has begun to build in the Waller area. As previously reported, Blinn is build- ing a new 17,000-square-foot career and technical education facility one block away.
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