SALC Governance Framework · Domain 6 of 7
Transparency Requirements
The Commitment
We commit to full transparency with every person responsible for a child's learning. Students know what they are interacting with. Teachers know what their students experience. Families have the right to understand and access what the system captures. No element of a SALC-compliant session occurs in opacity.
Standards
Students Know They Are Talking to AI
Before any SALC-compliant session begins, the student is informed — in age-appropriate language — that they are interacting with an AI system, not a person. This disclosure is not buried in a terms-of-service document. It is part of the session opening, every time.
Teacher Visibility
Teachers have access to session reports for every student in their class. Reports show engagement indicators, session completion, and any escalation events. Teachers do not receive full session transcripts by default — they receive the assessment layer. Full transcripts are available upon request.
Family Access Rights
Families have the right to request a summary of their child's session activity, assessment reporting data, and any escalation events involving their child. Platforms provide a documented process for family access requests and honor them within 15 days.
No Hidden Personalization
SALC-compliant platforms do not use student interaction data to build persistent behavioral profiles that influence future AI interactions without the knowledge of the teacher and institution. If adaptive personalization is used, it is disclosed, documented, and subject to teacher review.
Algorithmic Transparency
Platforms provide a plain-language explanation of how session assessment scoring works — what it measures, how it measures it, and what its limitations are. This explanation is available to teachers, administrators, and families upon request. No SALC-compliant platform presents session scores as objective truth without this context.
Annual Transparency Report
SALC-compliant platforms publish an annual transparency report disclosing aggregate data on session volume, escalation events, data requests, and any material changes to their AI systems during the year. This report is publicly available on the platform's website.
Grade Band Standards
| Grade Band | Additional Requirement |
|---|---|
| K-1 | AI disclosure language must be concrete and visual where possible: "You are going to talk to a computer program — not a real person." |
| 2-4 | The session opening includes a one-sentence explanation of the AI's purpose. |
| 5-6 | Students receive an age-appropriate explanation of how their session data is used. Brief, honest, plain language. |
| 7-8 | Students have the right to ask questions about the system they are using. SALC-compliant platforms provide a student-facing FAQ available upon request. |
These seven domains represent the Fulcra Institute's founding standards for SALC. They are reviewed annually by the coalition governance body, with revisions published as versioned updates. Version 1.0 of these standards takes effect upon the launch of the SALC coalition at teachingwithai.org.
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