🤖 AI Transparency
AI Disclosure Statement
How SPEDGenie™ uses artificial intelligence — what it does, what it doesn't do, and what that means for educators and students.
Effective Date: June 2026 · SPEDGenie LLC · Texas City, TX
🤖What AI Technology SPEDGenie Uses
SPEDGenie™ uses large language model (LLM) technology to assist educators in drafting educational content. Specifically, SPEDGenie uses:
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Anthropic Claude (claude-sonnet-4-6)
API-based access via SPEDGenie's secure server-side functions · No direct user-to-model connection · Anthropic's privacy and data policies apply to all API interactions · Anthropic is a U.S.-based AI safety company
AI is used to assist with: IEP goal drafting, PLAAFP language suggestions, accommodation recommendations, vocabulary scaffolding, transition planning support, progress monitoring summaries, and curriculum accessibility adaptations.
AI is not used for: student assessment, disability eligibility determination, legal compliance decisions, or any function that requires licensed professional judgment.
✅What AI Does and Does Not Do
✅ AI Does
✓Generate draft IEP goal language based on educator-provided area and grade level
✓Suggest accommodations and modifications based on disability category
✓Adapt curriculum language for accessibility and readability
✓Suggest transition goals aligned to IDEA domains
✓Generate vocabulary supports and instructional scaffolds
✓Draft progress monitoring summaries from educator-entered data
❌ AI Does Not
✗Determine a student's disability category or eligibility for services
✗Make final decisions about a student's IEP — that is the IEP team's legal responsibility
✗Replace the professional judgment of licensed special educators, psychologists, or related service providers
✗Access, store, or process personally identifiable student information
✗Guarantee legal compliance with IDEA, Section 504, or state special education regulations
✗Provide medical, psychological, or therapeutic advice
👩🏫Educator Responsibility
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All AI Output Is a Draft
Every piece of content generated by SPEDGenie — goals, PLAAFP language, accommodations, transition plans, progress summaries — is a starting point, not a final product. A qualified educator must review, edit, and approve all AI-generated content before it is used in any official document, IEP, ARD meeting, or communication with families.
By using SPEDGenie™, educators agree that:
- They retain full professional and legal responsibility for all educational decisions affecting students.
- AI-generated content will be reviewed by a qualified educator before use in any official document.
- SPEDGenie does not replace the ARD/IEP team process required under IDEA.
- Generated goals, accommodations, and transition plans must be individualized to each student's unique needs — AI output provides a draft that requires professional adaptation.
🔒Student Data and Privacy
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SPEDGenie Is Designed to Function Without Student PII
The platform is architected so that AI prompts contain only educator-provided context — disability category, grade level, goal area, curriculum information — not student names, dates of birth, addresses, or other personally identifiable information. Users should never enter student PII into any SPEDGenie text field.
When AI features are used:
- Prompts are sent from SPEDGenie's secure server-side functions to Anthropic's API — users do not communicate directly with the AI model.
- Anthropic's enterprise data handling policies apply. Anthropic does not use API inputs to train models by default.
- SPEDGenie does not store AI prompt content or AI-generated output beyond the active browser session.
- Districts requiring enhanced data governance should request SPEDGenie's Data Processing Agreement and review Anthropic's Zero Data Retention (ZDR) options.
⚖️Limitations of AI in Special Education
SPEDGenie believes in honest disclosure about what AI can and cannot do in educational contexts. Educators should be aware that:
- AI can produce plausible-sounding but inaccurate content. Always verify that generated goals are appropriate for the specific student's present levels of performance.
- AI does not know your student. It responds to the information you provide. Vague inputs produce generic outputs. Specific, accurate inputs produce more useful drafts.
- AI reflects training data patterns. Generated content may reflect general patterns and may not account for the full complexity of a specific student's disability, culture, language, or learning profile.
- IEP compliance is your responsibility. SPEDGenie cannot guarantee that any generated content meets your state's specific IDEA implementation requirements, your district's IEP format, or the legal standards applicable to any individual student's case.
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Best Practice
Treat SPEDGenie like a knowledgeable colleague who can generate a first draft quickly — then bring your professional expertise, your knowledge of the student, and your judgment to shape it into something that truly serves that child.
🏫For District Administrators
Districts implementing SPEDGenie at scale should consider the following:
- Policy alignment: Review whether your district's AI use policy covers AI-assisted IEP tools. SPEDGenie is designed to support, not replace, the IEP process.
- Staff training: Educators should understand that AI-generated content requires professional review. SPEDGenie recommends including this guidance in any staff onboarding for the platform.
- Data Processing Agreement: A DPA is available on request for districts that require a formal data governance agreement before authorizing educational technology tools.
- Parent communication: If your district requires notification to parents when AI-assisted tools are used in educational planning, consult your legal counsel and district policy before deploying SPEDGenie.
Contact admin@spedgenie.com to request a Data Processing Agreement or to discuss district-level implementation.
📬Questions and Contact
If you have questions about SPEDGenie's use of AI, this disclosure, or data practices related to AI features, contact:
SPEDGenie LLC
SPEDGenie LLC
Texas City, TX
admin@spedgenie.com
This disclosure was last updated June 2026. SPEDGenie LLC reserves the right to update this disclosure as AI technology and applicable regulations evolve. Material changes will be communicated to active users.